Wide open
Author: Marg V
Welcome to my blog. As a bit of a background ~ I am a middle 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 and now, my new steed is a 2016 Harley Davidson Heritage Soft tail.
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.
Speed signs
Steel Angel
Queen
Don’t judge
North and south
Vancouver island is on the west coast of Canada. It is the largest island in a series that covers the coast of British Columbia from the 49th parallel to the border between the provinces and the territories.
The locals have divided the island in two categories there is the north island, and the south island. The dividing line is interpreted to be around the communities of Parksville and Qualicum Beach.
One of the fascinations with Vancouver island is the many different roads and various terrains that are perfect for motorcycle rides.
North island routes have less traffic compared to the south island. The South Island is where the major populations are ie Victoria, Metchosin, Langford, Duncan and Ladysmith.
On this specific Saturday we headed south early in the morning to avoid the traffic. Destination – chemainus, shawnigan lake, kilsole trestle and transfer beach in Ladysmith. . 
There are some great little locations on the South Island. My preference is to leave early in the morning to avoid traffic. I hadn’t ridden the Shawnigan Lake route in over 10 years. Gorgeous road with minimal traffic. And the trestle as the end destination
Gorgeous beach but a little too ‘peopley’ for me
Obviously someone had a sense of humour. I’m guessing it’s not the dog
Travel safe. Ride well, people.
Disappointing
Nothing more disappointing than getting ready for a relaxing ride and ‘something’ goes wrong with the headlight. Hubby popped out the headlight and found this:
Sux. 🤬
