Cape Breton Run 2014

[03BlueVette]

What better way to spend Thanksgiving Weekend than to take a cruise around the Cabot Trail with the CCNS and enjoy the fall colors!

*Invitation extended to PEI Corvette Club, Greater Moncton Corvette Club, River Valley Vettes, and Corvettes of Southern New Brunswick

Tentative Itinerary

Saturday, October 11th8:00 am

9:15 am


11:30 am




2:30 pm

4:00 pm

6:30 pm   Depart Bedford Commons; Travel 78 kms (55 mins) to Truro Power Center; Meet up with NB/PEI members
Depart Truro Power Center; Travel 175 kms (~2 hrs) along Highway 104 to Cape Breton; *Stop in New Glasgow area to meet up with other members; *Stop at Auld's Cove Irving Big Stop for pit-stop/Meet up with CB CCNS members   
Take Route 19; Travel 60 km (~50 mins) to Glenora Inn and Distillery for lunch and distillery tour ($7/pp; may get a group rate if >20 people) http://www.glenoradistillery.com/index.html
Pub Menu: http://www.glenoradistillery.com/pubmenu.htm (Hopefully catch a Traditional Cape Breton Ceilidh between 1 and 3 pm)
Continue along Route 19 to Cabot Trail and then to Cheticamp (85 kms, 1 hr 15 mins)
Arrive at Laurie's Inn for evening (More info on page 3 below)
http://www.lauries.com/index.php
Dinner at All Aboard Restaurant (Harbor Restaurant had a private function booked that evening)
http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurant_Review-g499215-d2228862-Reviews-All_Aboard_Restaurant-Cheticamp_Cape_Breton_Island_Nova_Scotia.html

Sunday, October 12th
7:00 – 8:30 am

9:00 am

~12:30 – 1:00 pm





~4:00 – 4:30 pm
6:00 pm   Breakfast at Laurie's Inn (Included in rate)
http://www.lauries.com/userfiles/file/2012%20Buffet%20Breakfast.pdf
Depart Cheticamp; Travel along Cabot Trail; various stops at look-offs, Keltic Lodge, etc (108 km; ~2.5 to 3 hrs)
Lunch at Coastal Restaurant & Pub (featured on "You Gotta Eat Here") in Ingonish
http://coastal-restaurant.com/ OR Keltic Lodge (?)
After lunch, continue along the Cabot Trail (Note that we will not be taking the Englishtown Ferry) to Highway 105, then 125 to Sydney (141 km, ~2.5 hrs)
*Possibly meet up with the Cape Breton Antique and Custom Car Club who are having a cruise that day https://sites.google.com/site/cbantiqueandcustomcar/
Check into Hampton Inn Sydney (More info on page 3 below)
Supper at restaurant/community hall that serves a turkey dinner?
Monday, October 13th7:00 – 8:30 am
9:00 am


~12:30 – 1:00 pm   Breakfast at Hampton Inn Sydney (Included in rate)
Potential morning activities – Louisburg, St. Peter's Canal, Cape Breton Miners Museum, any other suggestions??
Travel along Highway 4
BBQ for lunch hosted by CCNS member Mark Delorey in Heatherton (about halfway between Sydney and Halifax)
Travel home
Contact:

Matt Meade
E-mail: mgmeade@dal.ca
Home: 902-820-5032
Website: www.corvetteclubofnovascotia.ca for updated itinerary info

Laurie's Motel in Cheticamp is booked for the night of Oct 11; however, Steve Whalen was able to set aside a block of rooms at another nearby motel, the Acadian Motel, under the name "Corvette Club" at a rate of $85 plus tax.  These rooms will be held until Sept 22nd and the number to call is 1-800-615-1977.  Availability is limited so call early.

Motel information for the night of the 12th in Sydney is included in the attachment.

Contact me or Matt Meade (mgmeade@dal.ca) if you have any questions.

Departure time and location will be provided at a later date.