Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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Thursday 1:00 Registration Opens

2:00 pm 2:45 pm

Touring Iceland Zigy Kaluzny

3:00 pm 3:45 pm

Smaller bike = BIGGER Adventure… featuring the new BMW G310GS Jenny is currently in the middle of an extensive solo adventure ride all over North America.

Jenny Morgan

Journey to Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 1974 rl Reflections on travel by motorcycle to Bamiyan, in the mountainous heart of Afghanistan, to stand atop the giant standing Buddhas.

Bruce Friesen

Skills Tune Up rl (meet at parking lot) NOTE: Open to first 10 people to Sign up at Registration! Basic aspects of on and off-road riding including: 1 - Eyes & Mind 2 - Body Positioning 3 - Use of Controls & Controlling your bike

Al Brooks

Bike Mods and Ergonomics! Making that new bike fit right!

Grant Johnson

4:00 pm 4:45 pm

Smaller bike = BIGGER Adventure… featuring the new BMW G310GS cont’d

Jenny Morgan

Guided Meditation rl Meet in front of arena

Colin Northcott

5:00 pm 6:00 pm

Dinner

6:15 pm 8:00 pm

Adventure Starts When the Plan Falls Apart

5 Friends, 5 KTM's, 5 Months to Travel from London to Seoul.

Francis Walsh

8:30 pm HUBB Pub Networking and meet the presenters event.

Mixer in the main room

Some Thursday presentations are repeated on Friday or Saturday.

rl = It will be repeated later

R = this is the Repeat

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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Friday 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Ride to the Sky: CANCELLED due to smoke 9:00 am 9:45 am

Presenters and Volunteers Coffee

Yoga for Motorcyclists rl Meet in front of arena with your yoga mat or towel.

Kristi Williamson 10:00 am 10:45 am

How it all began - RTW without a plan Grant & Susan

The Top to Bottom of Going Top to Bottom Riding from Canada to Argentina. (Part 1)

Krista Harris

Making – Not Taking – Photographs

Zigy Kaluzny

Skills Tune Up R (meet at parking lot) NOTE: Open to first 10 people to Sign up at Registration! Basic aspects of on and off-road riding including: 1 - Eyes & Mind, 2 - Body Positioning, 3 - Use of Controls & Controlling your bike

Al Brooks

11:00 am 11:45 am

How it all began - RTW without a plan Cont

Grant & Susan

Making – Not Taking – Photographs Cont’d

Zigy Kaluzny

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00 pm 1:45 pm

Taking an Epic Self Portrait on the Road Rosie Gabrielle

Fix that Flat! Everything you wanted to know …. Even if you thought you knew it all!

Grant Johnson

2:00 pm 2:45 pm

Riding Route 16 A motorcycle tour through the heart of British Columbia from the Rockies to Prince Rupert.

Megan Kaptein

Fix that Flat! Continued

Grant Johnson

Unlimited Travel rl Financing the trip of lifetime

Glen and Carrie Cullen

Guided Meditation R Meet in front of arena

Colin Northcott

3:00 pm 3:45 pm

Northern eXposure Highlights from summer 2017 10,000 mile solo adventure ride through Canada and U.S.

Jenny Morgan

Tire Plugging & Patching Learn how to plug & patch your tires properly - essential kit!

Grant Johnson

Packing Light for Long Distance Tours

Zigy Kaluzny

Skills Tune Up R (meet at parking lot) NOTE: Open to first 10 people to Sign up at Registration! Basic aspects of on and off-road riding including: 1 - Eyes & Mind, 2 - Body Positioning, 3 - Use of Controls & Controlling your bike

Al Brooks

4:00 pm 4:45 pm

Northern eXposure Cont’d

Jenny Morgan

GS 911 How to diagnose your BMW on the road from your phone!

Grant Johnson

Women's Get Acquainted

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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Friday 5:00 pm 6:00 pm

Dinner

6:15 pm 6:30 pm

Announcements and housekeeping items

6:45 pm 7:30 pm

The Transcontinentalist rl Story of a 1915 transcontinental motorcycle journey

Trevor Hughes

7:45 pm 8:30 pm

Working from Your Motorcycle

As a travelling entertainer I have used my motorcycle to maximize my summer fun and using it as my primary work transportation.

Daryl Makk

8:30 pm HUBB Pub Mixer in the main room

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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Saturday 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Women of HU Brekkie

Group discussion - bring your questions!

