Few year back I went up to Port Hardy Vancouver Island is spectacular as long as you get good weather, when i was there It was pouring rain for 4 days , we still had a good time coming from Calgary, Alberta
You know you need to get out more when a guy from Arizona sees more of my home than I do. I think its time for an adventure bike! Another great video Sterling
One of the beauties of motorcycle travel is that people are far more willing to talk to you than if you’re in a car… I find riding a bike is a great way of meeting people… Vancouver Island is certainly a beautiful place 👍
Glad to see you with a smile on your face , an amazing place to ride , I know what you mean about not knowing about your footage until you get home , I'm always happy to hear the audio has worked and the video has saved . Pete Western Australia 😎😎🛵🛵😊😊
I always try to preview and check my footage a little bit every day when I back it up to a hard drive, just to make sure that things are working properly and I don't get caught by surprise later.
Congrats on the MSF. I recommend that to new and returning riders. I'm right there with you on the motorcycle travel aspirations. We're wrapping up a couple of weeks of cool rainy weather here as winter's last bitter farewell before spring arrives in its full glory. My 800 mile round trip to northern Georgia and back last weekend was postponed due to unfavorable weather, but it's on for next weekend. I'm stoked for the first motorcycle camping trip of the season. I'm also going to get away this year for overnight trips during the week as well as some purposeful solo day trips. Ride safely and have fun!
@@Liberty4Ever I hope you enjoyed your Northern Georgia adventure man👍I just did some riding westward of Vegas and around Central Cali by Yosemite it was splendid😎
@@Alpha-bb1wl - I don't want to go into Los Vegas but I do want to ride across the Hoover Dam and out the Kingman Wash Access Road. I have a large file of US motorcycle adventure destinations. I camped and rock climbed in Yosemite in 1988 and it was gorgeous - Nature in her fullest majesty. I didn't like all of the people but it wouldn't be fair to have all of that natural splendor to myself. If you can find some less traveled area adjacent to the Yosemite valley, that might be the overall best experience. I'm buying even more motorcycle camping equipment and I'm currently 3D printing the last of the custom parts needed to mount a Pelican waterproof case on my handlebars as a glove box in lieu of a tank bag. I'm mounting a frame for a Samsung A7 Lite tablet on top of the Pelican case so I'll have a large GPS navigation screen running OSMand, or a split screen with OSMand and the GoPro control app so I can easily and safely operate the chin mounted GoPro. I mounted the engine protection bars last week and I'll be installing the BarkBuster hand guard clones soon. I need to stop futzing and farkling and do more ultralight motorcycle camping. 🙂
It’s crazy how fast you turned things around mentally. Thanks for reminding us that there is a light at the end of tunnel, and it’s not always a train.
Saving the video for tomorrow morning with my pre-work coffee! Just want to let you know that it was so much fun meeting you two on Friday at the Jonquil! Eva is as lovely as she is engaging, and you are super cool! We love the Jonquil and Bisbee and will be planning another trip soon!!!
Holberg was a northern radar station during ww2, there is still parts there, the car crushed from the tree is to warn you of the tail loads on the logging trucks, on that and many roads the trucks are bigger than hyway trucks, instead of 8’ wide they are up to 16’
I really liked that section where you were chatting with the locals but had the camera pointed on you! A nice way to avoid model releases. And a fun added element to hear those enthusiastic interactions.
Model release? I think it's the same in the US; he was in a public place and you can film anything and anybody while in public. "No expectation of privacy in public." Maybe asking for permission to use the person in your video is a polite thing to do, but definitely not legally required in this instance.
Yes, it takes me months to go through everything and put together a serious like this, but in some ways, I like the chance to do it later, as opposed to doing it on the road as I feel like it gives me more of an opportunity to see things differently, and process the experience.
