The realtime journals ended after Day 5, which is pretty much the same thing I did on the Magical Mystery Tour. So here’s a synopsis of what went on for the rest of the trip: Days 6&7 were spent hanging … Continue reading Saving Private Ryan Tour: Epilogue
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Today I finally just realized that the tour I wait all year for was finally here. The first few days until a break are always a blur, and one single day feels like several because of … Continue reading Day 5: Alive
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 I gotta say- I sure did luck out on the weather. Yesterday as I traveled from Nelson to Oliver the weather was in the 30s and sunny all day. Today would be the same with a … Continue reading Day 4: Hot Fun in the Summertime
Monday, July 4, 2011 Today I kissed the sky at the Kootenay Pass, the second highest highway in Canada, and like Helios riding his Chariot of Fire down from the heavens, Silver and I descended from these heights into the … Continue reading Day 3: Higher Ground
Sunday, July 3, 2011 I was even more excited this morning that yesterday. Beginning a trip is great, and riding across the open prairie to see Sean and Marcel was fun, but nothing- absolutely nothing- beats riding into the mountains … Continue reading Day 2: Holiday Road
Saturday, July 2, 2011 As usual, I started the tour late. My claim the previous evening to leave “as soon as the sun rises” was about as accurate as the Regina media’s claim that Paul McCartney was actually going to … Continue reading Day 1: Band on the Run
“All the happiness in the world is between your own two ears.” -John Lennon As I write this Silver is outside glistening in the morning sun after a solid wash and wax, waiting patiently to begin our annual journey together … Continue reading Saving Private Ryan Tour 2011: Prologue
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