I attended the 2018 meeting and really enjoyed myself, this is the 3rd one I've been to in the last 4 years.

The big question for me was how bad was the smoke going to be while riding there and how bad would it be at the event.

Well it wasn't too bad driving from Vancouver, other than a few short sections where it was quite thick, overall no problems, at the event it was about the same as in Vancouver when I left, very hazy but not unbearable when outside.

The presenters were awesome, we even had a Canadian stand up comic (Daryl Makk) who was very funny and many excellent female presenters, Megan, Rosie, Krista and Jenny Morgan to name a few.

What a great place to meet other travelers and after a few days hanging out with them feels like I've known them for years, and not to mention catching up with old friends as well..

I really enjoyed the hands on workshops including bike ergo's and mods with Grant Johnson and modifying your motorcycle seat with Herman Kovacs.

One news item of note was the change in dates for next year to early July to avoid the wild fire season and hopefully there will be no fire ban and allow us to have an evening fire of our own. (stay tuned for details on this)

Thanks to Grant and Susan for their tireless efforts and to the hosts, Ekke and Audrey for an amazing event.

See you next year.

David

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