@@SterlingNoren they always feel very balanced and the edit is so smooth. Always has been one of a kind at least out of everything I know. Looking forward to the next one 🤙🏼
This series is becoming a game of Canadian Bingo! You heard someone say “clicks” instead of “kilometres” and also got some Miss Vickie’s chips! Good times.
You got your drone back? I thought it was gone, but glad it isn't! Great drone shots. As a fellow motorcycle, camping, adventurer I am for sure putting the ride and the pub on my bucket list.
Thanks for taking us into a region I've never been before. Those giant trees look mavellous, the logging industry is a way to survive. Excellent video, as usual. Günter/Nürnberg
Omg 2:13 ....Port Alice.....Side Bay. My heart stopped, I sucked in my breath and went back in time 🎶🎶🎶. I spent a magical week in a torrential downpour, under a tarp at side bay. Little slice of heaven right there ❤
Sorry I’m catching up. Glad to see you in great spirits in this episode. I will say, I really enjoyed your candor in Ep 15. This is why we appreciate you. No fluff just great video and real life.
As a Vancouver Island local (Bamfield) I’m just here to say once again, great job !! I am absolutely loving this series and have been sharing it on all the local adv pages. It’s funny, I have been saying for years that I would love to buy a place in Bizbee for the winters. There must be some kind of deeper connection between these two incredible places 👍
Been to Bisbee many years ago, we travelled all along the Arizona Mexico border by car staying wherever, it was safer then in the mid nineties. Yes Vancouver Island is the stuff of dreams, mine, moved here as an 18 year old, worked in the mine in Port Hardy, starting in '72,. The trip to Holberg was a very rough logging road back then, we went to camp at San Josef Bay, an incredible spot. Thanks for posting ! from Victoria
Another great video ! You've really hit your stride with content and narrative. Im really relating to my own past experiences traveling and camping off the bike. Keep up the good work !
I keep watching thinking I may give the moto camping thing another try. Very inspirational real content so well edited you are such a good story teller.
Hello Sterling (great name!) - just stumbled on this channel and now a subscriber. You are a thoughtful story-teller and your video quality is superb. I live on the island and am ashamed to say that you've seen more of it than I have. Plus, you're living my dream as a solo motorcycle adventurer. Keep up the good work and thanks for all your efforts.
I sincerely hope the algorithm gods grant you access to more viewers. The video are honest, intertaning and heart-felt. I wish you the best and hope the dirt roads will alow our paths cross some day
my first trip north of campbell river, i went everywhere one could drive. port alice, woss, coal harbour, holberg, winter's harbour, zeballos, port mcneil, telegraph cove, port hardy, etc. figured i may never do it again, so better do it while i'm there. very glad i did. stopped at the scarlet ibis too.
Had a beer and fish & chips at the Scarlet Ibes about a month ago. Fish and chips were excellent of course. The waitress said , " I stopped here 2 years ago to buy a bag of ice, and never left ". I had to buy a hat and a beer glass as a momento. There is a cool old blue Mack logging truck sitting beside the road in Holberg, almost right across where you looked at the stump.
When I was in the army I was stationed in Victoria. One time we drove a couple of armoured personnel carriers up to CFS Holberg (a radar station) for an armed forces day. I remember there were lots of bears around and we we would see them as we took the locals around for rides. Don't remember much about the town as we were on the base most of the time. I think the base up there is closed now.
Interesting and beautiful places. In my view, the fact there are so many warning signs indicates that, despite places being seemingly far away, there are still quite a few visitors around. A true remote location does not have many signs ....
This video just popped up in my feed and I knew it was going to feature the Scarlet Ibis Pub. I'm the bookkeeper for the pub but I have not been there, would love to visit one day!
I grew up on the island tons of lakes,rivers ocean beach fronts to camp fish crab , shrimp all with in reach , Vancouver Island is the largest island on the west coast of North and South America, just under 300 miles long
Well speaking for myself I think you have done a pretty good job of the photography. If you are not happy with it I think you will find that the rest of us are. Well done mate.
