Vancouver Island motorcycle adventure - Ep. 3️⃣
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This is the third and final part of my summer motorcycle adventure around Vancouver Island, Canada on my Honda CB500X.
Part 1: • Island Vibes: a solo m...
Part 2: • Wild moto camping with...
It was such a beautiful trip and I'm really thankful for all the great memories and the opportunity to explore such incredible places and spend time with my friend @RosieGabrielle, but as you'll see from this video, motorcycle camping and being in the elements does take a toll.
Thanks so much for watching and coming along for the ride. You guys make the effort worthwhile!
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Instagram: @Megan Kaptein
Website: megankaptein.com
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It is so important to watch out for fatigue an exhaustion be it mental and/or physical especially when riding a motorcycle and then act accordingly. I have seen too many things go wrong when these factors were ignored. That is a very important message in your video.
100%. It's a whole different ball of wax on a motorbike.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Watching beautiful Vancouver Island on a snowy winters’s day in Alberta...time to dream 😊
Thanks Sean!
Beautiful Canada .. Beautiful people. It's my dream .. It's my wish to travel to Canada and visit all the beautiful places there.
❤️your spirt. Your sense of adventure. Your kind heartedness. Your openness. Your rawness❤️ ✌🏻
Well said 👍🏽
I could not agree more. Would love to spend a couple of days riding with her but as I live in New Zealand I cannot see it happening.
@@nickbenfell4327 I live in Vancouver and hope to some day run into her. I’ll buy her a coffee from you! ✌🏻❤️🇨🇦
What a beautiful place on earth you have around....
Indeed!
Keep warm Megan. It is getting colder now. I notice you get more sunshine there than here in Yorkshire , England.
Take care and safe riding 🏍.............
Thanks Dave!
Thank you for cleaning up other peoples mess!
"Narrow Winding Highway Use Caution"... Oh we all need to find that road...
Your little videos and your lovely huge smile always brighten the day. Thanks Megan!
Thank you, Lyle!
Wow, showing beautiful nature & hints and even active cleaning to keep it tidy - great combination & initiative! Camping with beloved Rosie & Winston and being spoiled by Keith, your coffee hero - super! And when your body said, time to go home, you followed him - very wise! An authentic and diversified kaleidoscope of your adv biker ups and downs👍 - thank you for 3 amazing episodes, our environmental angel, you made them all worth watching!!! People like you and Rosie make TH-cam so popular! Keep it up!!
Thank you, Christoph. It was really special to be able to spend time with Rosie and Winston before they moved back to PK. Thank you for your consistent support this year and happy holidays to you and your loved ones!
Looks really beautiful there, the ride must be really enjoyable and if you're not in a hurry it seems it could be relaxing as well.
Thank you Megan for taking us along with you on your adventure. You live in a lovely part of the world and great you even helped to keep it beautiful!
Thank you again and look forward to seeing you on future adventures you'll have.
Bye Stuart 🙂🇬🇧
Thank you, Stuart! Happy holidays!
I absolutely agree, there's nothing wrong with breaks and taking the shorter way. It's Part of the freedom and part of the joy.
Thanks Thomas.
It's beautiful Vancouver Island.
I was enjoyed.
Thanks1
Thanks for the tour, Megan. Beautiful scenery! Motorcycles are treated very well by BC Ferries. Thanks for cleaning up and making the place better than when you arrived. I should do that more often. You are setting a good example.
Very nice person enjoying beautiful locations. Yeah sometimes you can tour forever, other times your own home and bed calls you back. That’s ok. It’s the journey and not the destination. Keep biking - stay safe. Can’t wait for next spring. God bless.
Thanks John. Sage journeys to you too.
Marine route to Renfrew is a great ride. The island is a biker/hiker paradise.
For sure!
Excited to see a new Megan video! Ugh, it's very unfortunate that there are some people who are just slobs! Thank you for leaving it a bit cleaner than you found it Megan. And thanks for sharing again!
It is really a shame, and really dangerous for the wildlife too. 😔
Bello lugar 👏👏
@@MeganKaptein que lindo te felicito , bellos lugares
You really do live in a beautiful Country. Thanks for the amazing video.
Thanks, Brian!
