Saint rob
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone, this has probably been asked many times before but I really fancy freighting my bike out to Montreal in July next year (2021) and returning to the UK from Vancouver using the Air Canada fly my bike service. Google maps tells me that a route following the Trans Canada highway is around 3000 miles and I will have up to a month to make the trip, I will be mostly camping with the odd motel/hotel thrown in there. I don't really like the idea of pre-booking camp grounds/hotels as it removes the spontaneity of the adventure but I have a few questions if you don't mind - I'll be there for a good time not a long time!
- Is this a stupid/unrealistic plan, should I narrow the scope to say flying out to Winnipeg - bearing in mind this is probably my 1 and only trip to Canada with my bike.
- What is the Trans Canada highway like as a road, is it a boring featureless motorway/freeway, would it be easy to jump of it to liven the ride up and just use it to get from 1 location to another more quickly?
- Insurance - how easy is it to arrange and does 1 policy cover all Provinces?
- Must see sights/events - I don't mind detours from the "main route" and I know this is a very personal thing, but I figured asking the natives what the must see things are would hopefully prompt quite a bit of response from which I can then select what to include in my itinerary. I enjoy anything associated with history and in particular military history (we are spoiled for that in Europe) I don't mind riding trails - but nothing too extreme and gnarly. Love riding through mountain passes and along lakes and I would like to savour as much Canadian culture as I can.
- Would it be a problem not booking camp sites, can you just rock up and they'll squeeze a single bike in even if they don't really have room?
- What laws is it easy to fall foul of if you are unaware? I am a law abiding person not a hooligan (well apart from riding a motorbike) but often it is the little things that catch you out and put a dampener on proceedings.
- How likely am I to encounter wildlife? - I was quite put out not to encounter wild Moose in Norway!