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Onto Florida
Leaving Savannah was hard. Saying goodbye to Lisa was really hard. I was glad to have stayed the extra day so I could spend more time with her. Today’s drive was about six hours most of which was spent traveling across central Florida. One of my favorite vices in the south is Chick-fil-A, a fast… Read more
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The Low Country
Driving with kids is an entirely whole different ball game. You’ve got to focus on the road ahead and the baby behind. Lisa was great for most of the trip. About halfway through she let us know she was hungry, but that’s easily reminded. The drive is easy for the most part. No traffic in… Read more
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Lisa comes home!
Peace and tranquility ended in Atlanta on Wednesday. Brittany and Lisa flew in from Savannah on Wednesday. It’s been about four months since I’ve seen her, and man do kids grow. She’s about 6 months now. The funny thing is that I don’t really see myself as being good with kids, however somehow seeing her… Read more
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Atlanta
Morning calls early. Woke up at 5:00am to leave for the Sea-Tac airport. My flight leaves at 7:20am for Salt Lake. We were running a bit behind so I got to the airport at 6:40. You know those times where you sweat getting through security and making it to the gate. This was one of… Read more
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Snoqualmie Falls
Tuesday was great. I planned to ride out to Snoqualmie Falls, a huge waterfall in more rural Seattle. Snoqualmie Falls is only about 30 miles from Seattle so I wanted to go a bit further into the east part of the state to see what was up there. I decided to take Interstate 90 east… Read more
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Headed to Downtown
Today was day number two off the bike. Both Andy and Raissa work in Downtown Seattle, so I went into town with them. To my amusement, their commute is similar to mine, just on the King County Metro versus the CalTrain. We both live in the ‘burbs and commute into the city via public transit.… Read more
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Chugging back to Seattle
Today it was time to head back to Seattle. I packed the suit in the saddle bags (that was the reason I went to Seattle in the first place). I could not fit the suit in the first 140 liters of space, so Chris brought it up for me. Since I needed it in Atlanta… Read more
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Laura and Dan H
Today is the first day I’m not riding. I’ve ridden 1400 miles so far. That’s pocket change for some and a whole lot for others. Dan Hicks and I did a lap of Northern California which was about 1100 miles, so I’ve gotten past my prior max! The Mallory is one of those really old… Read more
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The big U Turn
Each day seems to be different on the journey. Today was going to be a short day, just shy of 200 miles down the I-5 freeway from Seattle to Portland. What started out to be a three hour tour turned into a six hour grind. I made the mistake of leaving at three which I… Read more
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I’m here (2)
Today was a late start… yep, I’m finding that I like to sleep in. At first I thought the 400 mile day to Crescent City would have been the hardest day, but the ride through Oregon was the toughest I think. Although it was a full 100 miles less, the ride was much slower going.… Read more
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When do I get to Seattle?
What a difference a day makes! They say Oregonians want to differentiate themselves from Californians. That they do. Just about everything on this ride was different from the day before. Since I got in late last night, I decided to sleep in and have a leisurely start at 10am. The fog was burning off this… Read more
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Millitary Servicewomen and Redwood Trees
Since I was up later than I had planned, I decided to sleep in a bit this morning, until 8am :). When I was loading the final items on the bike, random stuff kept coming up that I needed to take care of, ie, putting away the laundry that was in the dryer, emptying my… Read more
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Twas the Night before takeoff
If there is one thing I hate to do, it’s pack. I’m one of those types who likes to procrastinate to the last possible moment and then try to cram it all in. Given that I would be gone for six weeks and not just a weekend, I tried to be a bit more proactive… Read more
