Another monster riding day today, almost 500 miles. Rode after dark which I didn't like, but made it to friends' house near Big Bend. # Joel lent me a sheepskin for my seat & it made a big difference riding on the hard stock seat. I'm not a cripple like the last big mile day [...]
I've been struggling changing my tires over to the MEFO Explorers Twisted Throttle sent me…ugh. I need to learn to do it by myself. # Thunderstorms in San Antonio…I took a break to gather a couple more motorcycle items for the trip..I also still have to buy Mexican Insurance #
Had my fun with Moira and Roger or Elite Track Days today–I'm a lucky girl! Who gets a track all to themselves with TWO instructors ?!? # Ugh. A shopping Day. Lock Tie, Water Purifier, Cable lock, gas can, windproof hat for the mountains,sleeping bag liner. I hate shopping # Evidently I wasn't "prepared" enough [...]
Primm Springs, TN – Conway, AR Moving time 7:49 382 miles It was a beautiful day to ride. And Tennessee has some really nice back roads. I even hit a bit of gravel road–perfect! Dodged some farm equipment Old bridges Unfortunately got routed through Memphis (my first big city since NY) yet found a museum [...]
Sapphire, NC – Primm Springs, TN Moving Time 8:09 387 miles Mom woke me up with a start at 7:30 telling me it was a gorgeous day to travel. Yesterday morning it was 35 degrees with a hard frost, so I assumed it would be another cold morning and had gone back to sleep. Yikes! [...]
Taking care of Business Fletcher, NC – Sapphire, NC ~70 miles Joyce made a yummy delicious breakfast for us in the morning, then all of us went to the workshop. Another man-toy world, Rick has a tool to do *everything*. One of the coolest (I think) is the one in the corner where he can [...]
Hillsboro, WV – Fletcher, NC Moving time= 6:39 367 miles I woke up this morning to fog and a thermometer that read 29 degrees. I guess I was getting out of the Northeast just in time. Joel made me a nice breakfast, I followed him around taking care of all his animals, and I got [...]
Left Dallas yesterday, back in Valley Mills, TX at Camels on the Creek. Carolyn went off to California, and Mike and I are changing tires # My friend Moira, of Elite Track Days in Austin, TX, offered us a (free!) track day. So we're putting off crossing into Mexico for 3 days #
So Joel lives across a river. He has a refuge / animal sanctuary where he helps animals in need — both domestic and wild. He’s an interesting character. Former motorcycle rider, he told me he called in “well” to work when he was “38″, told his boss he was going for a motorcycle ride, and [...]
Nov 4th Machester, MD – Hillsboro, WV Moving time: 6:00 298 miles Jeez, I was cold today. It seemed pretty warm when I got started, but it never got above about 50 degrees today…so my body core eventually got cooler and cooler. Twisted Throttle set up the bike with heated hand grips and a plug [...]