Great video thanks for sharing! Just curious what your thoughts are on stealth camping when it's possible and legal vs paying $40 for a tent space? Man I hate paying even $30 for a space...yes I'm cheap but need to budget too.
I have nothing against stealth camping done appropriately but i would rather prefer to find a legal backcountry place to camp like in a National Forest or BLM land. I don't usually need a campground either. But sometimes when the sun is going down and you are in an unfamiliar or semi-residential area you do what you have to do. I was happy to pay $40 in this case for a nice place to camp and a shower, after many long days on the road.
@@SterlingNoren Yes I get it totally, when the day is done you do what makes sense, I didn't mean to be critical. Sometimes I get a room when I need a break, more so now as I get older and sometimes I get a room just to eliminate the work and time consumed to camp/break camp for a 1 nighter.
If you ever go to the island again take the logging roads and camp anywhere you want , Also tons of smaller islands with no one on them waiting for people to enjoy ,
I don't know if your loop around the Island included Port Alice or Mahatta River but the back road from Port McNeil to Port Alice has some really nice terrain & views to explore. Did you enjoy your 18 hour ride on the ferry to Prince Rupert? The ride out from there to the Yukon is awesome! From Nanaimo but have covered a lot of western Canada, like 1600K round trip to Saskatchewan & back.
Really enjoying the journey your are on. I have been opening the rides from your website also but have been unable to on the last two videos. Maybe its me. Just wanted you to know..
Sterling....Hello from TX....you're on a GS....can you comment occasionally during the great films you produce if the areas "in general" are able to be traveled with say an RT or other touring bikes. I just did trade a GSA for the RT. Its obvious at times of course....but those of us that may want to travel some of the same roads....might wonder if a "touring" bike can get along. 👍👍
I would say in general that no they are not suitable for an RT. I usually try to find sections of good, easy dirt roads but even those might not be fun on a touring bike like the RT. Sorry about that!
Port Alice. R.V. camp ground - Aussie Land they call it.There is a grocery store, royal Canadian legion, dinner/ hotel, bank, even a convenience store, and gas station. Those islands at the beginning of the video clip are called the Friggon Islands - yes they are really called that. Expect bears. The north of Vancouver Island is a really beautiful place, with a very small population.
Another great vid Sterling. I've been following you for years, so thank you for the all the effort you put in to entertaining us! I was wondering what happened to the Insta360 you were going to use for your chin mount camera?
@@SterlingNoren Thanks for the reply Sterling! I guess when I watched your camera gear video leading up to this trip, I thought the insta360 was mounting on the helmet. I'm not sure why I made that assumption. My bad. Also, as a northern New Englander, consider adding permethrin, Deet and a bug net as part of your kit when traveling through mosquito and black fly country.
Maybe it’s time I took a trip around the island, I only went about half way up on the east cost back in the 1980s due to time restrictions (worked for a living 😂) retired now nothing stopping me.💂♂️🏴🇨🇦
Yes, taking locals advice is an iffy situation. Like you say, 'everyone wants to be helpful' and they want you to enjoy their place ; but they are not exactly tuned into what you are after. But you never know. Once in Newfoundland an older lady was telling us about three different places that her late husband used to take her to. She was nice, but we didn't esspecially give it much credence...then by chance we slowly recognized we were actually following her directions anyway...turns out she was right 100%. So you never know.
I presume that you recorded this video last summer of 2022 because you just mention it’s in the middle of summer when we’re actually in the beginning of spring right now???… Is that right?
Great video , Holberg Was a Canadian unit of Air Command allocated to fighter group prioviding combat ready air defence forces to enforce Canadian sovereignty this base assumed a major roll in the western area of North American Air Defence System. NORAD. Could never live in complete trust of our Russian neighbors . Amazing how we all progess. ?
