Newfoundland to New Mexico to Guatemala
I finally sold my house. After 6 months of waiting, and two false alarms – I finally sold my house. Backing up a bit, I left Conception Bay South Newfoundland, and my job, for an independant contract in Jaibalito, Guatemala, in February, 2014. Why Guatemala? Well, four years ago I was there working on a CIDA project, and fell in love with the place. My job in Newfoundland was under funding...
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Read MorePre-trip St. John’s to Vancouver Motorcycle Ride
It is official. My work has granted me the month of July off to take a little trip across Canada. My father, Dave, and I were supposed to do a trip like this after he retired. Back in ’92 though, retirement seemed like forever, so In the meantime I decided to put on a backpack and take off to Australia for a “walk-about”. I eventually landed a cool job with the Queensland...
Read MoreMotorcycle trip to Burin Peninsula, NL ferry boat to St. Pierre, France
Last weekend, I decided last minute to meet up with my Road King friend Brian in Burin for a trip to St. Pierre. We could not take the bikes on the ferry, but I figured a few fun pics of St. Pierre might be interesting for someone The ferry and B&B were booked Friday am, and I left Friday after work with minimal luggage and a full tank of gas. The weather was fabulous – until of course...
Read MoreSt. John’s to Maine Motorcycle Trip
Had a great little trip to Maine! It all started at the Ride for Sight, which was fantastic except for the nasty migraine that kept me out of the fun for the weekend. I chose motorcycle therapy and went for a spin with my Harley-riding buddy and did the Fogo-Twilingate-Morton’s Harbour loop before heading to Grand Falls for the night. Ferry to Change Islands and Fogo I taught Brian the...
Read MoreSt. John’s to Vancouver and Back Part 13
At the next stop, somewhere around Medora, North Dakota, we stopped to look at the landscape, as it was very similar to Drumheller in Alberta. There were wild bison here, although I didn’t see any. DId I mention I am a very lucky person? Just going back over these photos I feel like I won the lottery – it was such an awesome trip. I happened to glance down at Dave’s tire and...
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