Marg V

In case of emergency….break phone

 

My last foray across Canada taught me a valuable lesson about staying connected with those who were at home.  I learned that I had been taking for granted the network coverage I had in my home province and in essence how useless a 3g-4g telephone is in a province that has no digital coverage.  Sure,  I have wonderful GPS apps and data tracker apps and trip journal with up to 8 digit coordinates – but if the network coverage you are on does not support this… well – you might as well just use your phone as a paperweight or a saddlebag weight or just chuck it into the nearest ditch in frustration.    With this trip I am carrying my digital phone but also a pay-as-you go in case of emergencies. 

With that in mind – I took the time ot access the data coverages in Canada according to provinces.  An interesting exercise to say the least.

If you are interested – here is the link to the map:

http://www.scadalink.com/support/pdf/telus_can_nov8.pdf

A lot of preparation for a two week trip – but if I’m lucky I’ll buy a winning lottery ticket and will be able to just keep going east – I wish!

 

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Welcome to my blog. As a bit of a background ~ I am a senior aged woman who lives on Vancouver Island, Canada. But first and foremost, I am a motorcycle enthusiast. Here on the coast, even though we are Canadian, there is an opportunity to ride all year round (although some days during the winter are "iffy"). I used to ride a relatively 'small' cruiser as defined in today's market - a Canadian Anniversary Edition 2008 Vstar 650 Silverado which was a bike I truly fell in love with. Although it was a smaller bike, to be honest I'm a smaller woman. I stand 5' 2" in my stocking feet and only have a 27" inseam, which rules out quite a few of the bikes out there. In 2013 I had the opportunity to upgrade to a monster cruiser - a 2009 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic. From there it was a 2016 Harley Davidson Heritage Soft tail. Come 2023 I lucked in to a 2022 Heritage which a friend promptly told me needed to be named Yaahl (Haida for Raven). Anyways - as we travel along this road we call life I'll reveal a bit more about myself (at some points it might prove to be too much). Come along with me.

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