I`ve been putting off writing this entry for a long time now. Although we will continue adding information and improving the website to provide a resource for other folks planning similar trips, this particular entry means our journey has but a few hours to go. Our arrival in Montreal tomorrow (June 17th, 2010) will mark the official end to the countless days we have spent on the bike getting from point A to point B and everywhere in between. All told we visited 37 countries (including our own) over the course of almost 3 years. To put it simply, we had a blast and are already working on a new "adventure", the addition of a sidecar. If you have ever wondered about sidecars make sure you check in once in a while right here as we will be documenting the process and providing insight into this unique subculture of motorcycling.

Knowing this website was followed by a number of people forced us to try and keep an accurate account of the things we saw and people we met both through pictures and our journal entries. And for that, we thank all of you who have joined us by checking in once in a while. Without that added little push we would not have been as focused on stopping once in a while and snapping a few pics or sitting down in some obscure guesthouse and writing a few words.

As we were driving across Canada these past few weeks we started thinking about the future and making promises to ourselves about not forgetting the lessons learned, the most important of which was that objects are no substitute for life experience. We have vowed not to let our lives be dominated by useless "things" once again. The money would be better spent on improving our vehicle for future adventures

So before I get too wordy, here are some pictures of our ride across Canada. First up, the day we arrived back in Canada at the western edge of the country...

Our beautiful country...

But lots of it looks like this...

Here is Marie-France take a little nap somewhere in Alberta (I think). This is something she does once in a while...

And one of the last dirt roads we took on this trip...

Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks...

Brian