DeeTours Travel Company

09/22/2015

09/19/2015

Fall camping trip to the Allegheny National Forest. Gotta fuel up with second breakfast.

02/02/2015

These guys are on an awesome adventure, Toronto to Ushuaia -- leaving in JANUARY! Best of luck to them. We'll be following their blog closely.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-men-kick-off-40-000-km-motorcycle-trip-to-promote-pan-am-games-1.2215000

Two Ontario men began a 40,000-kilometre motorcycle journey Saturday, setting off from Toronto’s CN tower through a human-tunnel of outstretched volunteer arms – and en route to 18 different Pan-American countries.

11/10/2014

Flight of the Snowbird - Day 4

Heath, OH to northern Kentucky

I’m starting to get in a morning travel ritual, and that makes me smile.

* Awake before dawn
* Listen to CBC Radio via the CBC app on my iPhone
* Adjust tire pressure (felt a little low yesterday afternoon)
* Reattach luggage
* Eat a Continental Breakfast
* Wipe down the dew
* (Skip filling up — ahhh.. one of the joys of this new GSA — HUGE tank!!!)
* Sidestand up

I’m back on the road again!

Bonus: lunch at Timmies!

11/04/2014

http://blog.darrenbaptiste.com/2014/11/lets-ride.html

10/24/2014

Flight of the Snowbird - Day 3

Sandusky,OH to Heath, OH

Stayed in an Econlodge for the night. Nothing special about the room, but the WiFi connection to the Internet was very fast, perhaps due to how few people were at the motel that night.

Right in front of the motel was my dining spot for the evening - Casa Real Mexican Restaurant. Some of the biggest (and tastiest) unblended margaritas I have had in quite a while. In fact, not since my days as a bartender at Chi-Chi’s and was mixing them myself, have I had such large drinks. And for dirt cheap too — $5.00 for a 20-ounce drink! I couldn’t even finish one drink.

10/19/2014

Flight of the Snowbird research trip complete - 4,656 miles over 20 days -- lots of wonderful sights and activities. Need to whittle down the tour to 14 days, max. Hmmmm.... what to cut?

Proper trip pictures to come in the days ahead.

10/11/2014

Can't wait for the first ride reviews.

We get a firsthand look at the CSC Cyclone RX-3 to discover if the $3,495 Chinese built Adventure Bike is built to withstand the rigors of Adventure Touring.

10/06/2014

On the way back from the 2014 Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travel Ontario meeting.

10/05/2014

Day 2 - Windsor, ON - Point Pelee Island, ON - Sandusky, ON

Took a large car ferry from Kingsville, ON to the island. It takes about and hour to ride around the entire island. About 3/4 of the roads are gravel.

Then took the ferry across the border to Sandusky, Ohio. It's a much smaller boat for the international crossing (max. 12 vehicles vs ~ 30).
You sail right past the Cedar Point Amusement Park as you get to the States. Fabulous sight seeing the coasters and ferris wheel lit up at night seemingly right on the waters edge.

10/05/2014

Just catching up on posting some pics from the current trip.

Day 1 - Toronto, ON to Windsor,ON along the north shore of Lake Erie, which is being marketed as Ontario's South Coast. Beautiful low-traffic, well maintained roads along a nice shoreline.

Serious bug fest riding at dusk. I have no idea how people do this without full-face helmets.

09/22/2014

Flight of the Snowbird. Toronto to Key West. 6700+ kms, 0 Interstate Highways

09/22/2014

If you're planning a camping trip, here's a great FREE resource to build a checklist of your most vital items. http://micapeak.com/checklists/mclist.html

p.s. Always be kind to yourself and allow an indulgence or two, Remember, in life, nothing is more necessary than the unnecessary.

This is a checklist for an overnight motorcycle camping trip. There is another smaller ("credit card camping") list here too. Here's how it works:

09/21/2014

Planning for the Flight of the Snowbird trip is underway! We leave Toronto next weekend! Travel math: 1 motorcycle + 15 days + 6771 kms = loads of fun!

09/10/2014

Today we leave for the Horizon's Unlimited Meeting up at Camp Manitou near Parry Sound. Ride by day .. code by night. This is going to be good...

08/14/2014

Soooo... we've got ourselves a new bike! Say hello! She's as yet unnamed. Our ultimate destination: everywhere!