More stories;

that Tour de Fried Breakfasts..also became Tour de Deep Fried Fish. (of course, we had our fresh lobster.several times, when we camped by the beach...we went during lobster season and bought straight from the fishermen. ...without planning/knowing this in advance.)

It dismayed us at that time, there we were surrounded by piles of fresh fish..but end result in alot of small town/city offerings...on menus was deep fried fish. To showcase fresh fish and fish diversity, I really prefer fish..pan fried, grilled or steamed. It wasn't until we got to one of the biggest Canadian cities on the east coast, Halifax that we had fish dishes done non-deep fried. Hopefully things have changed since um..over 12 years ago.

Story #2 -- In 2006, my partner and another buddy of his cycled from Vancouver to madison, Wisconsin to attend the ProWalk, ProBike conference. ABout 4,000 kms. It became the Tour de Sushi --in the U.S. midwest.

No guff. As soon as they got to motel, his cycling buddy was checking the phone book for local sushi places if any.

this friend is not Asian at all. Here at home in Vancouver he and his also non-Asian wife, provide paid home-stays to Japanese adult foreign students who come for several months to learn English. So they both do know alot about Japanese cuisine and quality. (Yes, he knows alot of sushi restaurants locally.)

thankfully my partner also loves sushi and sashimi