Awsome must be cold though now Megan? Weather looks clear though not rainy like U.K. at this time of year, 😂 thanks for the video liked as usual 👍🙏
you are literally a great human being and environmentalist. and also even though how tired you are and how many days you spend camping in a tent youk look fresh and gorgeous.keep going. love you so much
Nothing worse then when your cold, Beautiful scenery, but time to go home to recharge your battery so they say.Very nice.
it's the quality of the miles, not the quantity.... keep up the great videos...
Absolutely. Thanks for watching!
You're most wise to accept your body's messages. You certainly don't need to feel bad. You're doing the right thing. We'll see you again when you're refreshed and back on your bike, showing us the beauties of Canada. Bye for now, Megan. 👍😘
Thanks Stephen 🙏
Thank you Mega for another series of great videos and sharing how beautiful Canada is. Rest is also needed to come back stronger with another set of great videos, stay safe!! 👍👍
Looks so fresh, invigorating - and virus free. 🌞
Hah exactly--riding and wild camping is the ultimate pandemic activity.
Motorbike camping can be a little hard work, I get it from staggering around in the pitch dark to go to the bathroom (I use that word loosely) to not always being able to get a hot shower and a comfortable sleep or we'll rounded meal, it's great fun but takes a bit out of you, I usually break trips up with a hotel every few nights maybe end of the week, not the cheapest I know but gives you something to mark on your trip calendar and let's you go a bit further and longer. Still a great feeling when you are heading home with another adventure under your belt. Can't wait for your next one, happy biking.
Absolutely, Steve. I generally share that mentality, but this year it was nuts with covid. All the hotels and campsites were booked solid, and with Rosie and I both being non-planners, we literally had no options but to wild camp.
I love watching your videos . I think when covid is all over with you should have a big motorcycle trip on Vancouver island with your followers . Invite us to travel the whole island . I would definitely go !
Yup I'd go for that ...say Sproat Lake ?
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Blue skies and beautiful scenery great trip, all the best from London uk 🇬🇧 👍
Great video, motorcycles and beautiful scenery. You are living the good life !
Thank you, Megan, for such a wonderful video. Yes! You made the right decision. You should listen to your body and when it's too tired, that is a signal to get some rest at home. Riding a motorcycle, especially on a long trip with lots of gear, requires one to be physically fit, have good emotional stability, and a high level of mental awareness. Being overly fatigued means you lose some of all three, and that can make for an unsafe trip. It's all about having fun and coming home in one piece! So, you made the right call. Also, you have the most beautiful smile in the world. It just makes my day. Much love to our sister Canada from the USA!!
Spectacular views. You are so fortunate. Honestly thank you for filming it for us viewers...
The scenery of Vancouver Island is so beautiful. The camping scene on the river is so nice. It's a great video. It's an honor to be your channel's friend. From Woongkham, a South Korean TH-camr.
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Thanks Woonkham!
Hi Megan, besides being a bit curious, I’m mostly immense thankful for al your work in showing your beautiful country. And I think it’s a wise decision to listen to your body. I have no doubt you will be on the road again when you’re ready for it. Until then: stay healthy and safe.
Thank you, Ed!
No matter what situation in life, if you don't like what you are doing anymore,.........stop it.
Great Video, thanks
I really liked this video! Great trip, top scenery, and your nice company inviting us to the ride. Cheers! Looking ahead for more...
Thanks Ricardo!
There is Beauty from within and Beauty out. You Megan are the Beauty within and you show us the Beauty out. I would love to ''Tour'' Vancouver and Canada some day.
A touring friend through your Lens, from South Africa.
Thank you, Derek!
Wow beautiful island, it seems cool to tour with the motor there yourself.
Greets from the Netherlands.
Thanks for the island adventure. I grew up in the Comox valley, but have been in Alberta for many years now. I don’t get back home as often as I would like, but will be doing a motorcycle tour in the near future. Keep up the good work of showing what BC has to offer for riders. Cheers 🤙🏼
My pleasure, Frank!
Stunning scenery and video production. The raw meat blew my mind. People! I pick up trash, too. I understand that sometimes, the wind might carry something away from a trash bin, but the meat is unacceptable. Safe travels.
