Clean bill of health With her clean bill of health, Lucille and I were ready to head to Maine. I was really looking forward to Acadia National Park and Stephen King’s house. Plus, Acadia would mark the furthest east I would go before turning west to head home. This would be a milestone. Cold! I […]
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Lost I knew I had to be to the BMW dealer by 1300, but I had no idea how long it would take me to get there. I had to finish going through Connecticut, Rhode Island, go through Massachusetts, including Boston, and get to North Hampton, NH by 1300. Overall it was only a couple
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Cold and wet? Though it didn’t rain in the night, I woke up feeling cold and wet. Since I knew there had been no rain, I ignored the feeling and tried to go back to sleep. No dice. I got up and, sure enough, my down sleeping bag was definitely damp. Not soaked, but wet
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Still doing the thing Exhausted as I was, I slept through the night with no assistance and woke up ready to go. It’s amazing what a night’s rest will do for you. No matter how much rain I got, I was STILL doing this thing! Another room I had reached out to bunk a bikers
Packing I woke up about 0520 local time and quietly started packing up. I took my time, hoping Nancy would wake up so I could thank her for her hospitality, but I was ready to leave by 0645. While was making my last check to ensure my gear was all tied down properly when Nancy
Late I got a later start than I intended. The old guy I ran into yesterday ended up at the same campground and he wanted to TALK. For a long time. He was nice, but my camping/packing system isn’t all dialed in. This led to my delayed start of 0820. Having my morning coffee! I
Leaving Getting packed up and ready when it’s actually time to leave us always difficult for me. I always seem to forget things, or they don’t go as I planned them in my head. I set a time I wanted to leave by and a time I needed to leave by. I got out of
Getting closer As it gets closer to my departure date, I figured I’d better make sure everything I needed to bring would fit on Lucille. I wasn’t sure how I would strap everything on or how I would make things fit. In addition to strapping things onto the bike, I would need to make sure
Uncomfortable My one complaint with Lucille has been just how spectacularly uncomfortable the stock seat is. I mean, come on, BMW. You have a reputation and can do better. Right after I bought her, I had a Corbin custom seat put on Lucille. While the seat is super comfortable, they were unable to wire it
A “Thing” So the other day, I did a thing. This is probably not a “thing” for most of you, but I’m a very anxious person, so it was a really big deal to me. I reached out to two total strangers to ask for advice on the trip. I found both of them on
