• PROLOGUE
    A friend described my cross-country motorcycle adventure as a comedy of errors, and she was more than half right. This is the story, you be the judge.
  • A Taste of What’s to Come
    My mood had been as foul as the recent weather, but when I stuck my head out of the tent and saw the sun brilliantly ablaze in a cloudless blue sky, my spirits brightened considerably. Thanks to the faulty dryer in the laundry room at Blow Me Down Provincial Park – and the in-denial park… Continue reading A Taste of What’s to Come
  • Day 1: An auspicious start
    Redmond, WA >> Nanaimo, BC (via Horseshoe Bay ferry) >> Port Hardy, BC 400 miles ridden/10 hours (+2.5-hour ferry crossing) I had just gotten off the ferry in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island and was en route to Port Hardy when the bike ran out of gas. Admittedly, I have a need for speed. So I… Continue reading Day 1: An auspicious start
  • Day 2: I thought this was a motorcycle adventure?
    The cruise through the Inside Passage takes about 17 hours. Beautiful as it is, by the 13th hour you start going stir crazy and just want off the boat!
  • Day 3: Never pass gas!
    The first Rule of the Road is: Never pass gas! Ignoring this and your motorcycle trip may not go well.