{"id":428,"date":"2015-07-26T22:09:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T05:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/recent\/?p=428"},"modified":"2021-11-29T04:41:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:41:37","slug":"july-boat-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/recent\/?p=428","title":{"rendered":"July – Boat Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were nowhere near the motorcycles for the entire month of July.\u00a0 But don’t feel sorry for us, we were still riding around – just on a boat instead of a motorcycle.\u00a0 Still outside, still “in the wind.”\u00a0 It’s a camping trip, a reunion with our friends, and a chance to check in with friends and family along the way.\u00a0 The boat looks like this one – just a little older….\"Hardtop<\/a><\/p>\n

Back when I was working, we made the 1,700 mile trip to Scotia Bay near Port Hardy, British Columbia in 3 days – now that I’m retired, we take our time and it takes about a week in each direction.<\/p>\n

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“The Rig” — Ford F450 and our, Keystone Montana fifth wheel trailer (a 40 footer)<\/p><\/div>\n

Truck stops are where you get fuel and you have to wait in line with the big-rigs.\u00a0 If you want to stop somewhere, better check Google Maps for a big<\/strong> parking lot.\u00a0 We mostly just go from campground to campground and do any running around after we park the trailer.<\/p>\n

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When we get into Canada, we take a ferry from just south of the city of Vancouver over to Vancouver Island then 250 miles up the island to the end of the road (literally).\u00a0 Scotia Bay has been an annual trek for family and friends for nearly 20 years.\u00a0 My parents used to spend four months there, trading the stifling heat of the Phoenix, Arizona summer for beautiful scenery, cool weather, and awesome fishing – a very nice break for sure.\"Scotia<\/a>This is the view of the bay that we have out the back window of the fifth wheel (or the front window of a motor home).\u00a0 Cruise ships go by every day on their way back and forth to Alaska and there are Bald Eagles all over the place.\u00a0 A couple years ago I spent some little time working on getting this five shot sequence.\u00a0 I had some pretty good luck that day…\"Eagles\"
\nBald eagles make a very distinct sound and whenever I hear it I’m reminded of my time up here in Canada where they are prolific.\u00a0 There is a pair that nests in a tree close enough to the campground that we keep track of the family with binoculars.\"Killer<\/a>There are also Killer Whales (shot with an iPhone camera from the boat), Minke Whales, Humpback Whales, and Dahl Porpoise that zip around your boat from time to time and look like a cross between a killer whale and a dolphin.\u00a0 Oh yea, and large Sea Lions.<\/p>\n