These gorgeous videos can obviously be enjoyed by adventure motorcyclists, but also by the armchair travel voyeurs who enjoy watching other people's adventures on PBS or National Geographic. There are areas of British Columbia where logging operations clear cut all but the 100 yard strips on the sides of the roads so tourists see dense pine forests and don't realize that the land has been denuded beyond their limited view. That subterfuge is less successful now that people are using drones to capture their adventures. Apple and cheese? Have you gone native? My wife is from Vermont and she loves to eat apple and cheese. I always suspected that's a Canadian thing. Also, maple syrup is a religious sacrament.
@@SterlingNoren - They have those big heavy lift helicopters that can swoop in and snip a large fir tree and carry it off as easily as picking asparagus - no logging roads needed, no terrain impediments to "harvesting" steep hillsides, and minimal labor required. Cue the 70s commercial with the native American shedding a single tear. :-/
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If you'r ever back, San Josef Bay, at low tide is amazing. NW corner of the island, you were almost there
The best beach I’ve ever been to. It looks tropical.
Few year back I went up to Port Hardy Vancouver Island is spectacular as long as you get good weather, when i was there It was pouring rain for 4 days , we still had a good time coming from Calgary, Alberta
Always a pleasure
You know you need to get out more when a guy from Arizona sees more of my home than I do. I think its time for an adventure bike! Another great video Sterling
an excellent inspirational video once again. Thank you. You are an inspiration. Lots of love from South Africa.
One of the beauties of motorcycle travel is that people are far more willing to talk to you than if you’re in a car… I find riding a bike is a great way of meeting people… Vancouver Island is certainly a beautiful place 👍
Welcome to Vancouver Island! So much to see here
I’m glad to see this episode. This is the last miles of the Trans Canada Adventure Trail I’ll be doing.
40$ a night, thats a bit steap, isn't it? 😲
Great video 👍🏕🏍
Welcome to British Columbia, Canada. ;o)
They gotta make their money during the summer months and the good weather, because during the winter months its damp, cool and rainy EVERY day.
Lol, everything in Canada is expensive.
Another excellent instalment of your travels. Love travelling with you by proxy. Thanks 👍
Just keeps getting better. I love this bike adventure.
Glad to see you with a smile on your face , an amazing place to ride , I know what you mean about not knowing about your footage until you get home , I'm always happy to hear the audio has worked and the video has saved . Pete Western Australia 😎😎🛵🛵😊😊
I always try to preview and check my footage a little bit every day when I back it up to a hard drive, just to make sure that things are working properly and I don't get caught by surprise later.
$40 a night to pitch a tent on some grass? That makes it about a $35 shower!😮😂
I always enjoy your videos and the effort that goes into each one! Thank you!!
Glad you are enjoying our neck of the world,as I enjoy yours in the winter 🤓😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
good morning sterling another great video thanks for taking us on your great adventures stay safe and i hope you have a great day
Man this series is so badass, I can’t wait to one day go touring on 2 wheels. Just passed my MSF course a week ago and summer’s beginning so stoked 💯
Awesome! You're gonna have a good summer!
@@SterlingNoren Right back at ya, ride safe and have fun🤝
Congrats on the MSF. I recommend that to new and returning riders. I'm right there with you on the motorcycle travel aspirations. We're wrapping up a couple of weeks of cool rainy weather here as winter's last bitter farewell before spring arrives in its full glory. My 800 mile round trip to northern Georgia and back last weekend was postponed due to unfavorable weather, but it's on for next weekend. I'm stoked for the first motorcycle camping trip of the season. I'm also going to get away this year for overnight trips during the week as well as some purposeful solo day trips. Ride safely and have fun!
@@Liberty4Ever I hope you enjoyed your Northern Georgia adventure man👍I just did some riding westward of Vegas and around Central Cali by Yosemite it was splendid😎
@@Alpha-bb1wl - I don't want to go into Los Vegas but I do want to ride across the Hoover Dam and out the Kingman Wash Access Road. I have a large file of US motorcycle adventure destinations. I camped and rock climbed in Yosemite in 1988 and it was gorgeous - Nature in her fullest majesty. I didn't like all of the people but it wouldn't be fair to have all of that natural splendor to myself. If you can find some less traveled area adjacent to the Yosemite valley, that might be the overall best experience.
