July 27, 2010
We were up early and out the door after a quick breakfast. I was ready to face the hordes of traffic that jams the 80 and to my surprise, 10 miles in we were completely alone on the road. It seems that the 80 splits as traffic moves south to Denver and the remainder is […]
July 25, 2010
We woke up to a great breakfast courtesy of our hosts at the Hawthorne – it was seriously the best brekkies we’ve had so far and we’re not expecting it to be bested :) The crazy storm that blew in last night woke us up a couple of times with incredibly loud thunderclaps that felt […]
July 24, 2010
After the straight shot of day 6, and sharing much of the road with massive trucks all vying for position we were thoroughly looking forward to what Highway 50 would bring. Hopefully it would be lacking our monstrous friends (the truckers often wave at us we jet past them). Day 7 would be our only […]
July 23, 2010
It was another blistering-hot day with temperatures reaching 106 degrees. The heatwave somehow simultaneously refuses to allow anything to dry yet robs everything of water. It’s unbelievable. We both wear hydration packs that we fill with ice water and after 7 litres of water we were both still showing signs of dehydration. Another reality were […]
July 22, 2010
This mornings breakfast was bittersweet. We got up to say goodbye to our loveliest of friends Michael & Nuri and we were heading out for the rest of the trip on our own. After days of eating tasty southern fare, we opted for something lighter – in my case the nerves were killing my appetite. […]
July 21, 2010
Today we rode through clouds. In an ideal world that’s all I’d have to say for you to understand how amazing that was :) “Today we rode through clouds.” High above on the Blue Ridge Mountains we felt the temperature drop. And drop. Until finally we were forced to pull over and don our rain […]
July 20, 2010
It’s early on day 4 and I’m sitting in the lobby of the Little Switzerland Inn just off of mile marker 331 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Nita worked late last night on pictures and I’ll try and get some uploaded before we leave today – needless to say there are some great pics. Right […]
July 18, 2010
Hi all – I’m actually writing this at the end of day two as there was no internet access at the lodge… The beginning of the day was filled with all of the usual anxiety associated with a trip like this – compounded by the fact we were trying new gear and riding a new […]
July 17, 2010
We arrived in NYC on Wednesday night and almost immediately set to work on installing the various bits & bobs that I’d sent down previously. Working until about 3am, we managed to get the bike ready for an early morning delivery to Gold Coast BMW for a front brake-line recall and to pick up the […]
July 10, 2010
Yesterday was a great day. The Friday before we fly down to NYC three important things came together. Most importantly I received the insurance documents for the new bike – which will make getting the temp-permit from the NYS DMV viable. If it hadn’t showed up I would be rallying a friend to overnight it […]