To Alaska and Back...

[effgjamis]

Only just one thing to say.

WOW !!!!!

Go girl go... Hubby to..LOL

be safe..

[DynamoBT]

You are on the adventure of a lifetime!!!

Thank you so much for taking us along for the ryde!!!!!

Continued safe journey. I can't wait to see what's up ahead!!!

[Lamonster]

Had dinner with fellow SpyderLovers at the Hill Top Restaurant. Highly recommend the salmon!



Starting from the back, Sam (can-am sam) And Celeste Hillde, Me and Hubby (Jeff), Brad (Draboo) and Pat Nicholson. Its so neat that people who have never met each other can hit it off so well. We are all friends we know well, but haven't met yet. That is the magic of SpyderLovers.

Just want to add that Hubby is the photographer on this road trip. Think he's doing a great job!

Wherever you go there are friendly SpyderLovers waiting.

[jedd]

Enjoyin' the ride be safe


Jim

[Sonrisa]

The posts and pics are great! It really is like we are ryding with you. Some of the sites you are seeing and sharing with us, show the wonders of our great country. Keep up the great job you are doing and ryde safe.

[Yazz]

Glad to hear you are enjoying some good weather.

The Photographer continues to do a GREAT job! Looking forward to the pics from the Ferry.

This part of the journey should give you both a chance to stretch your legs.

Figured Hubby needed some recognition for his photographic skills. The ferry ride will be a nice break.

Thank You for sharing this ride with all of us. Many of us have a dream to make a ride like ya'll are doing!

Some day, your dreams will come true. Just keep putting it out there.
Glad your enjoying the trip!

Only just one thing to say.

WOW !!!!!

Go girl go... Hubby to..LOL

be safe..

Glad you finally got to meet Hubby!

You are on the adventure of a lifetime!!!

Thank you so much for taking us along for the ryde!!!!!

Continued safe journey. I can't wait to see what's up ahead!!!

We're going on the ferry next. Will be a good time to put my feet up for a while.

Wherever you go there are friendly SpyderLovers waiting.

Thats the truth for sure!

Enjoyin' the ride be safe :2thumbs


Jim

Happy your enjoying the ride.

The posts and pics are great! It really is like we are ryding with you. Some of the sites you are seeing and sharing with us, show the wonders of our great country. Keep up the great job you are doing and ryde safe.

There are many other wonders in our great country that are out there. This is only a small slice of the pie.

Happy you are enjoying the pictures!

[Dudley]

Glad you got to meet Draboo and his wife. We met them on our journey in 2009 in Lynnwood, WA and had a great, though short, visit. Enjoy your journey...it will be one you can relive in years to come. Ride safe, always.

You guys ride in style. We had everything packed, including a laptop, in 2 GIVI saddlebags and the trunk of our 2008 GS SE5!

[Yazz]

Glad you got to meet Draboo and his wife. We met them on our journey in 2009 in Lynnwood, WA and had a great, though short, visit. Enjoy your journey...it will be one you can relive in years to come. Ride safe, always.

You guys ride in style. We had everything packed, including a laptop, in 2 GIVI saddlebags and the trunk of our 2008 GS SE5!

Draboo and his wife were great! Can-an Sam and his dearly beloved are wonderful people too.

No styling it here. The trailer is full of camping gear and stuff we hope never to use. All the things for daily use is on the bikes.

Thanks for your well wishes.

[pitbull]

Yazz you just made my day seeing you in your spyderfest cap!!!! stop by on your way home and we will....I will take care of your service on your spyder if its ready ryde safe love all the pic's

[Yazz]

The ferry leaves at 6:00 p.m., we have to be there at 3:00. Had a little extra time.

Fishing boats in the harbor.



At the Port of Bellingham, met up with Bill Shane (1stfan).



Spydee in the staging area.



The maw of the Malaspina.



A side view of the Malaspina.



This is where we will be for the next three days on our way up to Haines, Alaska. Going to have a couple days R & R. Bad news is, there is no cell service so will have to save up all our pictures till we are up in Alaska.

Thank you all for such wonderful support! Hoping to get some pictures of Orca for Y'all...

[SpyderAnn01]

I hope you enjoy smooth sailing. I'm looking forward to your pictures of the voyage.

[kmakona]

Watch out for those trucks and flying gravel. It can be real painful when the trucks fly by.

[bjt]

Watch out for those trucks and flying gravel. It can be real painful when the trucks fly by.

+1 And be wary of riding on the gravel in general. Two friends of mine, brothers, did an Alaska ride two years ago on their Spyders after attending the LA owners event. One lost control on the loose gravel (and poor road conditions) and went off the road. He was really banged up and the Spyder was wrecked. He had to be airlifted to a hospital after he was picked up by a passing motorist and driven to the closest town.