I'm buying even more motorcycle camping equipment and I'm currently 3D printing the last of the custom parts needed to mount a Pelican waterproof case on my handlebars as a glove box in lieu of a tank bag. I'm mounting a frame for a Samsung A7 Lite tablet on top of the Pelican case so I'll have a large GPS navigation screen running OSMand, or a split screen with OSMand and the GoPro control app so I can easily and safely operate the chin mounted GoPro. I mounted the engine protection bars last week and I'll be installing the BarkBuster hand guard clones soon. I need to stop futzing and farkling and do more ultralight motorcycle camping. 🙂
It’s crazy how fast you turned things around mentally. Thanks for reminding us that there is a light at the end of tunnel, and it’s not always a train.
Yes, you hit a spot on. It’s two very different experiences, riding alone, and riding with a group and hard to integrate the two on a longer trip.
Saving the video for tomorrow morning with my pre-work coffee! Just want to let you know that it was so much fun meeting you two on Friday at the Jonquil! Eva is as lovely as she is engaging, and you are super cool! We love the Jonquil and Bisbee and will be planning another trip soon!!!
Thank you - thanks for coming by!
@@SterlingNoren I second that! The Bisbee rally was AMAZING and you both are exceptional individuals.
Holberg was a northern radar station during ww2, there is still parts there, the car crushed from the tree is to warn you of the tail loads on the logging trucks, on that and many roads the trucks are bigger than hyway trucks, instead of 8’ wide they are up to 16’
I really liked that section where you were chatting with the locals but had the camera pointed on you! A nice way to avoid model releases. And a fun added element to hear those enthusiastic interactions.
Yeah, its something I've been trying to do more of, include the locals!
Model release? I think it's the same in the US; he was in a public place and you can film anything and anybody while in public. "No expectation of privacy in public." Maybe asking for permission to use the person in your video is a polite thing to do, but definitely not legally required in this instance.
Thanks Sterling for showing the remote western areas of Vancouver Island. I live in western Canada and hope one day to see Holberg and area!👍👍
respect for folks opinion, respect for their homes, leave no trace, love it.
Great video! Must be so hard to go through all that footage after a big trip like that! I enjoy all your stories! Very inspiring, thank you🤙🏼
Yes, it takes me months to go through everything and put together a serious like this, but in some ways, I like the chance to do it later, as opposed to doing it on the road as I feel like it gives me more of an opportunity to see things differently, and process the experience.
@@SterlingNoren they always feel very balanced and the edit is so smooth. Always has been one of a kind at least out of everything I know. Looking forward to the next one 🤙🏼
In reference to my previous comment, it looks like your sun did come out! Awesome! Thanks for sharing your Dash!!! - Davey.
This series is becoming a game of Canadian Bingo! You heard someone say “clicks” instead of “kilometres” and also got some Miss Vickie’s chips! Good times.
Great video thank you very well done thanks for taking us along cheers to ya.
Welcome to Van Isle! We love having visitors enjoy our amazing island. 🤙🏼
Looking and sounding much better now Sterling. Good to see it. Epic video and scenery also.
Beautiful views ! Glad things are looking up !
You got your drone back? I thought it was gone, but glad it isn't! Great drone shots. As a fellow motorcycle, camping, adventurer I am for sure putting the ride and the pub on my bucket list.
Thanks for taking us into a region I've never been before. Those giant trees look mavellous, the logging industry is a way to survive. Excellent video, as usual. Günter/Nürnberg
Omg 2:13 ....Port Alice.....Side Bay. My heart stopped, I sucked in my breath and went back in time 🎶🎶🎶. I spent a magical week in a torrential downpour, under a tarp at side bay. Little slice of heaven right there ❤
Sorry I’m catching up. Glad to see you in great spirits in this episode. I will say, I really enjoyed your candor in Ep 15. This is why we appreciate you. No fluff just great video and real life.
