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Thanks for watching! I am still surprised how many views our little family adventure garnered. That boot was strictly leather and while it would be good for road rash, it had no ability to prevent the crushing injury. It was just bad luck that my foot was squished between a very pointy rock and the bike frame. I am wearing Sidi goretex adventure boots now.

@@stuckneverlost Wow! You actually reply to such an old video! What boots were you wearing at the time?

@@naushad911 These were BMW brand pro touring boot. Looks like they still sell them on Revzilla. www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/bmw-protouring-2-boots

Ben Radvanyi - it’s a bracket from Touratech that has 2 straps holding each bottle tight. We figured that on the back would be least likely to be banged up or broken. www.webike.in/sd/21317640

zmnixon how many six hour riding days does it take for the full Van Island section.

It's a short ride and quite enjoyable. You could easily do the whole ride in 3 1/2 hours including stopping at the memorial and viewpoint. Type "mount prevost" into google maps and drag the route over so it takes Mount Sicker road instead of Somenos road. The turnoff on Mount Sicker road is only 1/2 hour from downtown Nanaimo and the ride up the gravel trail is another hour or so. If you need to get back quicker, just take Mount Prevost road/ Somenos road back.

The yellow and white are actually protective covers. In fact we originally bought the lights from www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/ at the Touratech rally and we really wanted to have clear covers but he only had one set of clear left and lots of yellow. We thought about it and realized it was a good idea to have one clear and one yellow. The yellow stands out and catches the eye of approaching motorists. Normally yellow is for fog lights. If we ride at night with the lights on high beams we take the covers off. Can't miss potholes or wildlife with those lights! The foot hs healed but still pains me sometimes. We finished a 6 week trip to Mainland Mexico in February and I'm working (slowly) on putting together some movies about that trip.

I understood. Thank you for the answer. Good luck with your work on the film! Get well!

Hi Patrick, I'm glad you guys liked the video. Max is a real character. The lights on the bikes are LED. When they are dimmed to low-beam mode there is a strange flashing effect when I filmed them. In real life, they do not flash at all.

Thank you, that makes sense.

It took a year for that stupid foot to heal. Unfortunately during rehabilitation, I got nerve damage in both feet. It's been exactly two years - next week I get new x-rays, ultrasounds, an MRI and an orthopedic surgeon. Wish me luck!

That was Pachena Bay Campground. It's located about 5 minutes drive from Bamfield. If you are looking on Google Maps it is called "Pachena Campground" Here's a link to the campground site map. We stayed in T11. hfndevelopmentlp.org/campground/?page_id=24

thank you

Shawn In The Lawn, These roads can be navigated with a 4x4. Since most of Vancouver Island is owned by logging companies, almost all the roads are used by the forestry industry and are fairly well maintained. Be sure you have good tires on your vehicle. we took our new Ram 1500 Eco diesel to Bamfield a few weeks later and got 3 flat tires.

What about 4 wheelers like ATV's ?

The trails would be awesome on ATVs, unfortunately there is very little riding for OHVs on the Trans Canada Adventure trail due to the fact that most of Vancouver Island is privately owned by logging companies and they don’t have agreements with ATV clubs. Check out www.bcorma.ca for maps of riding areas on Vancouver island. Happy riding!

The sections on the North half of the Island are on crown land and a go on an ATV provided you are off road plated... The Dunsmuir strip from Cowichan to Campbell Lake are where most of the private lands are..

Thanks David, I appreciate the information!

lol - You are correct! We usually get "Doritos" but I think the little store in town only had the Old Dutch kind. I wonder which burns better?

You may be confusing the Trans Canada Adventure trail with the Trans Canada Trail. The trail you are talking about is for non-motorized travel. The trail we are ridding was specifically routed on existing roads for motorized vehicles. Much of the trail relies on logging roads.

Peeohtrek, thank you for the compliment. I'll certainly have Max doing more in front of the camera on our next trip.

swimmer8585 , that's a big fat YES! All the roads we took were 2 track.

Definitely NOT on the Trans Canada Trail! This awesome green trail was built based on the promise of not disturbing the locals with motorized vehicles

@@beautyofthailand7393 You really need to understand the difference between the "Trans Canada Trail" ( tctrail.ca/ ) and the Trans Canada Adventure Trail ( www.graveltravel.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:tcat-introduction&catid=1 ) which is a route put together for motorcycles and other adventurists to travel across Canada on a more scenic route than the major highways. Please do your research.

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Neil, sorry you got queazy. I have added a warning to the video description for the graphic scenes. I think it's important that we know where our food comes from. This was a learning experience for all of us. I can now say that I know how to choose a male crab, handle it safely and kill it without suffering. If I'm starving and there's only crab, I can do it myself.

Thanks for the reply and I understand your position . I'll watch the rest . It would be a great trip since I have family in Parksville . Something to think about in the future .

Love crab right out of the ocean.... mmmmmmm