Motorcycle Adventures

We are so very pleased to say that doggie sitting has been arranged for all 3 of our vacations!!  I was going to mount Mandy on top of my helmet, but now I don’t have to!!

Another perfect day for a ride!!  Eryk and Michelle met me at our place at 9am, and off we went for a wonderful ride on the new Sea to Sky highway.

It’s hard to believe it’s the same highway.  The way you get onto it is completly different – in fact, I think  large part of the first 15 km is a new section of the highway all together.  It seems to be a different route.  There are now 2 lanes in each direction for the majority of the trip.

Although the highway is a pleasure to ride, and I wouldn’t take it off my list of places to ride, it lacks the character, and indeed, the real difficult curves that the old highway was so famous for.  It’s not at all a mystery why they did this, but the motorcycling community will cry a collective tear as one of the jewls of highway enjoyment has been changed forever.

None the less, it was a wonderful ride, in perfect weather, with our two perfect friends.

We make it there is about 1.5 hours, including a bunch of slow areas where construction was still taking place.  We had a nice lunch (burgers) and enjoyed the sunshine.  We didn’t stay long after lunch.  The ride back was as good as the one there…

Another enjoyable weekend!

A wonderful ride today with our awsome friends Eryk and Michelle.   We started off in New West, and took the number Lougheed Highway to Mission, were Eryk treated us to a wonderul brunch.  Then, on to Harrison.

We had a nice walk around Harrison, took a look at the art exhibit, and then went back.

It was a wonderful warm day, sunny with a few clouds.  Perfect day!!!

Well today was yet another wonderful day with Nicole. After a relaxing sleep in and morning, we rode our motorcycles to Wreck Beach. We spend several hours relaxing, soaking up the sun. We ate a healthy lunch while enjoying sea air. There is no beach quite as relaxing, entertaining, beautiful, and free as Wreck.

Sorry, no photos today

Afterward we went into town, and watched the new Star Trek movie. It was great! It was funny, with great action, a reasonably good storey line, better than average acting, and some great special effects. The best part was how much the movie enjoyed making fun of the old Star Trek. It was a refreshing change… It’s worth seeing, and probably even worth seeing in the theater.

We had a wonderful ride to the West Van sea wall today. The plan was to go to Capers at Marine and 25th street (which we discoverd has vanished) and then go on to White Cliff Park afterwards…

Instead, we bought yummy luch treats including the obligatory box of fresh chocolate chip cookies, and parked ourselves on the beach, enjoying the sun and the sea air… Nicole gave me a message… It was so wonderful… Beyond relaxing.  A wonderful way to spend an afternoon, and a great way for us to connect.

Below a couple shots from today, including our now famous feet shots   It is after all the same view we had through our own toes

Hey Everyone, Nicole’s Bike is Back!!!!

After having spent the winter hibernating, Nicole’s bike is now back from the shop.  It went in late March for major repairs ($7000 worth, more if you include the helmet) from the rear-ending that Nicole got last fall…  John Volk did an excellent job repairing it – it looks absolutely brand new.  There isn’t even any dirt on the engine.  As with all thinks John Volk, they took thier time with the repair, but they did a great job.

Nice to have Nicole back on the road again!!!