As we are packing up the bikes this fine morning a nice lady comes up to Bill and tells him that her son loves motorcycles, and because he is 4 also teddy bears. He calls motorcycles 'go go's' and teddy bears 'softys'! Last night when the family arrived he ran to Bill's bike, still sporting his sheepskin seat cover (the bike, not the kid, that would be creepy!) and petted it calling it a 'Go Go Softy'! Here is a quick video to remind you of the 4 year old's objec...

Awoke to a gun metal gray sky and persistent rain. It was the all too rare kind of motorcycle trip day where you know it is in your best interests to put your rain suit on right from the git go. No negotiating with Mother Nature, hoping for a rainfall reprieve just because you detest being ensconced in a plastic bag. During the 5 minutes it takes to pack the bike, 3 trips from my inside door'ed room, my shirt and hair are pretty wet. I leather and plastic up ins...

Up on time, greeting a beautiful blue sky day. At some point I had mentioned to Bill that I like to put on 100 kms or so before breakfast. Not to belabor the point, but it is usually lunch for me! Bill reminds me of this so we skip the A&W at the end of town and hit the highway. Sadly I interpret this statement as 'let's hit the road', and as I don't need to gas up, I presume neither does he. Stopping at the side of the road for a nav check just outside of t...

So with trip planned out, at least in principal, I was up at 0830ish and raring to go! My sister Agnes had a great breakfast prepared including fresh peaches and a glass of Mango juice, very tropical for a boy from the prairies! We departed shortly after 0900, maybe a little bit late, and it took about 47 seconds for Bill and I to fall back into our riding routine. With some people it comes naturally, its just like riding a bike! Same thing with my BFF Rob Pakai...

Although today was my last day to sleep in, as it is my last day of solo travel, until the foreseeable future, I was up at 0645. I briefly toyed with the idea of rolling over and going back to sleep I instead got up and started my blog. It is very easy after a day in the saddle to have a couple of tasty adult beverages with dinner, watch a bit of boobtube, or some light reading, and veg out at night. It is also very easy to suddenly find yourself many days behi...