http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/DrScotch/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from DrScotch en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:54:58 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:54:58 +0000 On Tuesday some career development twist at home in Oakville Shanna's impromptu departure from PuttingEdge... prompted a decision from your blogger to head north to be at his wife's side. So we split upMarc is now home after a little Nashville Oakville 1300kms dash straight home. Parti a 400 am hier pour arriver juste a temps pour souper a 600 pm Francois Andre Bob ca c'est 1300kms http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-407522.html Heading north Direction CanadaWell we left New Orleans yesterday and rode away to cross 3 states today Mississipi Alabama and Tenessee.We started to see some clouds in the sky quite an unusual sight for us... We have yet to see some rain since we left Canada 31 days ago WOWAujourd'hui for the record we had to give Andre a bungee cord to replace the clutch spring that broke on the Yamah http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Tennessee/Nashville/blog-407095.html It is our 1st time in New Orleans. And it has been superb We are staying at the SteMarie in the French Quarter 100 ft from the heart of Bourbon St right in the action. Possibly the best possible location to enjoy the beat of the Big Easy all for 49 per night parking for the bikes breakfast wireless included we had to splurgeStayed out late last night as prescribed. Found an absolutely http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/New-Orleans/blog-406521.html Well we saw lots of what Texas has to offer yesterday. We rode along the Gulf and its beaches to observe what the Houstonians do on Saturday they show off their motorcycles on the main invade beautiful sandy beaches and do a little fishing. It is a relax day especially for those who live on the Galveston beach and have been repairing their homes since a hurricane hit the coast last September. T http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/blog-406107.html Today we rode along the south of Texas maybe 10 kms or so from the Gulf of Mexico enough to catch a glimpse of the occasional bayou and the Gulf itself once in a while. But fields after fields of crops as far as the eye can see along with oil or nuclear plant. Texas is big indeed. And fun... if you like staring at the infinity So this was our 3rd straight day of 500 kms when we don't st http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Corpus-Christi/blog-405698.html You must actually sing the title of this blog an old tune from the Beatles revisited for thew occasionWell we could not blog two nights ago as the motel fancy word for the jail we stayed into just out of San Luis Postosi did not have internet neither did it have toilet seats AC TV or a key to the room... Metal doors that locked once But we could park the bikes right at the door that http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/blog-405544.html The Destination matters less than the JourneyC'est pas tant la destination que le parcours qui compteThis being said our Ajijic destination makes us revisit that statement for a little while... Very nice break We enjoyed a little Mexican immersion at the local Chapala market. To prevent any swine contamination we made sure to absorb the right amount of liquid as prescribed by DrScotch. Il http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-404690.html Well here we are in Ajijic pronounce ldquoHahihicrdquo at Luc Francersquos our most southern destination this timehellip. Ajijic is a small town along lake Chapala south east of Guadalajara where Luc retired a few years ago with France. The location on mountain side with a stunning view of the lake and the Mount Garcia ldquoThe Sleeping Giantrdquo is simply superb. We wi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-404091.html We are 200 kms from Guadalajara. A flat tire on the HD of course... prevented us from reaching our destination yesterday. Luckily our brother Luc is making a delivery of a new tire this morning so we can pursue our journey. Otherwise we would have visited Tepic for too long a stay although Andre doesn't seem to mind the late night scenery here. Otherwise a worry free 12 hour ferry crossing http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Nayarit/Tepic/blog-403540.html Again some majestic sceneries today. Riding though the Sierra La Giganta with more than 100 consecutive curves on mountain sides.Pour les bikers du Lac Bowker traverser la Sierra Giganta chaine de montagnes avec sa multitude de courbes est une experience de reve pour motocyclistes.Pour les golfeurs de Quebec un p'tit 18 On a skippe les premiers 18 pour se concentrer sur le 19... