Bannock, a real life ghost town!
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We first found out about this random abandoned town on Instagram of all places around 8 years ago and were captivated that you could walk...
bikespanniersandpa
Oct 19, 20223 min read
We very suddenly need a different plan!
After we had replaced the front screen and straightened the handlebars ...and eaten a full pack of jelly snakes its suddenly hit us…...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 23, 20223 min read
Hello USA! and (just about) surviving the Washington Back Country Discovery Route.
"Then is wasn't funny, then it was a wake up call when she went over the handlebars hitting her sternum and ripping off the front...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Time to say goodbye to Canada
The past 6 weeks exploring Canada and Alaska have flown by and we have covered over 14,500kms. We would love to head to the Eastern side...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 16, 20226 min read
Change of plans/route leads to a stunning discovery
Our plan on heading back south was to go to Prince Rupert and take the 19 hours ferry ride through the sounds to Vancouver Island and...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 15, 20225 min read
The Dempster Highway, the real back country road!
"It would have been easy to get mad, but we wanted to visit “THEIR” community and see how “THEY” lived …and this was it; loud and...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 12, 20225 min read
Did you know that Bears don’t s*** in the woods …and its purple!
"We asked him about the piles of pooh in the road and he told us that was bears! Gulp!!! We asked how safe the local camp ground was,...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 7, 20225 min read
The Dalton Highway and the vast expanse of ALASKA!!!
"We started to pass other bikers too, mainly a strung out group of Harley riders. How they managed it on these bikes in this weather we...
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bikespanniersandpa
Sep 7, 20224 min read
True story! There were once two muppets from New Zealand…
“With a grimaced smile and a twitch in one eye they supressed every desire in their bodies to say “ no shit Sherlock” and instead smiled...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Okay, we have done Whitehorse!
16th August and we got to the Honda shop bright and early to find our tyres still hadn't arrived! We had no where to go in town as we had...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 21, 20223 min read
Everything happens for a reason
When things don't go the way you expect, from the weather to the reliability of others, you have to think that in the grand scheme of...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Rest Day at Muncho Lake
OUR FIRST REST DAY A couple of months ago we booked a room at the Northen Rockies Lodge for 2 nights because: a) we knew we would have...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 15, 20223 min read
"Get off the track Bobby"
Nick and Bec both love trains, Bec because trains are travelling “somewhere” and there is this romatic notion of moving on to somewhere...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Coldplay at Madison Square Gardens
Imagine seeing Coldplay live at Madison Square Gardens, its going to be spectacular; epic even. The only problem is that everyone one...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Do as we say and not as we do kids!
We always used to tell our kids to not talk to strangers and not to hitchhike as it was far too dangerous ...probably not as dangerous as...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Second time lucky?
You'd think that starting the same route a second time the enthusiasm would have waned a bit. Nah! We were just as excited, and having...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 9, 20223 min read
And they are off...
We picked up the bikes from Kelowna Powersports on the afternoon of the 2nd August and sorted out insurance and registration with a local...
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bikespanniersandpa
Aug 8, 20221 min read
At the start line
You never think that you will get everything done in those last few days; the ridiculous thing is that once you drive through the gates...
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bikespanniersandpa
Jul 6, 20225 min read
Packing for a round the world trip on motorcycles
We live in a world where everything is at hand ...need some rice? its in a pot in the larder. Need a reel of sticky tape? its in the...
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