I had ridden 1,000 miles to catch the 11:30 a. m. ferry to Newfoundland. But I was late and lost and boarding closed in 10 minutes. I had made the classic GPS mistake— punched in a destination without checking a map. I was in Sydney, Nova Scotia, but the ferry was boarding in North Sydney, 12 miles away. After a desperate dash and stops for“ Which way to the ferry?!” I pulled up to the entrance booth. When I heard the attendant say on his radio“ OK, the motorcycle’ s here” I knew I had made it.
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SPRING 2017 ISSUE 01 / VOL. 02
Newfoundland Adventure
I had ridden 1,000 miles to catch the 11:30 a. m. ferry to Newfoundland. But I was late and lost and boarding closed in 10 minutes. I had made the classic GPS mistake— punched in a destination without checking a map. I was in Sydney, Nova Scotia, but the ferry was boarding in North Sydney, 12 miles away. After a desperate dash and stops for“ Which way to the ferry?!” I pulled up to the entrance booth. When I heard the attendant say on his radio“ OK, the motorcycle’ s here” I knew I had made it.
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BY JEFF MCQUEEN