Friday, June 29, 2012
29 July
Woke up at 0400 today but waited until 0530 to get
up, didn’t want to wake up my sister-in-law Jean too early. I felt I was
pushing it getting up at 0530 and waking her. Got up anxious to be riding vs driving,
so I packed up and hit the road. It was muggy while packing but I opted for the
leather coat for the ride which was a good idea cuz once on the road it got
very cool…but that great riding cool. Got about 120 miles and Mother Nature
decided it was time for me to ops check my new rain gear. The Gortex Pat recommend
from Bass Pro is awesome, thx Pat! About 30 minutes later I needed gas and the
gas station I pulled in to only had 87 octane…on all the pumps. When I asked
about Hi Test gas I got a look like I said something bad about his mother?!?!?!
Got back on the road and the weather seemed to immediately clear. Since I
skipped breakfast I pulled over at a Denny’s somewhere just north of Augusta
ME. Wow, this Denny’s was the equivalent of a Wal-Mart in Crestucky! What a
cast of characters, I thought Disneyland was back in Orlando. It was slam
packed but I got a seat at the bar and sat next to this kid who kept staring as
though he was looking at an alien…first time off the farm boy? I guess in his
defense, I was still wearing all my rain gear too include my boot rain covers so I
definitely didn’t look like the rest of the crowd (and that’s a good thing).
After stuffing down a Grand Slamwhich I hit the road again. It’s a beautiful
ride and once you get north of Bangor the speed limit is 75 so that means you
can go 85 right? I got the Canadian border on no time and waited my turn to
pass through. When I got to the booth I was addressed in French and why he
seemed surprised to get an answer back in French was weird. So he says do you
know your license plate number? I said no, thinking who the hell remembers
their license plate number? Well I was told to turn off the bike and read my
plate to him, and then he came back with a thousand questions. This kid looked
like he was 12 and I’m thinking he’s new and loves this new power trip. So I
played his silly game and finally got though. The ride to Fredericton was great
until I nearly got pinched off the road and the peg on my highway bar actually
hit one of the plastic 55 gal barrels they use for dividers…that was fun. Got
to the hotel, got some food and took the bike to a car wash, rain can certainly
make you bike look like crap real fast. So tomorrow it’s off to North Sydney
Nova Scotia to catch the 2230 ferry and will get to Port aux Basques
Newfoundland at 0700 on Sunday. So the next post will be a day or two.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
28 June
Bumper-thumping all the way from PA to CT, what a mess. Tappan Zee bridge backed up 3 miles, speed limit never exceeds 12 MPH yet there were 4 accidents. How the check do you crash at < 12 MPH? Oh yeah, I answered that in my post yesterday. Bike is downloaded and semi-packed ready for tomorrow. Had some great scallops for suppah, thank you Jean, and ready for a good nights sleep and a 450 mile ride to Fredericton NB.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
27 June
Got up at o’dark thirty, grabbed some coffee and hit the
road. I hate highways, too many tards with a driver’s license! Drove to Bethlehem
PA and will get to Clinton MA tomorrow. Happy Birthday Peaches…you better be reading!
26 June
Decided to leave a little early to avoid the Atlanta
traffic; It’s a lot easier driving through Atlanta at 11 PM than the middle of
the day. Drove to Suwanee GA and stopped…easy drive.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Loaded up
Sunday, June 24, 2012
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