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Thank you for checking in and checking out my website.  Are you somewhere near my route of travel and adventure?  Do you have any recommendations and ideas to share? I will be checking out Organic Farm Stays, Partner Dancing, Hiking, Breaking Bread Together, Sharing Wisdom – Music and Joy. I would love to see your…

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How will it feel to stand on a new shore-line,  at the edge of a new ocean  I have not seen before – to be an explorer? How will it feel to pick grapes in Italy; to toboggan in Switzerland, to hike in Iceland, see Hadrian’s wall and wonder what life was like for the…

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Year two proposed routes

Ahh year two. What will this bring?  What have I created? I presume there will be changes to this post as I learn from year one. I am  fascinated to see what those changes may be – as I gain education through experience. As the road rolls out underneath me like a welcome mat, I…

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Mom

What can I possibly say about my own Mom. Thanks!  Hardly seems like enough! I have many fond memories of us together as a boy. Riding horses, her making my favorite go to food, her chocolate cake, her homemade chow mien, the chili she made for us that I was certain was a very exotic…

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Hobbies

A hobby can be defined as a regular activity done for enjoyment during leisure time, usually involving creativity, skill building, or personal interest. They can fall into three categories;  casual, serious or single based projects (I am certain there are many more).   Hobbies offer great health benefits, boost creativity and problem solving skills. They can…

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spring too #2

My spring maintenance this year will have much more on the list. If I ride off in to the sunrise this year (west to east), it will be my last major service before I go.  So in addition to last years project this year I will add;  rear and front wheel bearing repair, brake and…

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Year One Proposed Routes

Here it is February, almost St. Valentines Day. I am learning new songs to play and sing. I am looking at writing my own too.  I am learning how to use my new web-site — any website!  I am finding new venues to play in. I am still working on stage fright.  I am planning…

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Service Time

Spring is here! Oil changes, filters, new plugs, new fuel sending unit for gas gauge – all in the works. All done and off I go with a big grin!

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Uncurable Stage Fright.

Here I am playing once or twice weekly. Live. Just me and my guitar. How did I get here?      It is an amazing journey I am creating! It was not so long ago that I watched “Jewel” live onstage in Vancouver doing the very same thing. It was a bigger venue.  I was…

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Lunch with my pal that has lovely long legs, four of them!

Lunch with my pal that has lovely long legs, four of them!

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Stopping Short

Here it is – late September. It is time to go far a fast ride to Creston and back in two days. I am going  to see Fred and Jaye’s new farm before they go to Europe. The weather is good leaving Osoyoos and variable in The Kootenays. It rains hard from Salmo to Creston….

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Big White

Big White

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Magic Passion Excitement Knowing

Magic Passion Excitement Knowing

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“Y”

“Y”

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The Cart Before The Horse.

The Cart Before The Horse.

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Getting started with hay, a kickstart and an electric start.

Getting started with hay, a kickstart and an electric start.

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Vernon Botkin’s Epic Adventure: One Year Through North and Central America on Two Wheels

Vernon Botkin’s Epic Adventure: One Year Through North and Central America on Two Wheels

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