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 18th, 2010 Silver roared out of the Coast Mountains into the Fraser Valley like a wild stallion that had been caged too long. The open skies and wide valley simply encouraged him to take wing with an unbridled … Continue reading Day 8: Live Forever
Saturday, July 17, 2010 Go Time! Now that our entire wine touring group was all together in Penticton it was time to get serious about wine. The weather was perfect- 30 degrees and sunny- and we were all well rested … Continue reading Day 7: Afternoon Delight
Friday, July 16, 2010 Another hot, sunny day in the Okanagan. Another day of wine and fun. Another day on the road. Now this is starting to feel like a vacation. After leaving the motel Scott, Gill, and I headed … Continue reading Day 6: Bright Side of the Road
Thursday, July 15, 2010 After conquering the Rockies and the Kootenays I was now in the desert and ready to savour what I came here for. It promised to be a fabulous day: the weather could not be beat, the … Continue reading Day 5: Go Let it Out
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 I learned earlier this season that the La Mission Motor Inn was closed. I was devastated. It was a modest place, but it was my place- my little sanctuary in Kelowna where I could stay at … Continue reading Day 4: I’m So Tired
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 You just can’t beat the Kootenays for good motorcycle roads. Low traffic, great scenery, twisties, curves, marvellous engineering, and every community has loads of character. This is pretty close to as good as it gets. Of … Continue reading Day 3: I Get Around
BC Bike Tour 