Now I want to go back to see Vancouver. I was there when I was 8 years old and your videos brought back memories. Thanks for taking us along!
My pleasure! Thanks for going down memory lane with me.
Great vid! Thx! Indeed, it takes all kinds. Leave no Trace, is the only way in nature. Thanks for the escape amidst this wintry lockdown in Manitoba.
Thanks Barry!
Thanks for another beautiful video. Beautiful woman, beautiful motorbike and beautiful Canadian nature.
Greetings from Europe - Czech Republic. (Peter - Honda CB 500X 2021)
Thanks Peter!
@@MeganKaptein going with my daughter on her first motorcycle trip with me to Vancouver Island this weekend. She is super excited. I’m planning the route and would love to make the wild campsite by the beach in this video one of the nights. I know she would love it. Are you able to give me some indication where that was or send coordinates? Any tips or ideas for the trip would be appreciated. It’s my second time on the island only as well and didn’t get past Victoria on my first trip. Thanks and keep on going!
@@rjbeltran77 Unfortunately I don't have the coordinates, but it was near Jordan River Regional Campground. Good luck with your trip!
Great stuff Megan - do enjoy your videos. A Vancouver expat, I’m on The Island now. To Tofino, the Comox Valley, Port Renfew Circle route, North Saanich here - all so great!
Hello Megan, Your ride thru the Beautiful Coastal Road is amazing. Your solo camping in the wilderness is very exciting. Thanks for the Video. Take Care. Ride Safe.
A couple of great camp sites in this video. Garbage also bothers me, I'm always picking it up of our street.
Thats using good common sense Megan, it is a pleasure trip not an endurance run, really enjoyed seeing the breathtaking beautiful of Canada.
You said it, Terry!
Canada is beautiful, and your voice is relaxing. Your videos really help my stress level. Thank you. I hope someday one of my Canadian friends will take up motorcycling, so I will have a reason to come ride up there. Thanks for your videos!
Thanks! We're a pretty nice bunch, so even if you travel solo you'll make friends along the way. 😊
Bc is not nice, don’t come… we don’t want it to be overcrowded
Ms. Kaptein, before my birth my parents spent a couple of years at RCAF Station Holberg, at the north end of the Vancouver Island. My Dad was a Vancouver native; he served as an RCAF F-86 pilot during the Cold War. He was grounded for medical reasons and finished his RCAF hitch on the Pine Tree line. Prior to that stint in Holberg Dad did some training at the USAF airbase in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. My folks fell in love with AZ; I was born and raised there. I've never been to Vancouver Island; I've known it only from my parents' stories. I enjoy Vancouver and BC vicariously through your videos, and this video series was a *real* treat. I hope you'll hit the north end of the island next time around. Who knows, maybe I'll grow a wild hair and motor up someday myself on the ol' DR!
BTW, Dad's watchword for any campsite was always, "Leave it better than you found it." The last thing we'd do at any campsite was police up any trash, and make some small improvement - collect some firewood, enhance the fire ring, improve drainage at a tent site, whatever. I've found that to be a pretty good rule for life in general. Leave it better than you found it!
Be safe, have fun, and thanks again for your videos! :-)
Thanks for watching and sharing your comment, Tracy. Your parents sound like fine folks with good tastes in environments (I'm a big fan of AZ as well.)
I rode from Port Hardy on another trip and it was a really beautiful. I would certainly love to go back and explore sometime in the future. Your DR sounds like the perfect machine for it--maybe I'll see you there? 😊
You are the best Megan! Always leave it better for the next person.
Really smart in listening to your body and cutting your trip a bit shorter than you had planned. You'll have better memories and now you have an excuse to go back and do the stuff you couldn't this time around!
Love your perspective, Robert.
I just love your videos, the places you choose - and your smile is bigger than life! Keep on feeding your followers with your trips, your riding experiences. And by the way, Vancover landscapes are awsome!
Thanks Alberto!
Great job getting out there! Motorcycle camping is a real challenge. Very difficult to carry the comforts of life on a bike. I can understand and have experienced how it gets old! Keep riding, stay safe girl
Megan you are good person I wish there more people like this willing to leave the environment just how they found it pristine!!!!!
Same here!