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Baja-California-Sur/La-Paz/blog-403015.html What a difference between the west and the east coast of the BajaWe left Guerrero Negro in full leather at barely 50F crossed 200kms of Bajan desert with vast plains of not much to see really. But then the minute we crossed the Volcan Las Tres Virgenes we hit a wall of heat and amazing beauty. Protected by the high peaks of La Giganta the east coast of the Baja is hot and superb The Bahi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Baja-California-Sur/Loreto/blog-402653.html Very impressive the Baja Not only by its sheer size. The variety of landscapes often breathtaking is simply amazing. 90 wild and protected well except from the Mexicans irresistible need to litter we have been privileged to witness the wonderful gifts that nature and time have created.Un resto super le midi dans le milieu du desert. Brunch pour la 1ere fois. On a skippe le lunch et on ne s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Baja-California-Sur/Guerrero-Negro/blog-402266.html Welcome to Mexico Bienvenue au MexiqueTourism permit 21 USTemporary motorcycle import 39 USMotorcycle insurance for 12 days 79 USToilet paper at the Tijuana border 10 PesosCrossing Tijuana in Mexican traffic... PricelessOur first near miss happens as we leave the border and this woman cuts me off... and stopsThe Mexican roundabouts reminds me of the Paris ones chacun pour soi It got http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Baja-California-Sur/blog-401112.html This will have been the quickest visit of TijuanaWe will cross Tijuana Sunday morning while the drug lords and their family are at church praying for their sins.We had a great day yesterday in San Diego with Helene poor Alan had to work... We enjoyed a bike ride picked up the apparently required insurance certificates for Mexico enough pesos to get us to La Paz so we can cross to the main http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Baja-California/Tijuana/blog-401108.html Bon ben nous avons complete la 1ere etape Route 66 merciNous sommes chez Helene soeur de Francois et Marc cousine d'Andre et de Lina et Allan a El Cajon en banlieue de San Diego. Helene est venu ici en voyage il y a quelques 35 ans et n'est jamais revenu au Quebec la froidure et Helene ca ne va pas bien ensemble...We are enjoying our first day off since we left 2 weeks ago or so. The bi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-400923.html Salut la gangHello friendsA quicky this morning before we take off from Yucca Valley Joshua Tree National Park to go to San Diego.We will complete the first section of our journey later today Route 66 has been good to usThanks for joining usThx Rey for the spirited and timely jokesMerci a tous pour vos contacts On a toujours hate de garder contactCheers http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-400519.html Holly molly You want hot First time riding in such heat where the breeze from riding actually burns... Yet what amazing scenery The Joshua tree National Park offers quite a unique scenery with 85 million year old rock formation and a forest of Joshua trees where each is as different as human beings are. Yesterday the as unique Las Vegas. But the highlight of today crossing the desert without http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-400399.html Maudit qui fait chaud nous avons rouler surtout en fin de journee avec un thermometre frisant les 100 degres F heureusement qu'Andre a flairer une petit saloon ou nous avons pu nous humidifier le gosier avant de faire les derniers 17 miles nous separant de Kingman Arisona . Comme de raison il doit en sortir autant qu'il en entre donc voir une des photos pour constater... La biere http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-399865.html Magnifique journee dans l'Arizona decor a perte de vue... indescriptible.passage dans une reserve seche pas de vente de biere mais la chance etait avec nous un jeune indien nous a invite chez lui . Tres belle rencontre avec sa jeune femme dans leur maison typique dans le plus vieux village Hopi de l'Amerique du Nord. Le NouveauMexique etait tres contraste avec le Texas beaucoup de betails http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Navajo-Nation-Reservation/blog-399584.html What a great dayWe saw quite a bit today despite a short day from Cadillacs buried in the middle of a field to a bra factory closed to become the barb wire museum the Turnpike and cheaper labour in Mexico being the culprits...Une courte journee 300 kms a peine de Clinton Oklahoma a Amarillo Texas.On a vu la premiere station Phillips 66 10 Cadillacs enterres a moitie... folk art des annee http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Amarillo/blog-399032.html