I've been on & off bikes all my life and love the freedom of being on two wheels. With a bloody great engine attached I might add. Fortunately for me, Wendy shares my love of bikes and between us have three machines. I have a Triumph Rocket III (Rozza the beast), and a BMW R1200GS Adventure (Gertie). Wendy has tried several mounts in her short riding time as a 'pilot', and after dumping a few two wheeled versions on the tarmac, finally got herself a BRP CanAm Spyder (Sydders). Who I am pleased to report, has stayed on his three wheels all the time, not dumping Wendy on the deck once!
At the beginning of the year, it was Wendy who with the new found confidence brought on by her beloved 'Sydders', suggested a road trip on the bikes this summer. Living in Canada we have some of the most spectacular scenery to be found anywhere on the plarnet - ok call me biase - and perfect for a road trip. Living in Alberta, the choices are immense, but we decided to head West, initially into British Columbia. From there the plan is to take a ferry to Skagway and have a sneak peek at Alaska. I'm sure we will be back again to take a better look in the future. From Skagway our route takes us to Whitehorse in the Yukon. Then we start the Southward journey along the Alaska Highway.
My intention is to jot down a daily diary as we go along. Those of you who have been recipients of the 'Doll n Babe' at sea emails, will pretty much know what to expect in terms of writing style. I hope who ever drops by to share our adventure, enjoys my scribbling. I tend to write as I speak, and throw in a little exaggeration for entertainments sake. In the past folks have enjoyed this mixture & I have even been asked by family members if I am going to send out travel stories.
So, there you go, a little background to this series of 'Letters from Canada'. I hope you enjoy what you read, please feel free to leave comments. I will of course bask in the glow of the nice ones, & just bloody well ignore the bad ones, lol! Now it's time to kick 'er indoors' out of bed - I'm up so every buggers up as my dear ole Dad would say. First things first is to get the 'hounds' into kennels. Brenny is already giving us the guilt thing! She started sulking last night after seeing us take out bags to the bikes. She has been around long enough to know this means 'Mum & Dad' are about to bugger off & leave her! Not a happy puppy. Luce is still too stupid to realise anything at all.........., ok ok, not stupid, young then!!
After taking the 'girls' to their holiday home, we'll get the bikes ready, and head out about midday. Today we are heading into the Jasper National Park, staying tonight at the Mountain River Lodge. Take a look at the link: thehttp://www.mtrobson.com/. That's it for now then, I'll jot down some thoughts from the day after dinner tonight.
To all fellow bikes out there, ride safe & keep the black stuff down.............
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