Interesting meal. You never know what you're going to get on the road. Hopefully, less mosquitoes on this day.
Great video. I lived on the Island for 7 years. I thank you for showing me this glimpse of the Northern region.
As a Vancouver Island local (Bamfield) I’m just here to say once again, great job !! I am absolutely loving this series and have been sharing it on all the local adv pages. It’s funny, I have been saying for years that I would love to buy a place in Bizbee for the winters. There must be some kind of deeper connection between these two incredible places 👍
Been to Bisbee many years ago, we travelled all along the Arizona Mexico border by car staying wherever, it was safer then in the mid nineties.
Yes Vancouver Island is the stuff of dreams, mine, moved here as an 18 year old, worked in the mine in Port Hardy, starting in '72,.
The trip to Holberg was a very rough logging road back then, we went to camp at San Josef Bay, an incredible spot.
Thanks for posting !
from Victoria
What the car and tree meant was that LOGS can come off the logging trucks and fall on your vehicle, not that TREES will fall on you.
Yeah, I suppose I realized that as well. Thanks for pointing it out though.
Another great part of your trip....thanks for sharing ..👍🥃🏴
great landscapes, thanks for the video
That was a great film. Your drone shots are amazing and you could do a “how to” film just on that subject
All of your videos are awesome man! You're a hell of a creative spirit and I enjoy the videos a great deal!! Stay safe!
Another great video ! You've really hit your stride with content and narrative. Im really relating to my own past experiences traveling and camping off the bike. Keep up the good work !
I keep watching thinking I may give the moto camping thing another try. Very inspirational real content so well edited you are such a good story teller.
Had a few beers in this place!!
Hello Sterling (great name!) - just stumbled on this channel and now a subscriber. You are a thoughtful story-teller and your video quality is superb. I live on the island and am ashamed to say that you've seen more of it than I have. Plus, you're living my dream as a solo motorcycle adventurer. Keep up the good work and thanks for all your efforts.
Just loving how your adventure has revolved and you probably too. Keep up the good spirit and treat every mishap with a Pollyanna attitude!
boy what a bonus, if there is a pub as "the destination"...i am in!! cheers,
Also those back roads lots of Bears use them
I sincerely hope the algorithm gods grant you access to more viewers. The video are
honest, intertaning and heart-felt. I wish you the best and hope the dirt roads will alow our paths cross some day
Sterling you are truly an inspiration, I look forward to watching your journeys and dreaming of my own coming up this summer. Safe travels
Definitely adding The Scarlet Ibis pub as a 2023 destination! Are you attending Touratech Rally West?
Yes I am :-)
@@SterlingNoren Awesome! The B-MOTO Carnie Crew is really looking forward to the event and meeting you.
That's awesome! I love Holberg. Did you get a chance to talk to the couple who run the general store? Rad people!
General store? I must have missed that!
Welcome to Vancouver Island from The Comox Valley, We hope you have a great journey!
Appreciate the simplicity
Excellent video, thanks for sharing!
my first trip north of campbell river, i went everywhere one could drive. port alice, woss, coal harbour, holberg, winter's harbour, zeballos, port mcneil, telegraph cove, port hardy, etc. figured i may never do it again, so better do it while i'm there. very glad i did. stopped at the scarlet ibis too.
You've just visited a magical land!
Thanks for your insight Sterling
Another wonderful video!
Good vid some beautiful lands. Lot better than [previous days for you
Sushi is always fun, but hopefully fresh….
No mention of the pesky mosquitoes!? Question… how do you deal with a mosquito infested area?
They have ruined some of my previous motorcycle trips.
Finally,somewhere I've been! Holberg in 1979.
