2012 has been an interesting year...Leslie got a new job and is now working for BC Transplant as an Organ Donation Coordinator and Organ Donation Specialist.
Cheryl continues to do well in her police career and we got engaged. Wedding will be next August 2013. More info please read below.
Cheryl and I met in 1997 in Bellingham, Washington. We kept in touch over the year via the internet plus flying back and forth. Before we both knew it I moved all the way across the country to a new country no less in march 1998 and been here ever since. I, meaning Leslie grew up in New York on Long Island where her family still remains except my brother.
Went to College in upstate NY and grad school back on Long Island where I got my Masters Degree in Social Work. In 1999 I started working as an Intensive Care Unit Social Worker at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC and loved my job after all those years.
Cheryl grew up in the lower mainland of BC and many of her family members are here as well. Beautiful place to grow up and go to school. Throughout Cheryl's teenage years and adulthood she worked for her mother's family business. However, at the ripe old age of 35 she decided to embark upon a career in law enforcement which she has been enjoying for over 5 years. Cheryl has found a passion within the Police force working with kids in schools.
We have been together as partner's for 15 years and after Cheryl graduated Depot (Police Training) we both got motorcycles and our licenses. I grew up on bikes and Cheryl always wanted to learn to ride. Learning was easy for Cheryl and getting back on a bike for me just made sense. Cheryl thinks I am obsessed with bikes but to be honest once she is on the road I can't stop her.
Cheryl loves video games, I love wild life, Cheryl dreams about white sandy tropical beaches, I dream about seeing the polar bears in Hudson Bay, Manitoba.
Opposites attract and we both share a passion for adventure motorcycle touring. We learned this after buying our first 2010 BMW F650GS bikes. We travel well together making sure we are both taking care of ourselves. Cheryl is the brains, mechanic, navigator and packer, I am the organizer/planner.
Cheryl is the quiet one, I am the loud New Yorker. Cheryl loves video games, I love live web cams featuring Bald Eagles, Falcons, osprey's and Owls. In the end it seems to work.
Congrats girls for all your hard work producing the blog, photos and video’s. I think your right about Triumph wanting to strip the bikes down, especially with the stalling issue. But, I do hope once they have done that, they will give you the bikes or sell them to you with a BIG discount. Please keep us updated on what happens next.
Regards to you both,
Bob
we will post the outcome for sure….thanks Bob
Hi Lesley & Cags! I’ve recently became a fan of you guys, really admiring what you are both doing…riding, good cause, reports, pixs…all of it. I think this whole thing is simply awesome! I ride the 650 twin and am still loving it (maybe cos I’ve not so-called “outgrown” it yet but anyway good that you girls have).
I noticed in the video that you have those adventure type bars behind your screen and am wondering where you got them. Also, I noticed that you have 2 rotopax cans on top of those Jesse’s on the Tiger, I’m assuming you have to drill holes on your box cover to install the mountings and am wondering if you encountered leaks inside those bags – considering that the mount is on top and gets direct rain on them as oppose to one the side walls at the back side of those boxes.
Thanks and all the best on your offer to Triumph and I hope it works out well for you girls.
Cheers,
Nat
hope you did not take the “outgrown” part as an insult. The 650GS is an awesome bike….we just found one that feels better on the street. The bar behind the shield is a BMW bar that they sell. Adds more stability to the plastic. No issues with the rack being on top of the panniers but we found too much weight on top does make the latches open so putting gas cans full is not recommended. Light on top and all is good.
No insult at all..don’t worry. Thanks for the info and keep up the good adventure! Cheers.