Summer GDriver meet - Cape Breton
Brian
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Originally Posted by inTgr8r
WOW! My jaw just literally opened wide! I've only seen roads like that in car commercials. A stretch of road like that deserves several repeat passes. I can't possibly drive that only once and be satisfied.
Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
Ian, if we end up going to CB this year, would you have any interest in playing a round at the Highland Links? I've personally never played it but have many of buddies that say it's an amazing course. It's been rated the best course in Canada so it must be quite nice.
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Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
WOW! My jaw just literally opened wide! I've only seen roads like that in car commercials. A stretch of road like that deserves several repeat passes. I can't possibly drive that only once and be satisfied.
Originally Posted by G35Sask
Come visit Saskatchewan...Yeeeeesss. We have endless flat land for you to race your car and seas of wheat to look at. Much better than real water anyway, I mean who ever drowned in wheat?
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Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
This place looks nice, and rates are pretty decent as well.
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Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
WOW! My jaw just literally opened wide! I've only seen roads like that in car commercials. A stretch of road like that deserves several repeat passes. I can't possibly drive that only once and be satisfied.
Wow, this place sounds fabulous! For $179/night (http://www.highlandheightsinn.ca/packages.html), I'll have to bring someone who's worth it. But this place looks REALLY nice - I like it.
The Cabot Trail has been used in numerous car commercials at least here in Canada.
That looks like a nice spot. We'll have to get to the tip of Cape Breton so you can say you've been to Meat Cove.
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Brian
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Originally Posted by RBull
Good to hear Brian.
I remember you saying that about your grandparents. Where abouts are they from?
I remember you saying that about your grandparents. Where abouts are they from?
Does this location sound familiar to you?
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Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
Deane, I think my father's parents are from River Hebert, about 20 miles from Amherst. Near the Jorgor Mines? This is from some notes I took during a conversation with my grandma last year.
Does this location sound familiar to you?
Does this location sound familiar to you?
Thanks Brian. Very interesting stuff.I think that would be Joggins Mines. The Joggins area is in Chignecto Bay which is off one of the two tips of the Bay of Fundy(highest tides in the world). The Joggins area cliffs are known for some significant fossil finds (dinosaurs etc.) and also as a mining area.
Here is a link to the Joggins mines info. and wikipedia for river hebert if you haven't already been there. There are a lot old photos there of Joggins and River Hebert.
http://www.greencrow.ca/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Hebert,_Nova_Scotia
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So... It's a done deal for Cape Breton.
1. Can we think about nailing down some dates?
Pat has to book the time pretty soon to be sure of getting the right slot.
I'll start a list, then we can see what's a go or no-go for everyone.
2. We could start to think of hookup points too....
- from Ont along the way, h/u with jdanielsg or anyone else....
- the big O gang, S&A, Brian; Moncton?
- Then on to Truro for D&H?
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1. inTgr8r (I&P) - anytime end of June & July - not August
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1. Can we think about nailing down some dates?
Pat has to book the time pretty soon to be sure of getting the right slot.
I'll start a list, then we can see what's a go or no-go for everyone.
2. We could start to think of hookup points too....
- from Ont along the way, h/u with jdanielsg or anyone else....
- the big O gang, S&A, Brian; Moncton?
- Then on to Truro for D&H?
DATES
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1. inTgr8r (I&P) - anytime end of June & July - not August
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3.
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Brian
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3. AthensBlueG - June 28th through 4th of July weekend or the following week - no problems foreseen
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Karen will just be finishing her recouperation time after knee replacement so she has holidays booked for then. We could leave a day or two earlier.
Yes Cruise Time
Time for the Dancin Man
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1. inTgr8r (I&P) - anytime end of June & July - not August
2. RBull (D&H) - June 28 onward - no problems foreseen
3. AthensBlueG - June 28th through 4th of July weekend or the following week - no problems foreseen
4, GEE35X (W&K) - June 28 to july 7th
Yes Cruise Time
Time for the Dancin Man
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1. inTgr8r (I&P) - anytime end of June & July - not August
2. RBull (D&H) - June 28 onward - no problems foreseen
3. AthensBlueG - June 28th through 4th of July weekend or the following week - no problems foreseen
4, GEE35X (W&K) - June 28 to july 7th
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Originally Posted by GEE35X
Karen will just be finishing her recouperation time after knee replacement so she has holidays booked for then. We could leave a day or two earlier.
It worked well last year.... leave Thursday & avoid the weekend through Ont/PQ.
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1. inTgr8r (I&P) - anytime end of June & July - not August
2. RBull (D&H) - June 28 onward - no problems foreseen
3. AthensBlueG - June 28th through 4th of July weekend or the following week - no problems foreseen
4, GEE35X (W&K) - June 28 to july 7th
Originally Posted by Asad_A203
I'll challenge you to Saskatchewan's flatness; you guys at least start to get some hill formation; in Manitoba we have no land that has any slope what so ever. Of course we also have some of the worst streets in Canada too; haha.
Lmao there's some truth to that maybe :P