http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Reynolds-Road-Trip/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Reynolds Road Trip en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:04:31 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:04:31 +0000 Hello from KingstonWere on an exercise here working with the JDF Jamaican Defence Force and building facilities for their military. Canadian Forces have been working with the JDF for decades mainly training pilots and exchanges to Canada. I was here once before and nothing much has changed. There military spends alot of time doing civilian duties that police can't manage in Kingston. They r http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Jamaica/Kingston/blog-456605.html Good Day AllThought I'd drop a hello. I'm in a smaller FOB or Patrol Base for a couple of weeks. The weather has been near freezing at night and almost 30 during the day. We live in a school that's quite comfortable. The surrounding village is a maze of pot fields grape huts and mud homes. There is no electricity in the area so it's lights out for us and them around 6 pm. Stars are the brig http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Afghanistan/blog-454643.html We hit great weather all the way to Port Hardy. Stopped at a pub in Alert bay met some of the local carvers and watched the locals prepare for a big salmon bbq. We were given some salmon in the picture and were on our way after doing a close lap around The World. The plug was a real issue as it's about 2 diameter to drain the inside of the boat. The seal wasn't sealing and was letting http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Port-Hardy/blog-423884.html Started out Thursday at 1300hrs from the Coast Gaurd station at the Burrard Launch. It was about 400 meters from shore we realized the Novurania was weighted stern heavy. To get it on a plane took full power and us getting forward. When we throttled back the wave from behind would splash over the transom. Having never actually taken the boat out since it was built Powell River not Alaska se http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-423592.html Hello AllThere is one video attached to this entry.After spending alot of time effort and money building the boat were ready to go tomorrow. Were packing up tonight and look to be on the water at the Coast Gaurd Station near Burrard tomorrow am. The build I think will be the hardest part of the trip for me anyways. Building it in downtown Vancouver has been interesting to say the least. Ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-419057.html It's Brad here. After a long and overworked Winter in Northern Alberta I decided to catch a flight to Hungary. I stayed in the beautiful city of Budapest which is rich in culture history and architecture. I rented a flat there as they call them right down town in the tourist sector.....district 5. My goal was to relax and recharge and meet a long time friend Olivia. The weather was perfec http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/Pest/blog-416341.html Good Day FolksHave spent the last 6 weeks on course on the East Coast with lots of snow and bitter cold. This was a first time in a long time spending any amount of time in a real winter and I give the New Brunswickers credit for toughing it out there. Flying out soon back to the West Coast where the toque parkas and gloves will go back in the rubbermaid container. Hope all is well with ever http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/New-Brunswick/Fredericton/blog-378823.html A long lost blog that was saved written by RayOlaafter a bit of an absence we are back on the web It has been an interesting day today even if it was one step forward and two back. We left David Panama this morning after a leisurely night at a first class hotel. We left at 1000 hrs with Panama city and the canal withing striking distance. Not. ....once we were about 160 klms South a s http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/blog-327683.html Hello AllWe kind of left this site hanging once we hit further south. Then one day lead to the next and here I am in Kandahar again.My Dad and brother are all back home safe and sound. A quick summary from the last blog. We all made it to Panama and actually took a couple of days off. We met some great people down there who helped us around the city and then left North. We were determined http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Afghanistan/South/Kandahar/blog-349506.html Good day people it is Brad here and I am typing the blog today. Do you know what ten years is. Some call it a decade. Today I woke with a sense of pride and fulfilment after living through 3 decades of life. Everyone in St.Lucia Guatemala must have known it was my special birthday because at 5 am the trucks were roaring by and never shy with the honking. Guatemalans get up early and the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/San-Salvador/blog-325767.html Below is Ray's start we can't edit the caps sorry.What a cople of days end to end action. One day it was our 225 kilometers of twisting road through the mountains from Oaxaca or the night spent in a colonial hotel in Tempatcula.I HAVE NEVER IN MY 12500 MKS OF RIDING EEVER SEEN ANYTHING THA YOU COULD COMPARE TO OUR RIDE THROGH LOW MOUNTAINS ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT WAS PURE CURVES THE WHOLE http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Santa-Lucia/blog-325441.html Good daymorningBrad and I are hanging out in the hotel lobby getting a late start to the day. We had a very long 700 plus km ride yesterday. That isn't anything to long but with 6 toll booths winding high mountains rock avalanches fuel stations and a intense ride through Mexico city we are a little tardy getting on the road this morning.We really had a cross section of Mexico today. From http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Oaxaca/blog-324629.html Good DayMorningEvening AllRight now they've turned the lights off in the mall and we are being asked to leave I think we have more videos and pictures they just take too long to down loadBrad and I are at an internet cafe at a mall in Queretaro with some very loud spanish music playing.We ended up staying in a really rough place last night in a hotel bus stop. We were warned of a doubl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quer-taro/Quer-taro/blog-324080.html Hello AllWere settled in a nice hotel in Chihuahua named after the dog or vica versa.We've had a long couple of days. We brought our bikes into Edge Kawasaki yesterday for a tune up and and service. We were taken care of very well by George the Flying Taco. The Flying Taco gave us some great complimentry shirts and swag as well as some very good deals. Thanks Edge Kawasaki in El Paso http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Chihuahua/Chihuahua/blog-323430.html Today saw us rise bright eyed and rested in the town of Cortez Colorado. We left the motel at 630am and decided to blast off right away which served us well. We hit the New Mexico border just as the sun was rising and cruised right into the Navajo reservation. The view was incredible the crowning jewel being ship's rock a Massive pillar of stone. Quick fuel ups for us today and not muc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/El-Paso/blog-322586.html When we left Ogden Utah this morning we were treated to 4 lanes of rush hour heading South. They do it up in style here and we settled into the HOV lane at 130 KPH . Lots of cars moving past us in the fast lane to our right but these guys are the most courteous drivers. They actually move out of the way and get the same treatment in return. What a concept.The weather was great and the scenery and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Cortez/blog-322167.html Click here to find out where the Reynolds are nowGood day allJust rolled into Ogden just outside of Salt lake city. We left Abbotsford yesterday at 1030 am and have put alot of miles behind us. We had a bit of a pokey start yesterday but made up for it. Had a great send off meal with the Clarke's and Bushmans Sunday night tweaked our gear and set off. Rode to Seattle Cycle Centre to kit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/Ogden/blog-321734.html My Dad Ray Brother Brad and I are heading to Central America on KLR 650 motorcycles. We will leave from Abbotsford.This will be a 15000 km trip full of adventure long days and new places. There is no schedule just a route and about 40 days to play with.We will travel through the following countries USA Mexico Belize Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicurauga Costa Rica and Panama http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Abbotsford/blog-318432.html