As I type this entry it's 34 hours after the time I got up on Friday (5am) and its STILL Friday! We actually landed in Canada 2 hours BEFORE we took off so effectively I figure we were younger when we arrived than when we left. Not sure what that means on the way back but I'm sure it will have something to do with time travel. The flight over was in a Dreamliner 787. A very nice plan even back in the cheap seats in Economy. The flight was uneventful but 14 hours is still a VERY long time to spend sitting on a plane. We got into Canada at 7:30am. The bikes all turned up safe and sound and we made our way by taxi to a Storage Facility near our hotel where we ... read more

The ride has ended but the energy levels expended haven't. We spent the first day after completing the ride in Washington. We visited the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, the Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial, The Jefferson Memorial, the Reflection Pool and then went and had dinner at the Elephant and Castle pub. We counted this as our official celebration dinner. After dinner we went back to Independence Mall to watch the 4th of July Fireworks. Quite impressive but lasted only about 20 minutes. Yet people had been reserving their spots on the lawn for hours earlier including a 30 minute rain shower - our first for the trip. We returned to Washington the next day and this time spent the day visiting the various Smithsonian ... read more

It was a strange feeling waking up knowing this was the last day we would go through the morning ritual. We had agreed that we could afford to get up an hour later and leave by 8am. After all we only had 66kms each to do today. An easy day to end with. Off we went with Dave as the first driver for the day. We were actually very close to both Washington and Baltimore, two very big cities that we had to navigate between to get to Annapolis. This made it even more remarkable that we were still going down what appeared to be country roads with beautiful lush green forest, or open farms and still the odd field of the ever present corn crops. First change over was for Jeff to drive. Jeff jumped ... read more

After a stressful day yesterday we ended up in the local Walmart carpark again. No showers and we were low on fresh water so no shower in the RV either. We bought fresh water and had to make do with a rinse with soap. Disgusting. It just added to the days tension. A new morning brings new hope. We woke to a heavy mist over the mountains. Luckily there was no rain. We all got ready and drove out in the RV with the bikes on board. First order of the day was petrol and fresh water. We found both at a petrol station along with coffee. It was sickly sweet but it was COFFEE!!! The day felt better already. Time to ride! We have 7 significant climbs through the Appalachian mountains today and since I'm ... read more

We only have 5 days of riding left if all goes to plan. Today is relatively short at a total distance of just over 120kms. The boys decide a sleep in is in order, as a concession we all agree to try and get ready faster. We left Harrisville and meandered up HWY-50 again, hoping for better luck than yesterday. We had a fairly uneventful morning but there was a lot gravel on the side of the road which made riding a bit difficult. At one of our stops there was a metal elephant about 1.8m tall. It had a sign on it that read Trump, Making America Great Again. Better be careful what we say around here. We had to drive through Clarkson and the route took us off the highway and through town. We ... read more