About ~ The Short Version

I'm Shannon. My boyfriend is Ray. We are the 'we' that this blog refers to.



We ride bikes. As often as possible. We ride them to places far flung, to the grocery store or sometimes just down the road to get an ice cream. Ray has had his license since before I was born and I've had my full license since September 2009 although I've been riding since February 2009.




I'd never been on or near a bike before we got together. Then that fateful day came, the day that would determine if we would keep seeing each other, the day I got on his bike for the very first time. Motorcycling is a very major part of Ray's life and had I hated it or been scared or disinclined to ride with him, our relationship would not have lasted long, that much is certain. I was so nervous that day but found out much later that Ray was even more nervous than I, praying that I would at least just not hate riding. It turned out even better than that, I loved it.




We spent much of that year going on long weekend rides, camping (we tow a tent trailer) riding for coffee, cookies, dinner or ice cream. Early the next year we decided that since we go long distances and just the two of us, it was irresponsible that I didn't even have basic knowledge of bikes and how to possibly go for help if necessary. After much back and forth I agreed to learn to ride, but ONLY FOR SAFETY REASONS. 3,000 kilometers later we went on our first overnight trip with two bikes and that was it. I'd fallen in love with the sport and I knew I had to have my own. I bought my bike two weeks later and we have put tens of thousands of kilometers on since then.




These pages will be filled with our adventures, food, roads, friends, vacations and whatever other interesting stuff happens to be going on.




These pages are our stories, our pictures, our life.