Had a beer and fish & chips at the Scarlet Ibes about a month ago. Fish and chips were excellent of course. The waitress said , " I stopped here 2 years ago to buy a bag of ice, and never left ". I had to buy a hat and a beer glass as a momento. There is a cool old blue Mack logging truck sitting beside the road in Holberg, almost right across where you looked at the stump.
Great place! Glad you made it there.
When I was in the army I was stationed in Victoria. One time we drove a couple of armoured personnel carriers up to CFS Holberg (a radar station) for an armed forces day. I remember there were lots of bears around and we we would see them as we took the locals around for rides. Don't remember much about the town as we were on the base most of the time. I think the base up there is closed now.
Interesting and beautiful places. In my view, the fact there are so many warning signs indicates that, despite places being seemingly far away, there are still quite a few visitors around. A true remote location does not have many signs ....
This video just popped up in my feed and I knew it was going to feature the Scarlet Ibis Pub. I'm the bookkeeper for the pub but I have not been there, would love to visit one day!
Ha! Cool! You should definitely go up there and visit, it’s a business expense, right?
I grew up on the island tons of lakes,rivers ocean beach fronts to camp fish crab , shrimp all with in reach , Vancouver Island is the largest island on the west coast of North and South America, just under 300 miles long
Well speaking for myself I think you have done a pretty good job of the photography. If you are not happy with it I think you will find that the rest of us are. Well done mate.
Great video thanks for sharing! Just curious what your thoughts are on stealth camping when it's possible and legal vs paying $40 for a tent space? Man I hate paying even $30 for a space...yes I'm cheap but need to budget too.
I have nothing against stealth camping done appropriately but i would rather prefer to find a legal backcountry place to camp like in a National Forest or BLM land. I don't usually need a campground either. But sometimes when the sun is going down and you are in an unfamiliar or semi-residential area you do what you have to do. I was happy to pay $40 in this case for a nice place to camp and a shower, after many long days on the road.
@@SterlingNoren Yes I get it totally, when the day is done you do what makes sense, I didn't mean to be critical. Sometimes I get a room when I need a break, more so now as I get older and sometimes I get a room just to eliminate the work and time consumed to camp/break camp for a 1 nighter.
In the groove
If you ever go to the island again take the logging roads and camp anywhere you want , Also tons of smaller islands with no one on them waiting for people to enjoy ,
I've been there! I live in Victoria, and rode to Holberg on my Yamaha R6 of all bikes! 😅
I don't know if your loop around the Island included Port Alice or Mahatta River but the back road from Port McNeil to Port Alice has some really nice terrain & views to explore. Did you enjoy your 18 hour ride on the ferry to Prince Rupert? The ride out from there to the Yukon is awesome! From Nanaimo but have covered a lot of western Canada, like 1600K round trip to Saskatchewan & back.
Really enjoying the journey your are on. I have been opening the rides from your website also but have been unable to on the last two videos. Maybe its me. Just wanted you to know..
I’m not sure, it looks like they are there ?
Unsure why your video popped up in my so called suggested to watch ! but anyway cheers from Victoria BC !
Bit of a gouge on the campsite!! Lots of free camping up there… but you have to know where to go … too bad.
Sterling....Hello from TX....you're on a GS....can you comment occasionally during the great films you produce if the areas "in general" are able to be traveled with say an RT or other touring bikes.
I just did trade a GSA for the RT.
Its obvious at times of course....but those of us that may want to travel some of the same roads....might wonder if a "touring" bike can get along. 👍👍
I would say in general that no they are not suitable for an RT. I usually try to find sections of good, easy dirt roads but even those might not be fun on a touring bike like the RT. Sorry about that!
Port Alice. R.V. camp ground - Aussie Land they call it.There is a grocery store, royal Canadian legion, dinner/ hotel, bank, even a convenience store, and gas station. Those islands at the beginning of the video clip are called the Friggon Islands - yes they are really called that. Expect bears. The north of Vancouver Island is a really beautiful place, with a very small population.
pardon me it's Ozzy Land.
