Summer 2005

Retirement provided ample opportunities to load up the motorcycle and hit the open road. Secure your helmet, hang-on and enjoy the ride.

A weekend of Kayaking on the Restigouche River -This river is world famous for its Salmon fishing and for beautiful scenery. The region is completely unspoiled leaving the river to wind peacefully through dense forests and rough terrain. For the most part the river has remained the domain of the majestic Atlantic salmon.www.canotrestigouche.ca

The Welland Canal's lock 1 which is located on Lake Ontario. The canal is about 43.4 kilometers in length and includes seven lift locks and one guard lock that brings vessels from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. Approximately 40,000,000 metric tonnes of cargo is carried through the Welland Canal annually by over 3,000 ocean and lake vessels.

Tobacco fields of Tillsonburg - For generations southern Ontario has planted, cared for, harvested and cured tobacco in a small area on the northern shores of lake Erie.

Another BIG load of tomatoes. These trailers are loaded with tomatoes waiting to be discharged at the H.J. Heinz factory in Leamington Ontario, the tomato capital of Canada.

A fishing village huddles in the cove cut from the coast along the Gaspe Peninsula. This coastal region surrounded by the St. Lawrence River estuary / gulf as well as the Bay of Chaleur is one eastern Canada's best motorcycle touring route.

Baie des Chaleur – I have a tremendous passion for this Bay. I love to be on it, in it, near it or under it. I grew up on this body of water – I learned to swim here and later become a life guard / swimming instructor at one of it's many beaches. I windsurfed on these waters and later spend many pleasurable hours aboard my sailing slope “Life's a Breeze” Because of its great beauty and its exceptional quality this Bay is a member of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club. www.world-bays.com

The awe inspiring spectacle of Niagara Falls

Kawasaki ZZR 1200 at the Priceville Suspension Bridge over the mighty Miramichi River world renowned for it Atlantic salmon and for its beauty. Deemed by many as a sportsman's paradise.