Roadtrip 2014 – Day 5
Nice dry day but very cool – started at 47 finished at 56 and the winds were 35+ MPH all day. I quit riding about an hour and a half early as I felt like I had been wrestling with … Continued
Roadtrip 2014 – Day 4
Started off the day by sleeping in to 0630 since the local forecast was for heavy rain until almost 0800 and my B&B host, Karen, was making breakfast for 0700. I climbed on the bike at 755 at hit the … Continued
Roadtrip 2014- Day 3
Rain . . . more Rain . . . Hard Rain . . . Harder Rain . . . Hard Rain with gale force gusts . . . then FOG – Newfoundland thick FOG!! For a while I thought I … Continued
Roadtrip 2014 – Day 2
Well, Monday was a pretty good day as I made it from Bangor to Harrisburg, Pa. It was cool but only had about 20 minutes of rain out of Bangor. But things were not a whole lot greener until I … Continued
Roadtrip 2014 – Day 1. Cold and damp and AWESOME!!
Had a great ride today. Thank goodness for Heated Gear!! I was actually warm despite the crappy weather I had for the Canadian part of my day. Also glad Jessica MacGillivary was able to work early as I left Truro … Continued
Packing almost complete – 8 days until departure
The packing process was started yesterday and will finish today as it was laundry day and I had to wait for some clothes to get cleaned. The GPS has been updated and the tires have been studded . . . … Continued
Departure Time Moved Up by 15 hours.
I’m now less than 10 days away from beginning the journey. Yes – you read correctly because my new Estimated Departure Time is Sunday, April 27 @ 1500. After mapping out my planned route I decided I really wanted to … Continued
13 Days – but who’s counting!
Over the past couple of days I have been doing some initial packing of the Hawg. No clothing of course, but things like a toolkit, extra fuses, bulbs, 1st aid kit, mini bike wash kit, rain gear, extra gloves, etc. … Continued
The $500 Mileage Challenge Rules – you have 14 days to register.
I made it to Halifax and back on Friday,with only a few raindrops and generally a very enjoyable ride. The guys at Privateers checked out the bike completely from fender to fender, changed the oil and now I’m completely ready … Continued
Oil Change and service then only 17 days until “lift-off”
I am really hoping the showers forecast for tomorrow do not materialize BUT I am riding to Halifax rain or shine. Tomorrow is day 17 for the countdown and I am having the oil changed and a complete fender to … Continued