tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12695831697608493952024-03-05T13:27:51.024-07:00Vancouver Island Motorcycle Trip, 2010Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-90356345121498356582011-04-19T13:00:00.010-06:002011-05-05T09:30:43.398-06:00UPDATE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please check out my new book, <i>Second Cousins</i> on Amazon.com. Yes, motorcycles are involved.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can read about it <a href="http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From the "dust jacket" of the book:</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">24,000 years ago during the last ice age, what is now White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico was then a 1,600 square mile lake which geologists have named Lake Otero. Gradually the weather became drier and warmer as the ice age retreated, and the gypsum that had been dissolved in the lake deposited out as the lake dried up, leaving the modern-day pure white dunes of gypsum sand.<br />
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At the southern end of this range of dunes on what is now part of the White Sands Missile Range, the sands have drifted, exposing something that should not have been there.</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don't have a Kindle? No problem, Amazon has free Kindle apps for most devices. You can download them at this site: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">--Doug</span>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-52367814922797785582010-07-17T16:10:00.000-06:002010-07-18T17:08:09.125-06:00StartThe usual, a nice early start.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJFyiJm4cYJc-f7ViS-Ot_tw7cAE2NTYKguFm7vC5QdVtZaTrnVXJ7LDjfPFhoqkDsOddwHpQVreiosiM2tBdh02ZeiN0gncOXoX8hY5XllzicUgVJRL0t8kQJ8Kqd1emdgoamFfaavk9/s1600/start.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJFyiJm4cYJc-f7ViS-Ot_tw7cAE2NTYKguFm7vC5QdVtZaTrnVXJ7LDjfPFhoqkDsOddwHpQVreiosiM2tBdh02ZeiN0gncOXoX8hY5XllzicUgVJRL0t8kQJ8Kqd1emdgoamFfaavk9/s400/start.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495039711682974130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Click a picture to enlarge.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This year's route should be a little over 4,000 miles, and I plan to spend about 2 1/2 weeks on the road. Turn-around point is Campbell River, Vancouver Island.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjr_AwGQQCyt6UeNGJxKAe-aw2bHBO8rpZ2zHuScUNLFmyxZ_WL7fHYJmxItU7vDZT_-EbZLPZs8b26dNnj1McXydmCYLu6kuYOyrtKftf38KhnPwvKb_3qsrGFBnhlzVYkj8y7psx8EH/s400/route.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475629351715623458" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-62925526853392671492010-07-17T16:09:00.000-06:002010-07-20T19:33:14.065-06:00Day 1, Winter Park, CO 7/16After reaching escape velocity early this morning, I ended up in Winter Park, Colorado. It was <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">hot</span>! It had even been hot in Leadville, NM which is at 10,000 feet elevaton.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZyFkfJPNV0Wx6WU2242LNXK5Jaqaiyk2hB88q_0qmNFpGXYNoGdMQYf9Y2tuhGW8AtjJ_wnrJRu21wkMZshzgIuAX5jaPcKDAgI8C95dWEVeCtuxAxLpQngDnZb-kapbYHuTCcrRDfjO/s1600/rocky-mtn.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZyFkfJPNV0Wx6WU2242LNXK5Jaqaiyk2hB88q_0qmNFpGXYNoGdMQYf9Y2tuhGW8AtjJ_wnrJRu21wkMZshzgIuAX5jaPcKDAgI8C95dWEVeCtuxAxLpQngDnZb-kapbYHuTCcrRDfjO/s400/rocky-mtn.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495040052799983378" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-26361009111199692802010-07-17T16:08:00.000-06:002010-07-20T19:33:50.357-06:00Day 2, Dubois, WY 7/17Shortly after leaving Winter Park at about 7:30 in the morning, I encountered what was obviously a small mutual admiration society of about 6 Corvette owners. Members of the "I own a new Corvette, so there!" club. They were obviously trolling the Colorado countryside anxious for other drivers to gaze with admiration on their shiny new cars.<div><br /></div><div>They drove badly. 10 - 15 miles under the limit, stayed in the passing lane going up hills in spite of traffic being lined up behind them. You know the type. I passed them on the right, made a mental note to make sure they were remembered.