That’s so understandable. So real. It makes me think about adventure and fun vs survival adventure. Thank you for the surreal perspective.
Thanks Michael. 🙏
I live on the island having moved here 11 years ago. I never cease to wonder at the beauty right outside my door.
Must say you live in a beautiful country breathtaking scenery
I'm pretty spoiled in that way. 😊
From one who has ridden many miles (pre-cancer), you have true wisdom when you listen to your body and stay safe while enjoying the lifestyle. Travel safely and I look forward to more of your adventures.
Thanks Bruce. Wishing you health and wellness in 2021!
Some day, some day! Will I visit Canada and Vancouver Island.
Thanks for the ride-along.
I really appreciate the beautiful scenery, and your positive attitude.
Happy Trails
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
You guys are in t-shirts?! I'm in wrong province! Great video, Megan
It was a summer trip! 😊
Such beautiful scenery, luv it.
Really enjoyed watching your travels in this series. Motorcycling is about having fun, when any ride stops being fun it’s time to call time, just as you’re doing Megan.
Tomorrow is another day and another ride.
Thanx and ride safe.
Neil x
Half of my fellow Germans dream of living in Canada, and it's obvious why. A beautiful area! :oD
Lots of German tourists here during non-covid times. I guess they've figured out our secret. 😊
@@MeganKaptein Okay, then I'm not coming on my hols. KIT. Kraut Infested Terroitory.
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Thank you Megan from all of us viewers, for enduring the hardships, as well as enjoying the benefits of riding in your beautiful country. Without you, we would not get to see such beautiful places. As for the `people` ( I can think of other words not allowed here) that drop their rubbish there, they don`t deserve to have the privilege of visiting such places.
Thanks Dave!
thank you again for taking us along with you on your island adventure. When it stops being fun, it stops. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Stay safe
You got it, Robert. Happy Holidays to you and yours as well.
Nice ! Good work Editor and Chief enjoyed the video awesome drone footage , Peace from Tucson ,Arizona
Enjoyed your Island Vibe series. Thank You for all the great videos this year. Wishing you a merry Christmas and all the best in the coming new year! 🙂🏍🎄🎉🇨🇦
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support of the series, and of my channel. 🙏
Brilliant video so admire what you do would love to go to Canada one day
Well I did the Mae Hong Son loop on a rental CB500 so I guess I'll have to bring my CB500 out to the Island now. Lovely trip report, thanks.
Your journey certainly encountered amazing scenery and vistas! I could see how tired you were in your eyes, but, your million dollar smile said it all... you’re not finished! Very smart to listen to your body and never attempt to push it over the limits. You’re the best! Really enjoy your travels. Ride safe Megan!
Like your leave no trace, leave better than you found it, campsite rules. I'm a life scout, 10 years in the program, and that's how we rolled.
It was wise choice to came back to Vancouver when your body starts call for a break. Health is paramount. You will have planty of time to ride back for new adventures. Recharge the body battery with a good homelife. Stay healthy and I guess we will see your beautiful smile back soon. Ciao
Have fun, ride lots. And go home when you wanna go home! Love your honesty, Megan, no point otherwise. Looking forward to the next episode...
Hey Megan. Magic scenery, even if the chosen road was blocked off. As for hungry bears, we don't have that problem in Australia. However, when you come to Oz you'll need to learn to avoid kangaroos which like to skip across the road in front of you !
The only 'bear's in Australia are the eucalaptus-sedated 'drop bears' (koalas) :-) . My Canberra-based sister said Dawn and dusk are the most dangerous times for that 'roo behaviour. Buggerofit is, it's too frckn hot (40 degrees plus! No thank you!!) to ride during the day in Oz between November and March. And night-time's no better 'cos then you've got wombats (sentient moving roadblocks that will destroy cars, badly bend bull-bar kitted ute/pickups, and kill motorcyclists upon impact :-o ) . Megan is acutely mindful of this sort of thing, 'cos reindeer do the same malarkey in BC. She has personal vidclip evidence from her other summer trip around Shuswap/Okanagan Lakes this year!
To be honest, I have a bit more concern about the spiders and poisonous insects while camping!
@@MeganKaptein
Hi Megan
Thank you for your message.
