Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Backward Vision.

The tour has been done for a couple of weeks and we are already in the process of setting up more stuff for February and March-April. I want to thank everyone who frequents this blog for your interest, and to keep checking it out, because we are already working on new material, and setting up another tour(s). So stay tuned!

Here are some shots that encompass the whole trip. It is unfortunate that the last half of the tour had less pictures. It is the hardest thing to charge batteries in a bus parked in a vacant lot. Next time there will hopefully be a whole lot less vehicle problems to deal with, and a whole lot more shows and music related pictures. It was an adventure none the less....... enjoy!




Safe at home in the K-dub. Just outside of the Boathouse-still pimping Thor's ride. Showing him off before our K-W kick-off with our good friends 'The Free Press'
Set'n up for our Tour Launch at The El Mocambo.
Mr. Cutler even made it out for the gig. Unbelievable!
Chatting with friends and well-wishers while loading up for the trip back to Kitchener.
Cultural experiences in Marathon Ontario.More cultural experiences.The Starbuck's in Marathon. Grande Bold please.
The haunting face of auto-shops of yet to come. Oh.. Thunder Bay.
Taco Time eluded us the entire trip... yes this is a true regret.Another attempt at fixing the speed sensor in Brandon Manitoba. Shop #2.
Flat flat flat flat flat flat. The desolation of the prairies is actually quite beautiful.
Saskatoon. Buds on Broadway, just down the street from the much cooler 'Amigo's'
Oh my god it is my dream car! Seriously... this is sweet.
Shop #3, The death of Thor, the God of broken imported axles. Lloydminster, AB/SK
Rental Truck #1
Rental Van #2.
The 4th and final vehicle, the beauty that is Atlas. Chevy 30 = Lego mobile.The head on shot of the beast.
Packed to the brim.
This is Wilkie Saskatchewan. Home of Tim Lee, and the source of our rescue. Tim saved us when we were pretty sure there was no way to make the rest of the tour fly.
On the way to Slave Lake, Alberta. Freaking spooky ass highway.Our very short experience with Edmonton.
The Watch store in Stettler, AB. Biggest sign for miles around.

Atlas refuels... hot diggidy!
Mountains beckon. On our way into the Rockies.
Revelstoke! Oh my god.
Near Kamloops.. Insane surroundings.
The Lions Gate bridge in Vancouver. Our good friend Ryan Layfield was kind enough to show us around. Wicked city.
The Pacific Ocean. The furthest point of the journey
More Van-city.Coolant problems just outside of 'Hope' BC.

Seriously sunny but cold in the mountains.
Skip the prairies and we are back to north of Superior. This is between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie.
Sleeping in a Tim Horton's parking lot leaves you weathered. An absolutely grotesque scene in Northern Ontario.
This is how to kill time while draining BBQ tanks into a bus tank.
So close yet so far in Ontario. Close enough to the end of our tour. After this our water pump broke. Atlas had been so good to us up until then. All the way through the rockies and back with only a trip permit, and the topping up of random fluids from time to time. Not bad for an '86.
It felt good to be home and clean again, surrounded by loved ones. Something strange happens after about a week though... there is this itch... like you need to be doing something... I have come to the conclusion that something might be booking another tour.

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6 comments:

krista zee said...

Taco Time vs. Taco Bell...

and go!

@lex said...

Holy shit lads. This sounds like both an epic journey and a bit of a vehicle nightmare. You guys must have trouble getting in and out of the the bus given the size of your rocks. wow.

Welcome home friends.

krista zee said...

I think we should know eachother.
cuz Im from the K dub.

vacuity said...

Pleased to meet ya Kay zee. K-dubbers unite!
And Alex.. can't wait for Dec 13th. We are going to rock the Boat(house) with our rocks a plenty! har har har.

See you then!

r.

vacuity said...

Also.. is Taco Time actually any good? Every city west of Thunder Bay has one and we still didn't stop at one! The next tour is set with that as the main goal in it's itinerary. Yes.. we have low touring standards. tacos.

rob

krista zee said...

I may never have had Taco Time, but I run for the border OFTEN.

bean burritos!

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