[SpyderLady]

Yazz,

Love the pics and information. If you are going to be coming thru Cuba on your return trip let me know and I will try to ride down and spend a few hours with you. Be safe, have fun and enjoy.

[ARtraveler]

The Alcan Highway can be dangerous if the rider is not careful. It is mostly paved now and you only run into gravel sections where the road is being repaired. There is not much traffic on the road where you will be--we saw a car about every 20 minutes in that section last July. You should be all right on your trip.

[Dragonrider]

All that Cuba stuff can drop to the back pages - this needs to stay at the top of the stack!!!!

[ARtraveler]

here it comes.

[MickeyFisher]

we were all talking about this thread the other day here in Los Angeles. Faran had been checking it out too, and we were talking about your riding through the snow. I'm gonna remember the tip about looking for the drops of rain in the puddles.

[BumbleBee]

Been checking on your Thread everyday. Thanks for sharing with us.

Be watching and reading. Have fun

[johnnyg]

Yazz, We envey the both of you. We didn't get a chance to meet you in Cuba but we saw your ride several times. Wishing you both the best in your travels. Keep the pics coming. We wish we were right there with ya. . We will be waiting! JC

[Dragonrider]

Yazz, every time I've been on a ferry, they put me first on, first off. Did they make you wait with the cars, or motorcycles???

[Yazz]

I hope you enjoy smooth sailing. I'm looking forward to your pictures of the voyage.

We had great sailing! The further north we came the better the weather.

Watch out for those trucks and flying gravel. It can be real painful when the trucks fly by.

We have The Mile Post. When a semi comes by, they recommend stopping you bike and hunkering behind it. Think Spydee will have great proctection that way...

+1 And be wary of riding on the gravel in general. Two friends of mine, brothers, did an Alaska ride two years ago on their Spyders after attending the LA owners event. One lost control on the loose gravel (and poor road conditions) and went off the road. He was really banged up and the Spyder was wrecked. He had to be airlifted to a hospital after he was picked up by a passing motorist and driven to the closest town.

Hope your friends is mended up now. Learned how slippery and treacherous gravel can be going through the construction zone. Never fly faster than your Guardian Angles.

Yazz,

Love the pics and information. If you are going to be coming thru Cuba on your return trip let me know and I will try to ride down and spend a few hours with you. Be safe, have fun and enjoy.

Think we will be high-tailing it back home. Looking forward to meeting you again next year!

The Alcan Highway can be dangerous if the rider is not careful. It is mostly paved now and you only run into gravel sections where the road is being repaired. There is not much traffic on the road where you will be--we saw a car about every 20 minutes in that section last July. You should be all right on your trip.

On the ferry, more than one person said 'the Haines Highway through Canada has lots of frost heaves. Watch your speed.' Going to take their advice as practice for the Alcan.

All that Cuba stuff can drop to the back pages - this needs to stay at the top of the stack!!!!

Thanks for the bump!

here it comes.

Y'all are too good!

we were all talking about this thread the other day here in Los Angeles. Faran had been checking it out too, and we were talking about your riding through the snow. I'm gonna remember the tip about looking for the drops of rain in the puddles.

Think the invisible rain is a Northwestern thing? Maybe not? Glad y'all are enjoying the trip!

Been checking on your Thread everyday. Thanks for sharing with us.

Be watching and reading. Have fun

We're having a hoot! Glad you're on the trip with us!

We really enjoyed our meet'n'greet'n'eat with all of you! Our pic didn't turn out very well, hope yours is better! And make sure Jeff keeps an eye on his rear tire!! And no gambling on the ferry!
Brad and Pat

It was great meeting y'all too! Maybe you can use our picture of all of us somehow? Going to keep a stink-eye on Jeff's rear tire. Spooky scary!! Only lost one dollar on the ferry. It was for a good cause.

Yazz you just made my day seeing you in your spyderfest cap!!!! stop by on your way home and we will....I will take care of your service on your spyder if its ready ryde safe love all the pic's

Some fashion diva's helped me pick out that hat! It has many good memories and gathering more along the way.

[JimAlpha]

Thanks for taking the time to post on your great journey. I enjoy the updates. Have a safe trip.

[Raptor]

BUMP! To top of the stack this thread goes! I'm in awe just reading this, so I'm not gonna say much of anything! I want to live vicariously through their eyes!

Ride on, Y'all!

[Florida girl]

Glad to hear your Ferry ride was a good one. Happy to hear your weather is

better! I really look forward to checking in here every night to see how

your trip is going! It's fun living this trip through you!!! Today I

was stopped at a store and someone stopped me to talk about my .

They are considering purchasing one and wanted to know all about the bike

and how it was to travel long distances on it. As an new owner of only about

8 weeks, I told them I didn't have too much experience with that but gave

them the Spyder Lovers site and told them to check it out and that we had

one member doing an Alaska trip as well as other members traveling all

over the country! Who knows, maybe we will see that couple at

a Spyderfest some day!