Th
 e  Maritime Provinces of Canada are defined, of 
course, by the presence of the sea, or, more precisely, the Ocean.  And the 
Ocean is , as everybody knows, the North Atlantic, of Perfect Storm 
fame...But before the autum brings about the fateful clash between the cold 
artic winds and the warm currents of the Caribbean, 
the short Canadian summer regales 
travelers with a spell of Perfect Cycling Weather.