Biker Chick ~ Last Ride of the Season

It's taken me a couple of weeks but here are some pics from our last ride of the season.  We rode to St. Andrews on the most gorgeous September Saturday afternoon I can remember. What began as a group of 4 turned into about 14 friends and family.  We had a wonderful time!

Biker's Row and stopping for a fill up on the way.

Charming St. Andrew's By the Sea ~ a view of the bay, front street, craft shops
yes, that's a Caesar I had with my delicious lobster roll lunch!

A brief rest stop and then on the road again!

 

The Gang's all here!

The bikes are tucked away now (mostly) for the winter.  I'm looking forward to the next adventures!

xo

Biker Chick, Road Trip and Winery Tour, 2nd Edition

After a fun and successful adventure to a winery in the east of the province, we decided to explore more of New Brunswick's delicious offerings! Inviting a couple more friends to join us, we headed to Mott's Winery on the Washademoak Lake near Cambridge Narrows.  It was an absolutely gorgeous drive on a beautiful sunny Saturday.  Enjoying the breeze, the open road, and the fragrance of cedar, pine and roses along the road are some of the things I am enjoying the most about our bike trips - the helmet hair, not so much!  

Arriving - they have a lovely small tasting room, expansive property
and a stunning view looking down over the vineyard with the lake in th background!

We sampled several varieties and came home with the bike paniers
packed with our favorites.  One of the lovely benefits of these visits has been
being able to purchase local wines that I know I like both at the wineries and
conveniently in our supermarket.

yep.

Several varieties of jelly are also made there - we purchased this Sweet Chipotle
which was delicious with a bit of cream cheese on a cracker.  Our friends selected
a Fig variety which was sweeter and also yummy!

Very sophisticated :)

On the road along the Washademoak.

The ferry crossing the Saint John River at Gagetown.

The Gang

If the weather is nice on Saturday, I think we're travelling to St. Andrews - I'll keep you posted!

xo

Biker Chick, Road Trip and Winery Tour!

Well, the planets aligned and we finally got all the bits and pieces for the motorbike to make longer trips more comfortable AND a weekend we were all free to adventure! Heading slightly northeast from the lake, we traveled some quiet and pretty back roads almost straight across New Brunswick to Richibucto, located on the east coast.  Our destination was Richibucto River Wine Estates where we were signed up for a tour on Saturday afternoon. It was a gorgeous sunny day with perfect temperatures for biking - it's HOT wearing all that equipment on (the girl at the bike shop very seriously when she suggested dressing 'for the slide, not the ride!) so I was well padded! And looking very attractive, I might add, hehehe :)

Living with NB weather all my life, I didn't realize there was any part of the province with a climate suitable for growing grapes - I was wrong.  Right along the beautiful Richibucto River, the winery spreads out over 20 acres of vineyard (with a area for growing Christmas trees as well). Guided by the owner's daughter, we learned about the history of their winery, the grapes they grow, their processes and sampled several of their wines - whites, rose and reds! Delicious! I may have bought a few bottles too :).

We rented a cabin at Chateau de Havres, also right on the river and overlooking the Northumberland Straight. It was breezy and cool, but also beautiful - and the cabins were modern with every convenience.  Although it was too cold to swim, they have a pretty and well appointed pool area and even provide firewood for each cabin's private fire pit! It was a lovely weekend!

Entering the winery

Row after well tended row of beautiful varieties of grapes.

Biker Chick - that's hubs driving and me in the rearview mirror.

This winery even hosts a UPick in the fall for those who want to pick their own
grapes for eating or jam making.

The gang

The owner's daughter preparing for the tasting.

In our travels, we've seen another sign for a winery in Cambridge Narrows - this may be our next trip!

Biker Chick!

For a number of years now, my husband has talked about getting his motorcycle driver's license-  a few weeks ago he completed the course, passed the test...and here we are! This is at the beginning of my first ride-- how do you like the cool pink flames on my helmet?!