Steve and Lynne

Day 167……15/09/2012 Well the bike seems to be behaving itself now and we arrived at Bob and Nancy’s house in Clifton Park in New York State last night, it was great to catch up again with Bob after meeting him six years ago while traveling on the fast cat ferry from Portland Maine to Yarmouth in Nova Scotia. His friend Gene also popped over who was also on that trip. We had a few beers and caught up on things and went over a few of the highlights of the ten days or so we spent travelling together. Bob and Nancy were the proud owners of a newly built house that they had spent a lot of time in the design and building of the property, and a great credit and a lovely home it was ... read more

Day 153……01/09/2012 Today we will head east to meet up again with our friends from Connecticut, Reg and Elaine. But before we do I will speak on Skype to my friend Mark back in England, seems he has some news and as it happens very good news. He has been to our house and sorted through countless boxes in the garage where our house contents are being stored, and has found the log books for the bikes, well done Matey, these can now be sent by courier to the nice lady in Newark docks and keep the customs boys happy, phew that is a relief, Mark will no doubt be requiring substantial recompense for his endeavours, and this will probably come in the form of vast amounts of water that has been infused with yeast, hops, ... read more

Day 139……18/08/2012 We left the small town of Lusk in Wyoming and rode out north across the wide open plains, don’t you just love the way that sounds, especially if you’re a Western fan like me. It definitely beats “we’re riding our bikes up to Watford”. After about an hour we passed into South Dakota, (State number 29). We rode through a small town which seemed to have more than its fair share of dust in the air, we discovered that a Rodeo was taking place, this was a stroke of luck as we had missed all the other ones that had been advertised along our route, being either over or for the following week. We parked up in the show ground and walked to the stands. It was immediately obvious that there were only children ... read more

Day 125……04/08/2012 Another bright sunny morning greeted us today, and short a stroll through the lightly wooded grounds to a meadow that had the most amazing views of the nearby mountains, was just the job. If ever there was a location for a new build house then this was it, which is exactly what some lucky family had begun to do in the form of a beautiful, and large wood cabin. Oh well enough dreaming, anyway it would be too difficult to get to work from here. This morning we will ride to Spokane on the Washington Idaho border, but our first stop will be back to explore the small town of Winthrop and get some breakfast. This once thriving town that served the needs of the trappers that plied their trade in these wild areas, ... read more

Day 111……21/07/2012 Today is another of those please please let it be bright and sunny, just for today, I will take a month of rain when I get home if the person that listens will fix it, mind you it will probably still be raining at home then anyway. Today we will ride the 160 mile park road from Jasper to Banff, a road that is up there as one of the wonders of biker heaven. Unfortunately I did not get my weather request in early enough and the day is cloudy and grey, but who knows it may get better. We set off around nine that morning and headed south, stopping at the various viewpoints along the way to take some photo’s, and Lynne putting another layer of clothing on at each, it had got ... read more