Category Archives: Part 2 – Canada & USA

So I’ve completed the journey; I’ve visited every place called Belfast, that I could find, in Canada and N America! Some were more substantial than others, and some were sad, or virtually non-existent, remnants to their former selves. A couple I discovered in name only and as they didn’t appear on any map, didn’t getContinueContinue reading “2/49 – The Final Word (for now) – 05-14 Oct 2024”

Monday 30 Sep 2024 I didn’t leave the camp at Jedediah Smith State Park especially early, and the host came by to collect the cards that have to be hung by the site you occupy. However, he didn’t stop to chat, so maybe he and his missus had a talk and decided it wasn’t worthContinueContinue reading “2/48 – The Last Leg – 30 Sep-04 Oct”

I arrived in Belfast, Washington on a wet Tuesday afternoon that made Belfast, NI look like the Atacama Desert (the driest place on earth). It had been raining for the previous 3 hours, and as I approached through the interestingly named Sedona-Woolley, the rain intensified. It was like standing under a waterfall, and when IContinueContinue reading “2/46 – The Penultimate Belfast, Washington: 25 Sep 20”

I was a bit later leaving this time, and things were not quite as perfect as before. The sun was a little higher in the sky, the sky was not quite so blue and was not quite as clear. The lake was still there, glistening away, and the jet trails were a bit more numerous.ContinueContinue reading “2/45 – Up and Running Again – 24-25 Sep 2024”

I eventually found the bits I needed at Vintage CB750, and the guys there were very helpful in arranging the quickest deliver possible. Even with “express delivery” though, the parts would not arrive until Monday at the earliest. Given that most courier deliveries happened late in the day, this meant I had 4 days toContinueContinue reading “2/44 – Coldstream, The Waiting Game: 20-23 Sep 2024”

Tue 17 Sep 2024 Dave took me down to pick up the bike about mid-morning. When I started it, it sounded OK; not great, but OK. This was deceptive! Only a few kilometres down the road, power disappeared, and the engine started backfiring. I pulled into a parking area and decided it was time toContinueContinue reading “2/43 – Coldstream Revisited: 17-20 Sep 2024”

Almost, yes! I left Coldstream yesterday with the sun rising over my left shoulder; the clear blue sky bisected by a pencil-thin jet stream; the milky-blue (can’t think of how else to describe the colour, but it was more blue than white) lake waters glittering in the morning sun; and all contrasting with the darkContinueContinue reading “2/42 – Goodbye Coldstream… almost! 6-16 Sep 2024”

Mon 02 Sep 2024 Well the noise wasn’t as disturbing as expected; still I was woken up on occasion but a particularly noisy truck though. Since the showers were so nice, I had my second shower in 4 days! Breakfast was my usual instant porridge, this time though, sweetened with a little sugar I hadContinueContinue reading “2/41 – From Yellowstone to Coldstream: 02–05 Sep 2024”

The morning of 30 Aug was cold, and I mean cold! Shortly after emerging from my tent, my hands were sore cold; you know when they are so cold that pressing or pushing on anything hurts. Even when I put my boots on and ran around for a bit, my toes were still tingly. ThisContinueContinue reading “2/40 – Yellowstone National Park: 30 Aug-01 Sep 2024”