Hi Guys
Thought I would start a thread about my trip from my home in Victoria BC to my hometown of Woodstock (not the concert) Ontario. I'll post as I travel.
My dad passed away Feb 2021....the height of Covid and I was recovering from a bad motorcycle accident...doctors wouldn't let my fly home for dad's "covid funeral".
We are having a memorial service for dad July 22
So I have always wanted to ride back to Ontario and couldn't think of a better excuse to do it!
We are taking a more northern route there and it will take longer but much more interesting than the Prairies
What will make this trip even more special are the people riding with me home. Three friends that I grew up with in Woodstock but have lived out west for decades.
I'm leaving form Victoria BC then joining me in Vancouver is my buddy Bucky (Dave) and we will ride to Revelstoke BC to pick up Gee da bee (Gary)....I have know him for 40 years...he used to race AMA sidecars (he was the monkey) on the same weekends and tracks that legends Freddie Spencer, Wes Cooley (my hero), Kenny Roberts and Eddie Lawson etc...
Then we pick up my buddy Chuck in Banff Alberta...Chuck and I were roommates in our early 20s in Woodstock.
I leave on Monday July 4yth and we get to Northern Ontario Tuesday July 12th....we are meeting up at a friends cottage to arrive in time for an annual (26 years) motorcycle get together party with friends we grew up with riding when we were kids.
One of the places we are visiting on the way is just outside Flin Flon Manitoba....we are staying at a fishing lodge for two nights and have rented a pontoon boat and fishing guide for the day....that will be awesome!
I feel so blessed and privileged to have this opportunity.
My dad was a truck driver so my wife got a truck gremlin bell for me
I will be riding back with my dad's ashes....he loved a road trip.
My dad was a truck driver so my wife got a truck gremlin bell for me
My buddy Gary will be on his awesome Bandit.
Thought I would start a thread about my trip from my home in Victoria BC to my hometown of Woodstock (not the concert) Ontario. I'll post as I travel.
My dad passed away Feb 2021....the height of Covid and I was recovering from a bad motorcycle accident...doctors wouldn't let my fly home for dad's "covid funeral".
We are having a memorial service for dad July 22
So I have always wanted to ride back to Ontario and couldn't think of a better excuse to do it!
We are taking a more northern route there and it will take longer but much more interesting than the Prairies
What will make this trip even more special are the people riding with me home. Three friends that I grew up with in Woodstock but have lived out west for decades.
I'm leaving form Victoria BC then joining me in Vancouver is my buddy Bucky (Dave) and we will ride to Revelstoke BC to pick up Gee da bee (Gary)....I have know him for 40 years...he used to race AMA sidecars (he was the monkey) on the same weekends and tracks that legends Freddie Spencer, Wes Cooley (my hero), Kenny Roberts and Eddie Lawson etc...
Then we pick up my buddy Chuck in Banff Alberta...Chuck and I were roommates in our early 20s in Woodstock.
I leave on Monday July 4yth and we get to Northern Ontario Tuesday July 12th....we are meeting up at a friends cottage to arrive in time for an annual (26 years) motorcycle get together party with friends we grew up with riding when we were kids.
One of the places we are visiting on the way is just outside Flin Flon Manitoba....we are staying at a fishing lodge for two nights and have rented a pontoon boat and fishing guide for the day....that will be awesome!
I feel so blessed and privileged to have this opportunity.
My dad was a truck driver so my wife got a truck gremlin bell for me
I will be riding back with my dad's ashes....he loved a road trip.
My dad was a truck driver so my wife got a truck gremlin bell for me
My buddy Gary will be on his awesome Bandit.
