Kansas to Prince Rupert, BC, Canada or Bust!

and I thought that I packed a lot of stuff.

 

Awesome!!! Keep going, girl ... and enjoy every minute of it!

 

Dang you got off lucky a.m, last time mine hit 90 degrees it snapped the lever off at the mounting bolt XD

 

Welcome to our part of the world, Awe ....so you like roads that go up and around and back down?

 

Yes please!

I also live in the flat lands.

 

OK, I'll be the patriotic one, "Love the Canadian flag sitting just ahead of your tank bag." That'll win you some bonus points with the locals. LOL

 

Then she would LOVE Washington!! Talk about some amazing roads, and I only did them a couple times, and more than a few years ago. As a matter of fact, back in a time when my CB900F was almost a new bike. LOL

 

I hope I am not too late but you know you do not come all the way into Vancouver to catch the ferry to Nanaimo don't you. You catch the ferry at Lions Bay which is about 30 miles or so north/west of Vancouver proper. I do think there is wifi on those boats now.
You made good time getting from Prince George on down. How did you like the Duffy Lake Road? from Lillooet to Pemberton? The 99?

 

Hi
Are you kidding have you seen the woman. ?
I'd crawl there over broken glass. !!
LOL
No, that was very decent of you good on Ya mate
Have to look after Annie where all watching over her.

 

AM just hit Vancouver safely.

What a day for her .... 842 km!!! That's some serious riding there!!!

Totally awesome stuff - she puts most of my riding buddies to shame!

 

Ya mean to tell us all that riding nearly half way across Canada, though rain, freezing temps, wild life, with numb fingers and toes, suffering an electrical gremlin, and after ALL that, you're afraid of riding in the DARK............... LOL. Never would have guessed there was something you wouldn't do. LOL

 

Well well, Nice going, See that wasn't so hard.. cough cough, SMH, like I could do what you've done, WAY TO GO Girl!!! So what's next now that you're here? Heading to Victoria? awe yes go check on Randy woulds ya, he needs checked on. I could suggest once done there head back over to the US via the Port Angeles & Victoria ferry if you're able too that is. https://www.cohoferry.com/

 

That is the Lions Gate bridge so you are in West Vancouver. On the other side of that bridge is Vancouver and actually, Stanley park. By the looks of the angle, you might be in Ambleside Park or near by.

Interesting history of that bridge. It was built by a Liquor Tycoon who bought up property in North Vancouver in the early 1900's. His property was not worth developing unless he could get people over to the north shore to buy and develop the property. SO he underwrote the construction of that bridge that was actually a tolled bridge for many years. It was turned over to the Provincial Government several decades ago. The tolls were long ago removed. Well before my arrival to BC in 1978.

In the mid 90's that bridge was in a sad state of disrepair. There was a lot of discussion on what to do. Traffic was a nightmare and the deck was falling apart. There was talk about a tunnel under the Burrard Inlet there and also tearing down that bridge and building a new on.

The idea to build a wide bridge got nixed as did the tunnel because it would have meant to widen the road that went through Stanley Park which is a jewel in the centre of downtown Vancouver. So they refurbished that bridge. Over several months every weekend, they shut the bridge down over night and removed a complete section of the bridge deck and lowered it to a barge below. A new section was hoisted up and attached. This went on until every section of the bridge deck had been replaced. The superstructure got some work done as well and for the first time, they had those lights put up and turned on.

Traffic during rush hour is still an issue on that bridge but the citizens of this city love their bridge.