Another great vid Sterling. I've been following you for years, so thank you for the all the effort you put in to entertaining us! I was wondering what happened to the Insta360 you were going to use for your chin mount camera?
I still have the Insta 360. I never planned on using it for a helmet camera though.
@@SterlingNoren Thanks for the reply Sterling! I guess when I watched your camera gear video leading up to this trip, I thought the insta360 was mounting on the helmet. I'm not sure why I made that assumption. My bad. Also, as a northern New Englander, consider adding permethrin, Deet and a bug net as part of your kit when traveling through mosquito and black fly country.
Maybe it’s time I took a trip around the island, I only went about half way up on the east cost back in the 1980s due to time restrictions (worked for a living 😂) retired now nothing stopping me.💂♂️🏴🇨🇦
Where did you have breakfast ?💂♂️🏴🇨🇦
you sir are in the pot smokers mecca up there. I lived on the island for many years,, gorgeous part of the island
Thats a pretty loaded statement in the sign. Be prepared for the unexpected well then i guess im bringing the whole store with me?
“Stupid should hurt” , where do I find that sticker?
Yes, taking locals advice is an iffy situation. Like you say, 'everyone wants to be helpful' and they want you to enjoy their place ; but they are not exactly tuned into what you are after. But you never know. Once in Newfoundland an older lady was telling us about three different places that her late husband used to take her to. She was nice, but we didn't esspecially give it much credence...then by chance we slowly recognized we were actually following her directions anyway...turns out she was right 100%. So you never know.
I presume that you recorded this video last summer of 2022 because you just mention it’s in the middle of summer when we’re actually in the beginning of spring right now???…
Is that right?
Yes that is correct
$40 a night for a tent site !!
whats the usual cost on vancouver island for that ?
Hey Sterling, I notice the warning light on your dash is on nearly all the time, is that because you ride with low tyre pressures?
I have Woodys Wheels that do not have tyre pressure sensors and thus it is always warning me that there is no sensor.
Great video , Holberg Was a Canadian unit of Air Command allocated to fighter group prioviding combat ready air defence forces to enforce Canadian sovereignty this base assumed a major roll in the western area of North American Air Defence System. NORAD. Could never live in complete trust of our Russian neighbors . Amazing how we all progess. ?
Tent camping $40 per night !
What a deal. Love your videos.
I'd sleep in the shower...they're free!
Yeah that’s Canadian dollars, about $30 US.
I agree, campgrounds tend to charge too much for motorcycles. I think $20 would be fair. As long as you're in a no water, no electric site.
Oh and watch out for I call her BT in port Mcneil
waiting for you to visit Pakistan & Ride with you ...
I think the alucab is approximately the same price.
a 360 camera what is missing from your filming gear
These gorgeous videos can obviously be enjoyed by adventure motorcyclists, but also by the armchair travel voyeurs who enjoy watching other people's adventures on PBS or National Geographic.
There are areas of British Columbia where logging operations clear cut all but the 100 yard strips on the sides of the roads so tourists see dense pine forests and don't realize that the land has been denuded beyond their limited view. That subterfuge is less successful now that people are using drones to capture their adventures.
Apple and cheese? Have you gone native? My wife is from Vermont and she loves to eat apple and cheese. I always suspected that's a Canadian thing. Also, maple syrup is a religious sacrament.
That kind of forestry "management" isn't limited to BC unfortunately, I've seen it occur all over the place.
@@SterlingNoren - They have those big heavy lift helicopters that can swoop in and snip a large fir tree and carry it off as easily as picking asparagus - no logging roads needed, no terrain impediments to "harvesting" steep hillsides, and minimal labor required. Cue the 70s commercial with the native American shedding a single tear. :-/
$40 to put up a tent there are unlimited places to camp and swim or there was. " A shower is free" !
That wasn’t that big of a tree for there.