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July 31, 2019
Finally the motocross race day has arrived so I get on the net to check the 450/250 championship standings so I have some idea of who I should be taking photos of. I am all set to go at 9:15 but I look outside and light rain is falling. I wait for the shower to […]
July 27, 2019
As usual I get up early and load Stan up ready for take off. I have a coffee while I check my emails. I did not worry about breakfast as I would have that when I get a down the road and need a rest. The aim of today is to get to Eugene in […]
July 26, 2019
I have a very ordinary final nights sleep at Jim’s place as I was thinking too much about getting up early. In the end I get up at 3:45 am and finish off getting ready. I roll Stan out of the shed and down the hill so not to wake everyone up and I am […]
July 22, 2019
Another early start to get Stan packed and sorted. I work on the blog and my route to get to Jimmy’s place in Minden, Nevada. I say farewell to Bill by cooking up a storm – smashed avocado on toast with poached eggs. I think I am slowly changing America with by the way I […]
July 18, 2019
A very early 5:30 am start gets me going and Stan is packed ready to go in no time; The good news is that there is no fog around and the temp is a very cool 14’c. My first stop is going to be breakfast at Alice’s Restaurant which is a well known motorcycle hangout […]
July 16, 2019
Finally the first day of the World Superbikes has arrived and I am up early to get myself sorted. I am really looking forward to the event given the hot temperatures back in 2017 made it a survival test and not that enjoyable. The weather forecast for this event is much cooler so the heat […]
July 12, 2019
I wave goodbye to Mary-Ellen and head off in near perfect conditions. I am making my way out and come up to my first stop sign. You guessed it I turned a long right instead of a sharp right which meant I was on the wrong side of the road. Luckily I picked up on […]
July 8, 2019
The last day together for Helen and I in the US has finally arrived so I am up early to get organised. All of my gear has now been sorted and I have the bags ready to go on Stan. I had plenty of time so I decided to ride Stan over to the Hawthorne […]
July 4, 2019
At the bus station I kill a bit of time working on the blog; I had booked us seats with ‘Megabus’ as their timing schedule suited us better than Greyhound. I paid an extra $6 each to get a premium seat that was up near the front on the top deck. The bus turns up […]