lightcycle Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hey guys, As the title states, my wife and I have quit our jobs, sold our home and we're currently riding across Canada and then wherever the road takes us after. No route, no schedule, no plans of returning as of yet. Here are some pictures from our blog: http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw feel free to visit us once in awhile if you're interested! Here are some pictures of our trip so far. Old Quebec City, QC Perce rock, Gaspe Peninsula, QC Stretch break, Gaspe Peninsula, QC Lake Quidi Vidi, St Johns, NL Lake Quidi Vidi, St Johns, NL Whale watching, Signal Hill, St Johns, NL Trying to make the guard laugh @ The Citadel, Halifax, NS Photography at Peggy's Cove, NS Camping in Port Hawkesbury, NS Meat Cove, Cabot Trail, NS Riding the Cabot Trailm, NS Flowerpot rocks at HopeWell, NB Giant Nickel in Sudbury, ON Kakabeka Falls, Kenora, ON National Aboriginal Day, The Forks in Winnipeg, MB Big Muddy Badlands, SK Rockyford rodeo, AB More pictures and writeups at http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw Link to comment
Danny caddyshack Noonan Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 +1 enjoy your adventure. Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Beautiful pictures! Ride safe so you can show us more! Link to comment
Kathy R Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Your title did it for me. Good for you two! Great photos! Link to comment
rogera Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Looks like a great trip. Now I have to get over my jealousy. Be safe! Link to comment
Bob Palin Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Why is Mitch dressed like that? Link to comment
barryNmarin Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Great photos and great adventure for you both! You'll never regret doing it now while you are young! Link to comment
dba Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I love the Citadel in Halifax. I am truly envious. Good luck to you both. Can’t wait for more pictures. Cheers, David Link to comment
tallman Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 A choice you will never regret and will provide you with a lifetime of memories. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment
Lone_RT_rider Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Why is Mitch dressed like that? Yes, he is normally more........ incognito Link to comment
TEWKS Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Sold it all and went for a ride is something at one time or another most of us wished we could have done. Good for you & good luck, keep posting we'll be watching! Pat Link to comment
EddyQ Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Very nice! Keep on riding . . . . Link to comment
EddyQ Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 BTW. . . I was glued to your blog for the past hour! Awsome. Hope your shoulder heals quicker than predicted! Link to comment
marcopolo Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Great photos of a great adventure. Good luck along the way. Link to comment
algover Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Sold it all and went for a ride is something at one time or another most of us wished we could have done. Good for you & good luck, keep posting we'll be watching! Pat +1 Good for you. Have a great trip! Link to comment
Selden Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Congratulations! Bound to make many people envious, and those who don't ride probably think you have lost your marbles. I've just started reading trip log, from the beginning. It's been hot and humid in Atlanta lately, and I feel cooler already. Link to comment
Mike O CLT Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) best wishes for a safe, adventurous, & fun trip Edited September 4, 2012 by Mike O CLT Link to comment
kmac Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 This is an amazing journey. I do think you need to change you info though, it says under your avatar that you are from Ontario Canada....now you are from "The Road....wherever that may be" or something like that. My daughter and I love looking at your beutiful pictures, well taken and very interesting, great eye for a great shot everytime. Rubber side down and enjoy this experience. Link to comment
lightcycle Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks all! I do think you need to change you info though, it says under your avatar that you are from Ontario Canada....now you are from "The Road....wherever that may be" or something like that. Good idea! Link to comment
lightcycle Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hey guys, here's some pictures from our blog since our last update. You can see more at: http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw Morant's Curve, Banff, AB Radium, BC Kootenay National Park, AB Whistlers Moutain, Jasper National Park, AB Neda got a tattoo in Vancouver! Chesterman Beach, Vancouver Island, BC Mussel Beach, Vancouver Island, BC Crankworx 2012 at Whistler Village, BC Anderson Lake, D'arcy, BC Highline Trail, Seton-Portage, BC Fishing during spawning season, Moricetown Canyon, BC Dahlia and her frisbee, Cassiar Highway, BC Run to Hyder, Alaska Signpost Forest, Watson Lake, Yukon Territory Dawson City, Yukon Territory We've got over 400 pictures up so far, with a day-by-day writeup. Feel free to stop by and check them out! Link to comment
Alfred02 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Yep We might not be posting replies all the time, but I am guessing just like me, lots of people are following your pictures on your website. Link to comment
Rinkydink Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Most excellent, don't stop. Link to comment
lightcycle Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Dalton Highway, Alaska Atigun Pass, Dalton Highway, Alaska Dipping our feet in the Arctic Ocean Husky Sled Dog, Denali National Park Exit Glacier, Seward, Alaska Chugach State Park, Alaska Fall Colours, Alaska Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory Nasmaste @ Liard hot Springs, BC Cache Creek Back Roads, BC Fraser River Canyon, BC Link to comment
BFish Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Yep We might not be posting replies all the time, but I am guessing just like me, lots of people are following your pictures on your website. yep Link to comment
TyTass Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Living vicariously through you all! Keep 'em coming when you can. Link to comment