</div><div><br /></div><div>I ended up for the night at the Trail's End Motel in Dubois, WY. </div><div><br /></div><div>A beautiful sight: the bike in the rain, as viewed from the doorway of the motel room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCo978Doab8Ki7WzYiH7OdgCIH1U2rHnqoFWUxv1OY33lO2yl-bydoGzSdqlaIPJn5K4XWiHofcCwDgefxrzxLfRatDbX0GtYcqffp5XCwlLHncrR8n0htJON0L2I_-WPje6FzIBj-GD/s1600/day-2-mc-in-rain.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCo978Doab8Ki7WzYiH7OdgCIH1U2rHnqoFWUxv1OY33lO2yl-bydoGzSdqlaIPJn5K4XWiHofcCwDgefxrzxLfRatDbX0GtYcqffp5XCwlLHncrR8n0htJON0L2I_-WPje6FzIBj-GD/s400/day-2-mc-in-rain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495041559240485154" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-410439605897883402010-07-17T16:07:00.001-06:002010-09-08T16:02:46.005-06:00Day 3, Chico Hot Springs, MT 7/18Lots of scenery today as I drove through Teton and Yellowstone parks. Also a million or two of some of the stupidest drivers on the planet! Some of the scenery:<br />
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Approaching the Tetons from the east.<br />
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Just inside Teton park.<br />
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Charming people at Old Faithful, Yellowstone. She had "F*ck you! I have enough friends!" sewn into her leather vest.<br />
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A small boiling spring, located just off the road but away from the crowds.<br />
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Chico Hot Springs Resort, Montana. Room with a sink, bathroom down the hall: $54.<br />
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But there was one from later last night. This girl fell down on the way back to her room. So she decided to smoke a cigarette and check her messages.<br />
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Just as cute, I was mugged by a couple of ground squirrels this afternoon at one of the rest areas in Montana.<br />
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Then after a couple of hundred miles the highway crossed the Colombia Gorge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLLnmG0pH4MK3Oojemmh1-1_8uz5J4CYgbTBzIDjM2iTK_NnKj_tIWNRvNhEJaurdFJtH61hCpnspJy_2K1yyHaol4zA2ZJ3vvucxyHvVOA-VZ6Nc2ic9czPHadH1tDwIWb7ToEmbSJCk/s1600/P1060255.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLLnmG0pH4MK3Oojemmh1-1_8uz5J4CYgbTBzIDjM2iTK_NnKj_tIWNRvNhEJaurdFJtH61hCpnspJy_2K1yyHaol4zA2ZJ3vvucxyHvVOA-VZ6Nc2ic9czPHadH1tDwIWb7ToEmbSJCk/s400/P1060255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496165071744936178" border="0" /></a><br />Good general advice:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6_O1O60yW1PqinhizP9cT1XDgU9y2uwNjb2-Ny94eH5Plv6nQgsa0EGB0XlOAqobQ2ITPqn11WQquY_3VM1fBZLDsq0BHHshYe9iNtAaszY6jS7RbLDr56R3kTAylt3majbEbzmuxwvG/s1600/P1060254.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6_O1O60yW1PqinhizP9cT1XDgU9y2uwNjb2-Ny94eH5Plv6nQgsa0EGB0XlOAqobQ2ITPqn11WQquY_3VM1fBZLDsq0BHHshYe9iNtAaszY6jS7RbLDr56R3kTAylt3majbEbzmuxwvG/s400/P1060254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496165739530887874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When I got to Ellensburg it was 92 degrees. This little bat was hanging around the hotel entry way. Get it? Hangin...<br /><br />Never mind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5W61PZC5kg3UFCbMAwWPhOBZvR5shBbwGGWupcE6U8JFBugbw6F6eF-T4UzeD-OxSvrCq0D-sn346E5B3jxgkqTaPJGE68sDQ3otBErUThUHOlI-A5Z2-g-kp-VCCGIXxvSuBFQYPjuK/s1600/P1060263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5W61PZC5kg3UFCbMAwWPhOBZvR5shBbwGGWupcE6U8JFBugbw6F6eF-T4UzeD-OxSvrCq0D-sn346E5B3jxgkqTaPJGE68sDQ3otBErUThUHOlI-A5Z2-g-kp-VCCGIXxvSuBFQYPjuK/s400/P1060263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496165080948574418" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-2262602797293149142010-07-17T16:04:00.001-06:002011-04-20T14:32:38.900-06:00Day 6, Delta, BC 7/21Ok, it may not look like a dump from the outside,<br />
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but it is.<br />
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Instructions for using the shower.<br />
