Planning and Anticipation

Most Plans are just inaccurate predictions....Ben Bayol

When I rode to Ushuaia, I had given myself fairly clear travel  instructions and my plans were straightforward: "Keep the Water on the Right".  For the most part, I kept to this design and thankfully did not get too lost.  So much for all my instructions  to all of my former Social Studies students regarding  the importance of knowing that one should "Never Eat Soggy Weiners" as a guide to finding  their cardinal directions.


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 I have long recognized that my own sense of direction and place in the world is completely turned sideways once I get into the featureless flats of the Prairies or go fishing on the "outside" of the rim of mountains on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

 I have learned to rely heavily upon my ZUMO 665 GPS(Garmin), and I have slowly learned how to maximize the features of this technology.  I spent a few fretful days wondering how I would ever manage to navigate about Cuba when I learned that the authorities were adamant that I could not carry my GPS on Blondy.  As it turned out, the Captain of the Stahlratte was ordered  by the Cuban authorities to store all of the GPS navigational aids while the adventurers were spread out all over Cuba.  Other than getting turned around in Havana for a few hours, and riding in some restricted areas, I somehow managed to have a great tour of the Island without my electronic connection.  I recalled the irony of the Cuban ban on GPS devices when I kept running into Cubans who sported smart phones with all sorts of GPS navigation features.

Most of my family now live in the flatlands of Alberta or the Northwest Territories.  I have found it difficult to orient myself in the two cities of Edmonton and Calgary, and I have made it a point to ensure that Mr. Garmin has clear coordinates and directions to my destinations whenever I am out on the flatlands of Canada.  It is not good enough that the Rockies are out there behind me somewhere, as I need clearer references in order to not get turned around.    I have been organizing some planning and coordinates as I head towards Newfoundland and eventually the Horizons Unlimited meeting in Nova Scotia.

BMW Moto  Dealers, Suppliers

Note: Due to Google Maps' privacy settings, only I can see the actual locales on the maps below.  The Lat/Long coordinates will assist any riders who wish to access the dealers listed below.  

Newfoundland

Mount Pearl (near St.John’s)

The Toy Box
Avalon Motoraad
15 Old Placentia Road
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador A1N 4P4

Phone (709) 726-6500
Email sales@avalonmotorrad.com
Website http://www.avalonmotorrad.ca
15 Old Placentia Road; Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1N 4P4.
Heideneaus available

47.5128635,-52.830112

New Brunswick

Moncton

Adriaan's Cycle Service
80 King
Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 4M6
Phone: (506) 382-0262
46.094989, -64.780465







Near Moncton
Atlantic Motoplex
930 Champlain Street
Dieppe, New Brunswick  E1A 1P8
1(888)378-0169

Nova Scotia

Dartmouth NS

Pro Cycle
550 Windmill Road,Dartmouth
Nova Scotia Canada B3B 1B3
902-468-2518, fax 902-468-5635
www.procycleonline.com
44.692783,-63.600385





Dartmouth NS


RPM Cycle
168 Main St.
Dartmouth, NS   B2X 1S2
(902) 434-8516

44.682292,-63.535598





Bedford NS
Pro Tech Suspension

Pro Tech Suspension
299 Rocky Lake Drive, Unit #1
Bedford, N.S., B4A 2T3
Canada
(902) 832-3155


Hammond Plains NS
BALANCE TIRE and AUTO

Stephen Lightfoot 832-0689
75 Leeward Avenue
Hammonds Plains, NS
Please call for an appt.

Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

Wildwood Sports
1143 Pembina Hwy.
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2A3

Tel.: 204-477-1701
Fax: 204-453-8793
wildwood@mts.net
www.wildwoodsports.com

Lat 49.846770000 Lon -97.153270000

Ontario

Toronto ON

BMW Toronto
11 Sunlight Park Road
M4M 1B5
Tel.: 416-623-4269
Fax: 416-623-2700
bmwtorontoinfo@bmwtoronto.ca
www.bmwtoronto.ca

43.655719,-79.349869





 

 Oakville ON

Budds' BMW
2454 South Service Rd. W.
L6L 5M9
Tel.: 905-845-3577
Fax: 905-825-9887
sales@buddsbmw.com
www.buddsmotorrad.com

Lat 43.411590000 Lon -79738110000
 

 Ajax ON

Endras Motorrad-BMW Durham
100 Achilles Road
Ajax, ON
L1Z 0C5
Tel.: 905-619-5522
Fax: 905-619-5544
info@endrasbmw.com
www.endrasbmw.com
Duram.bmw.ca

43.853679,-79.008674

 Ottawa ON

Ottawa Motorrad

450 West Hunt Club Road
Ottawa, ON
K2E 1B2
Tel.: 613-731-9071
Fax: 613-731-1729
Service Center Contact info:
Tel 613-731-9071
Toll Free: 855-731-9071
Heideneau Tires
Open Monday
www.ottawagoodtime.com
Frankie  service@ottawa.com

45.335185,-75.72289

New Market, ON

Serpa BMW
87 Mulock Dr. L3Y 8V2
(905)895-8700
fax (905) 895-2690
www.serpabmw.com

44.03716,-79.472198,

London, ON

Wolf BMW

1859 Oxford St. East
N5V 2Z6
Tel.: 519-951-9482
Fax: 519-951-6493
sales@wolfbmw.com
www.wolfbmw.com

43.015164,-81.183673
 

 Quebec

Cherokee

Tel.: 819-821-3595
Fax: 819-821-3212
sherbrooke@performancenc.ca
www.performancenc.ca






 

Montreal

Moto Internationale
6695, rue Saint-Jacques
Montréal, QC
H4B 1V3
Tel.: 514-483-6686
Fax: 514-483-3454
info@motointer.com
www.motointer.com

Lat. 45.460320000 Lon. -73.626180000
 

 Quebec City

Moto Vanier
776, boul. Wilfrid-Hamel
Québec, QC
G1M 2R3
Tel.: 418-527-6907
Fax: 418-527-8006
motovanier@bellnet.ca
www.motovanier.ca

46.8121384,-71.2553416

Laval

Monetter Sports
251 Boul.des Laurentides H7G 2T7
(450) 668-6466 faxL (450) 668-6799
monettesports@videtron.net
www.monette.sports.com

Saskatchewan

 Saskatoon

European Motorrad
2634 Faithfull Avenue
Saskatoon, SK
S7K 5W3
Tel.: 306-934-3717
Fax: 306-934-5144
sales.customcycle@sasktel.net
www.customcycleandmarine.com

52.1698825,-106.665048

Alberta

Calgary
Blackfoot Motorrad
6 Highfield Circle S.E.
Calgary, AB
T2G 5N5
Tel.: 403-243-2636
Fax: 403-287-1297
sales@blackfootmotosports.com
www.blackfootmotosports.com

lat 51.010780000 lon. 114.046590000

British Columbia

Victoria
Island BMW
740 Roderick St
Victoria, BC V8Z 3K9

48.449021,-123.372244



West Kelowna
Bentley Motorrad
1110 Stevens Rd
West Kelowna, BC V1Z 1G1

49.866301,-119.560838