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 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
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
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
21 Days and Counting
At 0600 tomorrow morning it will be exactly 21 days until my departure. I continued my preparation today by updating my GPS with the current USA and Canada maps. Although, I will admit that I only use it to navigate … Continued
Rain Baby, Rain!!
Why do I want rain you might ask. Well, for two reasons – ONE- to wash away all the salt that is still on our roads and TWO- so I don’t get any on my westward journey! The forecast for … Continued
And the Snow is Melting – yeehawww!
Rather than post an update and a hint or two every day for the next couple of weeks I plan only posting every 2nd day. I spent most of today in the studio so didn’t realize how warm it got. … Continued
Roadtrip 2014 – Follow this blog and win!
As many of you know I am a firm believer in continuing education. I have also learned over the years from being self-employed that time off (real time away from work) is a necessity and for me that’s time spent … Continued
Day 41 – All good things must come to an end
The final day of this wonderful excursion began at 0900 with overcast skies and 57 degrees. So we geared up for a cool damp ride and away we rode. It stayed cool with some occasional mist through New Brunswick and … Continued