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1) Take Gerber multipurpose tool:<br />
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2) Extend the pliers accessory.<br />
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3) Firmly grasp the shower thingie & pull.<br />
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Tomorrow, a ferry ride to Vancouver Island.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-4099475692279061802010-07-17T16:03:00.000-06:002010-07-22T22:19:12.090-06:00Day 7, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC 7/22It's always fun loading the bikes onto a BC ferry. Bikes are first on, first off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-4P_0epmQ94Yym5dLqoYyRo22FpN7azUHO-htHWrwSe5FJMORIFGMnaHWa-HNmR1R05mwhi-J25hVHbF8cjHRW52esN0r3H-sPVE2U3PO-3uQqSKbuz_-iu8ef_bf31XltUDDmy2zySi/s1600/P1060282.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-4P_0epmQ94Yym5dLqoYyRo22FpN7azUHO-htHWrwSe5FJMORIFGMnaHWa-HNmR1R05mwhi-J25hVHbF8cjHRW52esN0r3H-sPVE2U3PO-3uQqSKbuz_-iu8ef_bf31XltUDDmy2zySi/s400/P1060282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496846885257785714" border="0" /></a><br />Chock the bike in case of rough water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoUu75_cxD_GHY38VY9HbMPIGHwnFxIQoI3T2DUA_6tFx4lwlNx7crmnC2WlErbl1CAz4H8a3zu51JGIg7bx-CPyIL0oQNxcbnuNZUdwU4O0kUDgZNufTfuqEJ20CuCXj_LD0tZcupR9L/s1600/P1060287.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoUu75_cxD_GHY38VY9HbMPIGHwnFxIQoI3T2DUA_6tFx4lwlNx7crmnC2WlErbl1CAz4H8a3zu51JGIg7bx-CPyIL0oQNxcbnuNZUdwU4O0kUDgZNufTfuqEJ20CuCXj_LD0tZcupR9L/s400/P1060287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496847221787685474" border="0" /></a><br />This poor guy must have gotten some bad sushi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsho54Gw_y99mzm_Nrbnq6O-XsXtmeU_15pnDdkMwJPaApSoJh80WE8MGk_o1rSiAwj_uXkXqPxBZmi4utm6oHhaQE13ZIc_2wZgHXRp4D0v32oxYAuVyGl9Z3UafAYCFTwNkB4PW1BeH7/s1600/P1060294.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsho54Gw_y99mzm_Nrbnq6O-XsXtmeU_15pnDdkMwJPaApSoJh80WE8MGk_o1rSiAwj_uXkXqPxBZmi4utm6oHhaQE13ZIc_2wZgHXRp4D0v32oxYAuVyGl9Z3UafAYCFTwNkB4PW1BeH7/s400/P1060294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496847619413637698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These two tug boats were backing a barge full of rock into the slip next to us as easily as if parking the Honda in the garage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYc0cRaokvEPj5Cm3iTfFmI2_EXjwjIbAGkk2CxKoCxDuRBreVJ25pV3cilEEb2FzMmxXV-rUl1OpRa9oDjCx8qqnthfkAhlZ1nFQY8fIxQPoUnpfBAx8lMnl0d1j4aYEkw5sfuaBk2xX/s1600/P1060297.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYc0cRaokvEPj5Cm3iTfFmI2_EXjwjIbAGkk2CxKoCxDuRBreVJ25pV3cilEEb2FzMmxXV-rUl1OpRa9oDjCx8qqnthfkAhlZ1nFQY8fIxQPoUnpfBAx8lMnl0d1j4aYEkw5sfuaBk2xX/s400/P1060297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496848484821911634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl9QsYHlNa474YkDcwvpViD1Eu8AyVYIpv7zp4WRJ1heVtVemCGV-daqKxRGbdm1L-4bf-wis0QahGHYEtdpIKx2T5bwFqtbUFcxWvR4Qs83dpRFdN3RP0okSlrmLjaeDpPocoyH4eTTF/s1600/P1060299.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl9QsYHlNa474YkDcwvpViD1Eu8AyVYIpv7zp4WRJ1heVtVemCGV-daqKxRGbdm1L-4bf-wis0QahGHYEtdpIKx2T5bwFqtbUFcxWvR4Qs83dpRFdN3RP0okSlrmLjaeDpPocoyH4eTTF/s400/P1060299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496848490992290610" border="0" /></a><br />This shot cost me a brand new pair of sunglasses -- 40 knot wind blew them right off my face.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoZIodIPhufZ-ncKm2I1rJnbjSn9TdXptkSTkch1ZSjZSvWhnjgv5dGUo7GPvXauDXq30IhkhTOrVKwfwDOpN3yedtcD1uL8aovtNloVtbgP7bq406mUGDO2uXjCnJoHgcbaw6OvsafdQ/s1600/P1060301.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoZIodIPhufZ-ncKm2I1rJnbjSn9TdXptkSTkch1ZSjZSvWhnjgv5dGUo7GPvXauDXq30IhkhTOrVKwfwDOpN3yedtcD1uL8aovtNloVtbgP7bq406mUGDO2uXjCnJoHgcbaw6OvsafdQ/s400/P1060301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496849333329395170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Reward for a rough day's sailing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyCUPauiIl3GBRjupKSigVDokhI6jE61ggfvUyOCy13rXleclI9xPAEkxV4SdHwr8bth7tH-KHtn24AEe_KM4Xr_hucOnqUYfXlPR52SEr_GOmxiaOMnxBe97TA_oecY03djNGwRQKaYV/s1600/P1060303.