I really enjoy your videos and the stunning scenery British Columbia offers. This is in stark contrast to the arid desert environ of Australia.
Please believe me when I tell you Australia is really not that dangerous.
Despite what you've heard from friends.
Yes, we have some of the world's most dangerous creatures (crocodiles, sharks, snakes, spiders, etc ) but they are rarely encountered.
In fact, I could count on one hand the number I have seen.
As an adult migrant, with the opportunity to choose between Canada and Australia, despite my mother being a Canuk, I selected Australia because of the warm climate. In the 50 years I have lived in Oz I have rearly seen a dangerous creature.
I implore you to not let exagerated tales of eucalyptus sedated koalas, our wombats, or our kangaroos trying to take you off your bike at dawn and dusk, from putting you off visiting our magnificent land.
The Ulysses Club ( www.ulysses.org.au ) is a social club for 'old' motorcyclists (ie over age 40). In (many) years to come you'll be eligible !
With 15 international Branches, around the world, there is the opportunity for you to spearhead a new Canadian Branch.
May I take the opportunity of wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and safe Christmas.
I have enjoyed this series quite a bit. Looking forward to what you may bring us next.
Ride safe and Merry Christmas to you (all).
Thanks JP! Merry Christmas to you as well.
Canada is so beautiful! Especially Alberta and BC
BC is definitely beautiful, Alberta is on the west side haha otherwise mostly flat prairie (I'm from Edmonton, 4 hrs to Jasper or Banff)
That is true, but do not forget Yukon! On my trip to Canada I especially loved Vancouver Island and Yukon. The road from Whitehorse to Skagway Alaska is very beautiful!!!
Beautiful video!
Yah , I woke one morning in the forest north of Phoenix az and almost put my hand into a really dirty diaper while crawling out of my tent . Oh those mid night set ups .
I needs me a trip out west. Central Ohio is just too flat. I discovered the Rockies in the 80's...been back a few times, but it's been a while.
You can never go wrong with the best coast 😉
Looking into the camera and displaying honesty, whether it's about the positive or the negative (the beauty and adventure of extended motorcycle travel/camping vs the fatigue), is a precious thing we can all relate to. Thanks Megan.
Thank you, Ken. Appreciate your empathy.
Been there many years ago and it’s still one of my favorite places!
Canada looks awesome ...... so wild and raw
😎🏍💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 thanks for taking us along
Thank you, John!
There’s nothing wrong with cutting the trip a little short if you were getting tired and not really feeling it anymore. Like you said, this is for fun, you’re not a martyr. Each individual has their own personal way of enjoying a trip. Some enjoy pushing themselves harder than others. In the end, this was your trip and you had fun. Excellent video, looking forward to more!
Well said, Daniel. Thanks for watching and supporting my content.
Short trips can be great trips. Surrounding yourself with beauty puts a smile in your heart. Great video!
Absolutely!
Wait the minute Meg, they allow people wild camp in Canada?
I bet, none Canadian backpackers left those rubbish.
You look well for a tired lady by the way.
Thank you for taking us to all this beautiful places.
I’m not sure if it’s technically allowed or not, but all the more reason to ensure you’re not leaving garbage behind!
@@MeganKaptein So True.
Alas, in these weird border-barricaded CoViD times, who else could the litterbug culprits be? It goes to show there is pig-ignorant callousness to greater or lesser degrees in all national identities :-(
In New Zealand we call this 'Freedom" camping, and for the most part it is allowed here, except where explicitly signposted otherwise, which is usually around the 'touristy' hotspots.
In summertimes past here, many spots have been spoiled and soiled by freedom campers, some of whom have left their literal cr@p behind in the outright publically accessible open, thus demonstrating their egregious entitlementalism that the local government and communties shall pick up their tab. The anecdotal impression has been that it's been overseas 20-somethings UK/Europeans doing their OE on the cheap & nasty in hired camper-vans who've been the guilty parties to such desecration.
With NZ's borders still fully shut tight to all overseas tourism, it''ll be interesting to see how much of a problem is caused by freedom campers this coming summer who can (by obvious elimination) only be NZers.
@@rhonda-my_honda_cb500x3 Good point! That will be very telling.
