July 1, Wednesday Another very early wake up - this time at 5 am, and we were on our way eastbound along Route 66. Coffee stop in Seligman, and then on to our planned stop in Williams AZ. This was another little piece of advice gotten from the visitor center guy in Kingman. He told me about a great little National Forest campground just off the highway, on the west end of Williams called Cataract Lake campground in the Kaibab National Forest. $14 per night, and it was perfectly placed for a two day stay. After setting up the tent at [View Full Entry]

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June 28, Sunday This was our get through San Francisco day, and the closer we got to the city, the worse the traffic was. Fortunately, most of the bumper to bumper stuff was going the other way. We stopped for a yummy lunch in Bodega Bay at the Sand Dollar, then continued our cruising speed in line through the outer suburbs and on to the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow. That was a fun little crossing. No wind to speak of, and the visibility was great. Sadly, the scenic view lots were packed full, with signs indicating such, so we just kept [View Full Entry]

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June 26, Friday On southbound along Route 101 the Oregon coast is full of huge rocks, water just cascading in, over and around the sea stacks (huge rocks sticking up out of the water just offshore) it's beautiful. The road meanders from right along the edge of the ocean cliffs to a bit inland making hairpin turns deep inside the ravines that lead the streams to the ocean. The only trouble is occasional slow moving "tourists" that refuse to utilize the many "pull-outs". Not that I'd EVER pass on a double yellow .... but..... We crossed into California and at the [View Full Entry]

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June 24, Wednesday Packed up and on the road a bit late, with more chilly, showery weather. Geez, you'd think we were in the Pacific Northwest or something. We headed around the south end of Pudget Sound and over to US 101 just abeam Aberdeen WA. Beautiful riding, though average speed was around 45 mph due to traffic and numerous speed traps in each little town. We crossed the Columbia river into Oregon at Astoria, and found a cheap motel across the street from the river. We visited the local marina and gawked at the various sailboats. We also got a [View Full Entry]

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June 21, Sunday Last minute clean up of the house, and on to Bear and off we go. It feels really good to be on the road again. We headed south to Penticton, along Lake Okanagan and through some beautiful country, unfortunately through many light rain showers and chilly temps. Crossing the border into Washington State, USA was very easy this time. We didn't even have to get off the bike. I wish they were all this straightforward. The agent was pleasant, asked intelligent questions, and dealt with the idea of our adventure with understanding and not unbelief. We headed on [View Full Entry]

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June 17, Wednesday I took off for some camping and to give Deb some room to pack up her belongings for the storage unit. She'll be moving to Kelowna after returning from this leg of the adventure. Not sure of where to go, and knowing I didn't want to go overly far, since I wanted to be back at 8:00 am on Friday to help with getting the truck and the whole pack up and move thing. Looking north showed a very nasty looking storm. Looking southwest showed another strong rain shower. This pretty much left east, so off I went, [View Full Entry]

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June 11, Thursday We rode two-up into Kelowna today to the Southwest Motorad BMW Dealer to see if he had the mud guard parts I needed. They tapped out the sheared off bolt, and just like Gina's BMW in Iowa City did, they robbed another bike for the parts, and replaced the mud guard. I was called to the garage, and the mech's showed me how with just a bit of bouncing, the rear cross bar from the Micatech bags was striking the mud guard, lacking about 1/4 to 1/2 inch to clear it. This happens even when lightly loaded, and [View Full Entry]

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June 8, Monday I woke up refreshed, the sun just up, but had no idea of the time. Both my watches were packed away some time ago, and my cell phone was out of juice. I dug out a watch and it said 8:00, so I hurried some coffee and fruit for breakfast as Bob was due "sometime between 8 and 9". I sat down on the Kermit Chair to read for a while, then started wondering when Bob would show, as it seemed to be getting much later. I walked over to Bear and turned on Sheila for a time [View Full Entry]

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June 5, Friday This morning we headed southwest to the greater Vancouver area to visit Deb's siblings. I rode in a car for the first time since riding in the mini-van taxi in Corozal Town, Belize back in April. Prior to that, the last time in a cage was on January 31, in my Toyota truck getting out of town. It's a slightly weird feeling, that's for sure. To get anywhere in BC involves going around lakes and mountains, with occasional across lakes, and through mountains. We took the quickest route through Kelowna and Merritt, but it still took a tad [View Full Entry]

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June 4, Thursday Today I had a mission to get all the way to Vernon BC. Sheila indicated about 8 1/2 hours of riding though she doesn't figure in gas and coffee stops with that, so I was packed up and on the road, with jacket plugged in, at 41 degrees, by 8:00 am. Riding through absolutely gorgeous country, I crossed into Idaho and with a few coffee stops, rolled up the Canadian Border. The agent, with less than steller attitude started asking me questions. "Where were you born, where do you live, what do you do for a living?" (All [View Full Entry]

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