Spent about 6 hrs at the Air and Space Museum today. Unfortunately the Space Shuttle Enterprise is at the Smithsonian A&SM in Virginia, not DC! Bummer! Still it was a great day, there are so many amazing aircraft of historical significance. The place was absolutely packed with people, but I did hear quite a few pardon me's and excuse me's. Refreshing! All the Museums would benefit from mandatory lockers at the door to store small children in, with air holes o...

Was out of my room by 0900! Quite an accomplishment for me. No riding today, took the shuttle bus out of motel land, it was quite a milk run so I won't do that again. Spent 11 hours at The National Mall. No shopping, that's what they call the Smithsonian National Museums complex. Did the National Museum of Natural History et al, walked around the National Monument, got as close to the White House as I could without a cavity search, and did 2 out 3 floors at the A...

Due to the heroic nature of yesterdays epic ride I started today only 79 miles from DC. I stopped at a wayside for a breather and forgot to latch shut my Pelican case. It flopped about when I left and my close-up map of DC blew out by the time I realized it, so I was flying blind by the time I got to the Washington area. Face with the option of 17 exits off the Interstate I did what I always do when presented with a large list and no information, I picked number ...

Started the day in Greenfield, IN just east of Indianapolis headed west on I-70. Drove through Ohio and just west of Wheeling, OH found what I thought to be a most excellent shortcut via 250 South. Got lost in the Bellaire, OH area and ended up on a small, narrow, twisty road called Highway 7. The great, twisty road with both decreasing radius, off camber corners and elevation changes made for a needed break for the Interstate. Unfortunately average speed was way...

Started the day in Dubuque, IA and rode through Illinois to Greenfield, IN (700 kms). Spent the majority of the day on Interstate 74 making good time, traffic not too bad or too scary. Just be in the top 85% in terms of speed and you’ll be OK. It was another blue sky day and the temperatures and humidity are getting more manageable. Yesterday it was 95 + degrees with humidity in the 90%’s, not a good day to be wearing black leather. If only James Dean...