Beautiful country. Thanks Megan.and yes we have those kind of people in Australia as well. can pack it but can't be bothered picking it up before they leave.
There's a small handful of bad apples in every batch, I'm afraid. 😔
Looking forward to next time on Tofino winding road, riding not driving! So much more to see! Cheers from freezing Ontario (Feb.)
It us that says thank you for letting us be a part of you adventure dear Megan Kaptein. It's such a pleasure to follow your channel and I will support it as much a can.
Yours Sincerely
The Danish Viking
Thank you so much. I sincerely appreciate the support. 🙏
Can't wait to ride through BC and around the island one day. I'm only a province away :) Great video.
You're always welcome!
Don’t go to Squamish, it sucks
Nice to follow your adventure on the Island. Grew up there so it's my old stomping ground. Recognized Duke Point and the Malahat. One day soon, I will do my own motorcycle road trip on the Island.
You are a real trooper! Very wise to listen to your body. I find even daily communting to work, west end of Van to Burnaby after a 10 hour shift riding homevin the dark often wet weather I am just bagged. Thank God for heated vests and gloves!! Stay well my friend.
Thanks for your empathy, Patrick! Temperature extremes, either hot or cold, really take it out of me too! Happy holidays and all the best to you.
Thanks Megan. That was a terrific series you just finished with this video. I'm glad you headed home for a rest when your body told you it was time. I can't imagine being in a tent trying to sleep and hearing something breathing outside. It's horrible that someone would leave raw meat just laying around, and really dangerous for campers too with all the wildlife here in Canada. Please stay safe my friend!!
Here we are deep into the rainy and cold season in Vancouver, so any rides for me will be short ones to keep fresh gas in the carbs and some charge in the battery. I hope for some longer rides when the weather gets better, but am too chicken to use a tent. There has to be some cheapish motels out there where I can sleep better and still not break the bank. I really really hope I can do a southern Ontario trip to visit family next summer, but that's yet to be seen.
Tim, it was certainly an unnerving experience. Covid has been a game changer for hotels/motels locally during the summer. It seemed like everybody wanted to get away and almost all of the campsites and accommodation on the island were fully booked while I was there. Some advance planning might mitigate that risk in your case...
Great video...informative and personal :-) Thanks for the "keeping it real" insight to your trip.
Your mindset is really great! Thanks you for sharing your thoughts about litter in the nature! But you also that you take it away, even on a motorcycle which is not so easy on a motorbike!
Beautiful landscapes and oustandings views. I love Canada and look forward to travel (riding) all over the country in a Honda. Have a good and confortable rest (you deserve it) and come back soon. Congratulations for your spirit of superation and self-achievement.
Thank you, José!
Thanks for the trip! I highly appreciated it. Next time, bring some pepper spray for the Grizzly bear and the dear.
Pepper spray is considered a prohibited weapon in Canada (can't say I agree with it). Bear spray which is essentially the same thing is not but you must have a justifiable reason to possess it. In her case, yes, she can have it for bears because there are bears there.
General issue -How do you imagine usage of a pepper spray? could you stop a running train if you have spray in your hand? when you see and 180-360 kg (400-790 lb) grizzly running in to you at 50 km/h (40miles/h) speed...Also remains possibility to hit the bear crossing the road in bear area....
Maybe the Grizzly bear like the taste of pepper when he eat the good lady..? What do you have on the protective menu for the good lady?
Sorry to hear that you cut your trip short. Now you have an excuse to get out there again. Not that you need one! Thanks for sharing your adventures. I'm looking forward to watching more of them.
💖💖💖 Good for you Megan 💖💖💖
Thank you for cleaning up and for looking after yourself. You such a good example life. We only managed one night's camping this year on our little road trip here in the UK 🇬🇧 🤪 ❤
Big Love whooooshies zoooming your way xxx
Most gratefully received, Jane. Thank you!!
Hard not to get a sleep deficit camping. I’m a fan for motels, nice production Megan, I can travel with you and others and stay home with my cat lol
Thanks Magen, great season of riding and videos. Take care and enjoy your down time back home. Happy holidays, happy Hanukkah and merry Christmas
Thank you, David! Happy holidays to you as well!
It is a pleasure for me to watch your videos!