SHP Bike Tours
Teens, Adults, and Families
UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE
Celebrating 41 Years!

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Nova Scotia & Maine Coast



Two countries and the world's highest tides
MODERATE BIKING      25 DAYS
Trip #NSM


This trip is a "cool" summer adventure, focusing on the ocean environment as you cycle from coves to inlets, past lighthouses and through working fishing villages. The journey has sunny beaches and windswept ocean bluffs with spectacular views and. sometimes, the fog bank drifts magically in like a great white wall. Climbing on rocks by the sea, you may spot harbor seals playing nearby.


Enjoy some local favorites, like freshly caught lobster or wild blueberry muffi ns. Afternoons might mean a swim in a warm inland lake or hidden cove. After tidal pools for beautiful nautilus shells (maybe even a chilly dip in the ocean!), enjoy roasted marshmallows in the evening. Your group will ferry into Canada and cycle along the Nova Scotia shore (surprisingly different from the Maine coastline), stopping along the way to try Canadian candy bars and other tasty treats and learn to say "Eh?".

You'll cycle in valleys and on ridges, past apple orchards, and along meandering rivers. Your group will camp on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, to see the highest tides in the world roll in over the sandbars, and on the shores of the ocean, to watch the sun rise over the sea in a blaze of color. A great ferry ride back to Portland brings you to the end of this trip.
  2010 Dates Finishing Grades
Section From To Boys Girls
NSM-1 July 2 July 26 Junior High Junior High
NSM-2 July 2 July 26 Senior High Senior High

2010 Trip Basic Cost Airfare Rental Equip New Equip Cont Fund Total
Nova Scotia & Maine Coast $ 2850 $ - $ 105 $ - $ 25 $ 2980

“I went for one reason: sightseeing. When it was time to come home there were eleven reasons to stay: my friends. Words can not describe the trip I had when I signed up with SHP. The experience was beyond comprehension, beyond imagination, and even beyond recollection. I can remember highlights, of course, some things are just too incredible to forget. But it’s really the little things that count - a sardonic comment made over dry Grape-nuts that leaves you giggling for the rest of the day, or a laugh shared when you fall on your tush and thank god only one person saw it. These are the things that are so easily forgettable, yet make a trip not just great but unfathomable. These are the experiences I had with SHP.

When I signed up at SHP I was not a bicyclist. Lord, I didn’t even own a bike. Truth be told, even after the journey I still won’t be winning any medals in the Tour de France, but the fact is that it was only partly about the cycling. Yes, we went to beautiful places. Yes, I got in great shape because of it. And yes, we biked A LOT and saw things we never would have been able to had we been in a car. But what I really got out of that trip was some of the best friends I’ll ever have.

If you put 12, 15, or however many people together for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you will make friends. You’ll laugh together, you’ll cry together, and you will be the better for it. You will come away from this experience changed, and you’ll forever remember it as one of the few times in your life you truly had fun.

Why should you go? Because there are beautiful places out there you didn’t even know existed. Because boring people don’t go on bike trips. And because there’s no good TV on in the summer anyway.”


Lucy Mason, tripper
Logistics
When to Apply
To guarantee a place on a trip, we suggest that you reserve a place as soon as possible, by mail, phone (toll free 800-343-6132), or fax (215-891-9917). Please see applying for more information.

Trip Begins
SHP van transportation to our headquarters in Conway, MA is available from pickup points in Boston, Rye NY, Morrisville NJ, Langhorne PA, and Hartford, CT. You can also drive to Conway.

Trip Ends
Boston, MA. SHP van transportation is available to Logan Airport for trippers flying home, and to Rye NY, Hartford CT, and Morristown NJ.

Cycling
Moderate.

Bike Type
Mountain, hybrid, or road touring bike. A rental bike is available for $135.

Overnights
Camping.

Facilities
Hot showers and flush toilets at all places.

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