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyCUPauiIl3GBRjupKSigVDokhI6jE61ggfvUyOCy13rXleclI9xPAEkxV4SdHwr8bth7tH-KHtn24AEe_KM4Xr_hucOnqUYfXlPR52SEr_GOmxiaOMnxBe97TA_oecY03djNGwRQKaYV/s400/P1060303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496849646771274802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not a dump -- a nice little place<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jR3JeqSux2DEEv2AXPlRpAA9Ayjg7Jo4WiNwuNAG-BV607C2TGw0Fx5DWvtqGiurWqqjeoo8jnOBvzE0ri8ExDYOw4GxnTM8pLMHABzl8dgM6kfsgbnxgT9kaxGX6EVaeDJAcx0tGc6q/s1600/P1060307.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jR3JeqSux2DEEv2AXPlRpAA9Ayjg7Jo4WiNwuNAG-BV607C2TGw0Fx5DWvtqGiurWqqjeoo8jnOBvzE0ri8ExDYOw4GxnTM8pLMHABzl8dgM6kfsgbnxgT9kaxGX6EVaeDJAcx0tGc6q/s400/P1060307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496850102519029634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Room for a small party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1iW2T8UhrFx7X-_19DhjFKgIqW_6YLjFrriEd39kkJK_jkpkoJfqiFu8nR4d1v4YpIb7O05kZGDknMB5wg0GDF8QoF6JJJsvPYQkvMcmMloq2rfILDzfNqVrE3VwyCCJK-0D9n0pRs5d/s1600/P1060305.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1iW2T8UhrFx7X-_19DhjFKgIqW_6YLjFrriEd39kkJK_jkpkoJfqiFu8nR4d1v4YpIb7O05kZGDknMB5wg0GDF8QoF6JJJsvPYQkvMcmMloq2rfILDzfNqVrE3VwyCCJK-0D9n0pRs5d/s400/P1060305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496850112840060370" border="0" /></a>Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-4439478539901258572010-07-17T16:02:00.000-06:002010-07-24T22:07:59.925-06:00Days 8 & 9, Campbell River, Vancouver Island, 7/23 - 7/24Leaving the motel in Nanaimo this morning, the 17 year old motel cat wanted to go with me.<br />
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A stretch of beach just south of Campbell River.<br />
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Oysters, anybody?<br />
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My hotel was definitely not a dump. My room is right next to the Campbell River. I can look out the window and see a half dozen salmon jumping.<br />
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I asked around for where the best seafood was and was told "Patti Finn's Seafood down at the dock". I had to ask for directions three times, but found it, a little place floating on the marina.<br />
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Stealth dog, lurking in a marshy island on the Campbell River just across from the hotel, waiting for someone to invite him over for a snack. Or some nice juicy pink salmon fish guts.<br />
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"Marshal Dillon! Marshal Dillon!"<br />
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Victoria harbor is pretty.<br />
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Leaving Victoria in the BlackBall Coho ferry.<br />
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A couple of biker friends I made waiting for the ferry.<br />
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Mount Walker Inn, Quilcene, WA.<br />
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In case you're wondering what it looks like doing a Linux-powered trip blog ~2,300 miles into the ride, here you go:<br />
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The hotel still goes out of its way to make guests feel welcome.<br />
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Why yes, I believe I will.<br />
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Nice rooms & dining area. <br />
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I had some grilled polenta with wild oyster mushrooms in a Marsala sauce at the bar. Oh, and a beer.<br />
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Tomorrow, Nevada.Doug Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09584327679578206598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269583169760849395.post-51021076335141850752010-07-17T14:58:00.000-06:002010-07-29T17:50:37.166-06:00Day 13, Jackpot, NV, 7/28Nothing to write home about. Cheap, clean room. Cheap drinks. Cheap food. I had to teach the Mormon-looking young bartender how to make a martini.<br />
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Chickens like apricots.<br />
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