Day -2: Insanity

Yet another incredibly busy day in which it feels like little got accomplished. But I did manage to get the new bike registered and my old plates transferred over. I also got a much needed phone upgrade, so now we both have nice cameras on our phones.

I'll post a picture of the bikes tomorrow when we get down to town and pull them out of the garage. I plan to take my GoPro and mount it to the handlebar, so we should be able to get some good video and photos. 

We both have a handful of items to close out at w^&% tomorrow, then it will be time to pack our T-Bags for the trip. We also have to decide what else we need to bring that we wouldn't otherwise need. Like the laptop to store all of the GoPro video. 

As with the rest of the week, tomorrow promises to be another busy day. 

One day and a wake up.  :-)

Day -3: Anticipation Continues

Unfortunately, neither of us has gotten much done in preparation for the trip. We have been mostly making sure that all of our w^&% stuff is caught up and neither of us is leaving (m)any loose ends for someone else to deal with while we are gone. 

In my case, I have two projects to wrap up and make sure the files are accessible. In Donna's case, she has to make sure all of her clients are covered. 

We still have to decide what to bring on the trip and pack our bags. So much to do, so little time. Will we have time to sleep between now and Saturday morning? I hope so, because riding tired is no good.

Two days and a wake up.

Day -4: Anticipation

Today is the second day of a very busy week leading up to Donna's and my trip to ride Highway 1 down the coast of Washington, through Oregon and, if we're lucky, into Northern California before we have to turn toward home. We would love to make it as far as Sequoia National Park, but I have a feeling we'll be lucky to make it to the Redwoods of Northern California. We are asking the weather gods to be kind to us on our long trek west and back. 

We have the opportunity to take a month-long vacation, and decided to spend it checking off a "bucket list" item -- ride Hwy 1 as far as possible. Having planned this trip for the last year, we almost had to call it off when things changed dramatically at my job. Sparing the details, suffice it to say that I have the most awesome boss in the world because she went to bat for her people. (Thanks JJ.)

Our plan is to ride to the Sturgis Rally, stay a few days and then head toward Seattle where we plan to visit with our friends Mona and Thom. We haven't seen them in years, so it will be a nice reunion. After visiting with Mona and Thom, we plan to head toward Highway 1 and point the bikes south. 

Three days and a wake-up. I can hardly wait!   :-)