lightcycle Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Whidbey Island, WA Pikes Place Market, Seattle, WA Kalaloch Beach, Olympic Peninsula, WA Mount Rainier from the Chinook Pass, WA Port Orford, OR Port Orford, OR Olstead Point, Yosemite National Park, CA Death Valley, CA Reno, NV Sand Mountain, NV Ghost Town, Loneliest Road in America, NV Bonneville Salt Flats, UT Bonneville Salt Flats, UT Edited November 8, 2012 by lightcycle Link to comment
lightcycle Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Hi all, we've done some great riding and seen some amazing scenery in Utah, and finally crossed the border into Baja California. From there we rode south to La Paz, and took the ferry over to the mainland. http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, UT Arches National Park, UT Shafer Trail, UT White Rim Trail, UT White Rim Trail, UT [/img] The Wave, AZ The Wave, AZ Baja California Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California Loreto, Baja California Sur Malecon at La Paz, Baja California Sur Turtle Release at Todos Santos, Baja California Sur Dec 12, 2012: Dias de la Virgen de Guadalupe church in La Paz Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur Mercada in Mazatlan, Sinaloa Beaches in Mazatlan, Sinaloa Edited January 1, 2013 by lightcycle Link to comment
lawnchairboy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Wow. Just added potash rd and Schaefer trail to the bucket list. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Wow. Just added potash rd and Schaefer trail to the bucket list. I'll second that! Super Nice! Pat Link to comment
RPG Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 you must have been a Photographer in a previous life. Great composition and color. Loved Cabot Trail, Meat Cove when I was there in '99. Nova Scotia folks seem to be about the best in the world. RPG Link to comment
lightcycle Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Nova Scotia folks seem to be about the best in the world. True, only surpassed by Newfoundlanders! We stopped in Cornerbrook at the Tim Hortons and had half the town come out to greet us! So friendly! Link to comment
lightcycle Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wow. Just added potash rd and Schaefer trail to the bucket list. Utah as a whole is motorcycle nirvana. Dirt or pavement, the roads/trails and scenery never fail to disappoint! Link to comment
Exploreinman Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 You not on a trip of a lifetime...but on a lifetime of a trip! Link to comment
RevRay Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 A most excellent adventure for sure, I just suggest to my wive we do the same. I'll be sleeping in the shed tonight. Enjoy the journey, I'll be living vicariously through you guy's keep the posts coming and please post a shot of Neda's tattoo. Link to comment
lightcycle Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 please post a shot of Neda's tattoo. Sure: 1 Link to comment
AdventurePoser Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Nice pix, am looking forward to following your adventure! Link to comment
lightcycle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) We've been travelling all over Mexico for over 2 months now. It's such a vibrant country, rich with culture and history, and I don't think we're leaving anytime soon! http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw Durango Mercado, Guadalajara Tequila Tequila Guachimontones, world's only circular pyramids Teuchitlan Lake Chapala Virgen de Guadalupe, 9-day festival in Tapalpa Tapalpa Luchas Libres, Uruapan Uruapan Ruins of San Juan, covered in lava from the Paracutin Volcano Butterfly Sanctuary, El Rosario Pyramid of the Moon, Mexico City Edited February 7, 2013 by lightcycle Link to comment
rdc Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Now that's a subject headline you don't see everyday: Quit our jobs, sold our home, gone riding. Hi, I just had the pleasure of discovering your post. Thanks for sharing this incredible story and inspiring images. For those of us who have spent a lifetime preparing for retirement or daydreaming of the life that you are living, what was the first step to making it real? Courage? Thanks! Link to comment
Couchrocket Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Hope you're planning on doing a book. Charming photography! Link to comment
drswift Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm really enjoying your photos. Have a safe trip! Link to comment
lightcycle Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 For those of us who have spent a lifetime preparing for retirement or daydreaming of the life that you are living, what was the first step to making it real? Courage? The only courage I needed was telling my parents we were quitting jobs that actually paid money, and selling our home and riding around in developing countries. They weren't very happy, and still aren't, but at least they're supportive. There really wasn't a first step. We started motorcycle touring several years ago, venturing further and further from Toronto. First a week in Martha's Vineyard, a three-week ride to California and back, and then a glorious 32 days touring Western Europe. As we shipped our bikes back from Munich on that trip, we met a guy who had just finished 9-months riding from Argentina to Alaska. When we talked to him, we knew this kind of Cut-The-Strings travel was exactly what we wanted to do, so the next few years were spent dreaming and doing a lot of Back-Of-The-Napkin planning. After our India and Iceland trips, we got real fed up of having to rush through these beautiful places to go back to work, so we decided to save up some money and gather the courage to tell my parents. That was back in October 2011. We left June 2012 and we've been on the road ever since! Link to comment
marcopolo Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Tremendous journey and outstanding photos to boot. I'm enjoying reading about it immensely. Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences. Link to comment
TyTass Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Simply amazing in so many ways. Very envious of the time you are spending to really explore and take in the sites and culture. Thank you so much for sharing. And please, please, please ... do write a book when it's all over! Link to comment
lightcycle Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 do write a book when it's all over! Hopefully that won't be anytime soon! Link to comment
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