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.
Thought provoking video…….I like it.
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I can’t say mine was a chance encounter, but I was at a crossroads, where I wanted to do more riding. extend weekend trips to 5, 6, 7 or 10 days (nothing longer as of yet…). I had my heart set on a Triumph Sprint ST. The day I went down to purchase it, they had an F800 sitting on the floor. It never occurred to me, this was the bike for me, but I asked if I could take them both for a test ride.
I rode the Sprint first and realized instantly why I wanted this bike so bad. The sound of the triple engine and the sheer joy and comfort of the bike. I took it back and they had the F800 GS ready. My first thought was there’s no way I am going to get my leg over the damned thing, let alone touch the ground. But, I sat on it, opened the throttle a little to get out of the parking lot and…well, 16,000 miles later, in less than 2 years and I cannot say I’ve been happier with a bike. The ability to hit the expressway, twisties or backroads, makes the GS a perfect bike for me.
I think my family is finally coming to terms with my passion. They are finally understanding why I day dream so often of my next trip. Why I am so protective of my vacation time. Not that I don’t want to spend time with my family, but they know what drives me. I have a list as well…of all of the places, I’d like to hit…I am slowly checking them off.
I really appreciate your blog.
Daren
great story Daren…I know the feeling about the ADV biking world…some call me obsessed I just say I live life…..Love what you just commented….thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!