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rain – but when I have been riding
and setting up camp in the rain, day
after day, I eventually reach my rain
tolerance threshold and am more apt to
search for an affordable Airbnb or hos-
tel than get drenched yet again. Which
turned out to be a good thing because
it led to a great experience on the way
home. For my trip home, I didn’t want
to have to worry about rain, so I went
online in search of an affordable Airbnb
and found one in Témiscouata-sur-
le-Lac, Que. The Airbnb was an 1800s
English fort called Fort Ingall. I slept
in a bunk bed in dorm-style sleeping
quarters in the bunkhouse behind the
fort’s wooden fence, in which were
holes every two metres through which
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had wanted a more realistic experience,
I could have chosen straw bedding.
Nah. I chose a mattress.
After about 6 p.m., the entire staff
left, leaving the fort in the hands of the
three of us staying that night. We built
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around it until we retired to our bunks.
That experience was pretty cool, and
never would have happened if my trip
wasn’t so full of rain.
Most of my trip was uneventful. I
rode the Cabot Trail (albeit nervously,
on unfamiliar, mismatched tires), saw
the tides on the Bay of Fundy and spent
a few days in Lunenburg camping in
the town’s campground. I saw some
lighthouses and rode on some great
roads, including a route just outside of
Parrsboro that the locals call the Mini
Cabot Trail and which leads down to
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tire and the changes in plans, I had
a great time. And through it all, I’ve
become better at motorcycle touring.
I’ve learned to embrace the obstacles
and setbacks because, as was proven
time and time again...
When one door closes, another
opens.
IF I HAD WANTED
A MORE REALISTIC
EXPERIENCE, I COULD
HAVE CHOSEN STRAW
BEDDING