8:30 am Mini-HUMM Briefing

Grant Johnson

8:00-9:00 Yoga for Motorcyclists R Meet in front of arena with your yoga mat or towel.

Kristi Williamson 9:00 am 9:45 am

Creating a WordPress Website Megan Kaptein

Adventure Challenge Practice and Skills Course (meet at parking lot) NOTE: Open to first 20 people to Sign up at Registration! Basic aspects of on and off-road riding including: Ride the HU Off-road course!

Al Brooks and Michael Taylor

9-10:30

09:00 - 10:30 Making your own custom seat Herman Kovacs

10:00 am 10:45 am

Journey to Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 1974 R Reflections on travel by motorcycle to Bamiyan, in the mountainous heart of Afghanistan, to stand atop the giant standing buddhas.

Bruce Friesen

4 Easy Steps to Overland Travel! Grant & Susan Johnson Horizons Unlimited

Round Table - Europe

10:30 - Lunch Show us your stuff! Hosted Tour: best camp gear and bike mods walking tour Audrey and Ekke

11:00 am 11:45

The Way Home After their ride from Top to Bottom (see presentation on Friday) Krista and Dan minimize flights to get home.

Krista Harris

4 Easy Steps to Overland Travel! cont

Grant & Susan Johnson

Round Table - South America

10:45 – 12:00 Adventure Challenge Practice and Skills Course

Al Brooks and Michael Taylor

12:00-1:00 Lunch

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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Saturday 1:00 pm 1:45 pm

Video: How to Best Capture Your Adventure

Rosie Gabrielle

Double or Nothing! Packing tips for travelling light on a BMW G310GS

Jenny Morgan

Round Table – Africa Ekke and Audrey

Adventure Challenge Practice and Skills Course Improve your skills on a challenging practice course!

Michael Taylor and Al Brooks 1:00 – 2:30

Guided Meditation R Meet in front of arena

Colin Northcott

2:00 pm 2:45 pm

The Transcontinentalist R Story of a 1915 transcontinental motorcycle journey

Trevor Hughes

Double or Nothing! Continued with display of Rally Raid kit on BMW G310GS

Jenny Morgan

Round Table – Potpourri

Ekke and Audrey

3:00 pm 3:45 pm

Unlimited Travel R Financing that trip of a lifetime

Glen and Carrie Cullen

Adventure Skills Challenge! Now that you’ve practised your skills put them to the test

Michael Taylor and Al Brooks

4:00 pm 4:45 pm

Touring Scandinavia From Helsinki to Nordkapp

Zigy Kaluzny

Round The World – One Year at a Time PART 1 How it all started and what we’ve learned after four years of travelling around the world.

Audrey Allenspach-Kok and Ekke Kok

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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5:00 pm 6:00 pm

Dinner

6:15-6:45

Announcements HU updates, Housekeeping, Raffle draws!

7:00 pm 7:45 pm

Chronic Illness – Living to the Fullest To live a life full of passion and to inspire others.

Rosie Gabrielle

8:00 pm 9:15 pm

Round The World – One Year at a Time PART 2 How it all started and what we’ve learned after four years of travelling around the world.

Audrey Allenspach-Kok and Ekke Kok

9:15 pm closing

HUBB Pub Mixer in the main room

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting Events Schedule Can West 2018 Africa Room

(Arena) Asia Room

(Downstairs) Australia Room

(Downstairs) Kazakh Steppe

(Fields) Salar de Uyuni

(In front of Arena) 300 seats + 100 seats 30 seats

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Sunday 9:00 am 10:00 am

CLEANUP CREW Pack up, say “Good Bye”, and make plans for next year!

Thanks for coming! We hope you enjoyed yourself and will come back again next year. Please use the Contact Us link on every page of the website, or the

Canada West Meeting thread on the HUBB to give us your views and comments, or just to talk about the event!

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You can also add your feedback to the event and give us a big help to improve the event for next year at: (open one week after the event)

http://www.HorizonsUnlimited.com/events/canwest-2018/feedback.php

Please leave the campsite clean and tidy, and have a safe trip home.

Special thanks to all the presenters and volunteers who have helped to make this event happen.

Audrey Allenspach-Kok and Ekke Kok HU CanWest 2018 Organizers

Grant and Susan Johnson

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Inspiring, Informing and Connecting Travellers since 1997