Ramblins from the two wheelin' fool
You’d think I’d sleep well every night as I’m tired from riding. Not so. Actually I’ve slept less well this trip than I do usually. I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s the anticipation of the riding or being in an unfamiliar place. None the less, I slept great last night. I’m ready to tackle [...]
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After a bad case of cabin fever I was ready to get on the road again. Unfortunately that stretch of US62 was as bad as it was on Sunday. I kept hitting slow traffic in one big rural sprawl along the whole highway. Some 60 miles later, things become really rural again. I picked up [...]
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Sunday Evening the weather forecast came in that today was going to have bad weather all day. There were severe storms coming our way. If I leave today, I’ll follow in them. Staying a day lets them go by. I decide to stay. It was horrific being stuck in that room all day. The weather [...]
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The folks from last night invited me to breakfast down at the buffet. They have GRITS! Real grits! I’m the only Japanese bike rider in the whole motel, so needless to say, I stick out. Every few days I have to do a bit of bike work. The last major spot was up in Denver, [...]
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Wow… what a difference a day makes. I open up the door from my motel room and wow the heat and humidity is stifling. I need to go jogging as I’ve been idle the past few days so I start with a 2-3 mile run to get the blood moving. There are plenty of dirt [...]
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Leaving Colorado and the Rocky Mountains behind, the ride is going to be different. I had plans to be out the door by 6:30 but with staying up a bit later than expected, I actually didn’t get rolling until 8:30. I had hoped to beat the heat of the day, but alas, I may get [...]
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Sarasota was on the whole a bit milder than Savannah as we were a bit closer to the water than we were in Savannah. Friday I had lunch with my grandfather (he’s 92) over at Patrick’s in downtown Sarasota. Sarasota has a nice charm to the city. It’s well kept up and has a trendy [...]
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Leaving Savannah was hard. Saying goodbye to Lisa was really hard. I was glad to have stayed the extra day so I could spend more time with her. Today’s drive was about six hours most of which was spent traveling across central Florida. One of my favorite vices in the south is Chick-fil-A, a fast [...]
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Driving with kids is an entirely whole different ball game. You’ve got to focus on the road ahead and the baby behind. Lisa was great for most of the trip. About halfway through she let us know she was hungry, but that’s easily reminded. The drive is easy for the most part. No traffic in [...]
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Peace and tranquility ended in Atlanta on Wednesday. Brittany and Lisa flew in from Savannah on Wednesday. It’s been about four months since I’ve seen her, and man do kids grow. She’s about 6 months now. The funny thing is that I don’t really see myself as being good with kids, however somehow seeing her [...]
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