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
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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
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.