Wally’s Misadventure
Some of you have been asking why Wally is looking different in his recent photos. On Day 5 of our trip we were dealing with some very difficult cross winds on the open prairie. Late in the morning somewhere outside Saskatoon, SK I passed a Greyhound bus that was towing a trailer. I noticed this on last year’s trip that the Greyhound buses carry what must be freight on trailers behind the...
Read MoreDay 12: Toronto, ON
A day off sort of… Early Saturday morning Trent and I headed to Davies Harley-Davidson so I could have the oil changed and have a technician listen to a new noise that had recently developed in my motor. We arrived at the dealership around 11:00 where I received an enthusiastic hello from Bob Davies the owner and his staff. Bob immediately took me to the service department and had me set up...
Read MoreDay 11: Barrie – London – Toronto, ON
Rain, rain, go away again. We suited up in the pouring rain for our ride from Barrie to Rocky’s Harley-Davidson in London and man did it rain. It rained so hard that we had to take refuge under an overpass because the visibility was down to almost nil. After a 20 minute break were back on the bikes long enough to pull off at the next exit for a Tim Horton’s coffee and mental break. We...
Read MoreDay 10: Sault St. Marie – Sudbury – Barrie, ON
Rain, rain, go away. It was another wet one for us today. We were out of Sault St. Marie in our rain gear early and never took it off all day. We rolled into Sudbury Harley-Davidson around 12:20 to a great response from the local ALS chapter, led by Sandra Willock the Regional Manager. The media present was the largest of any of our stops to date. It was an impressive turnout on such a bad...
Read MoreDay 9: Thunder Bay – Sault St. Marie, ON
Oh what a day! We were up and at the Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson dealer by 9:00 where we were interviewed by the local news team. We then hit highway 17 South along Lake Superior. The temperature quickly warmed to the high 70’s and the sun was shining bright. Words cannot explain the beauty and the scenery but I will try. Riding around a curve and suddenly there between huge granite walls is...
Read MoreDay 8: Winnipeg, MB – Thunder Bay, ON
We were up and at it early today Kim cooked us a great breakfast to get our day going. We were at the Harley-Davidson of Winnipeg dealership at 9:00 where we were met by two TV crews in addition to Diane and Brian from the ALS Society of Manitoba. We were on the road by 10:00 into bright sunshine and a stiff cross breeze. About 100 miles into the day the topography started to change. We began...
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