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Ed is heading home

In order to get an earlier start on Wednesday morning we moved Ed's BMW R1200RT to take off position and packed most of his belongings on Tuesday eveningI have limited space so there is a lot of duck...

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I love Vietnamese Chicken Sandwiches & Cashews

The other day I had to do some business in Richmond.  I love Thai Chicken Sandwiches but the shop which makes them doesn't open until around 9am.   It is too far away for me to go there for lunch and I...

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Looking for a taste of Maine

Recently there was a promotion at one of our fast food outlets where they are offering a Lobster sandwich, for a limited time.I remember last year when I was on a quest to have as many lobsters that I...

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I am thankful to have good friends

who know more about mechanical things than me.   And it helps that they have the tools and supplies to get things done.   My saga started back in early May when I took my car over to my friends man...

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Therm-A-Rest LuxuryLite Cot VS MEC: Reactor 3.8

Last year on my big tour across the Country,  I carried an inflatable air pad which I bought from MEC: Mountain Equipment Co-op  (similer to REI or Cabellas)  (click here)   It was a Reactor 3.8Here it...

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Floating community: False Creek, Granville Island, Vancouver BC

Last weekend we had lunch at a waterside restaurant on Granville Island, with our good friendsIf you ever come to Vancouver, you may wish to stay here at the Granville Island Hotel.  There are water...

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Cascade Designs, A Sunset & my Last Summer Ride for 2014

A couple of posts ago I mentioned that I bought a Therm-a-rest LuxuryLite Cot   ( click here )These Cots are distributed by Cascade Designs who bought the rights to produce the LuxuryLite cots.   I...

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A Few More Sleeps & disabling my FX45 Ride control

then another adventure starts.   For the past few weeks I had been getting my car ready for a big trip.  I thought I only needed to do the regular maintenance like; oil & filter changes, new...

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A Short Walk on the Waterfront & Excitement is Building

Yesterday I took a vacation day and took the bus downtownI got off the bus and had to cross the bike lanes to get to the intersection so I could cross the street.  Bike lanes are frustrating the...

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Saturday is errand day

Two years ago I knew that this would be a short,    very short,    riding year.   In fact, so short that I previously decided to not insure my BMW R1200R this year.  It was not worth paying insurance...

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Day 1: arrival in Harrisburg, PA

It's been a long day.  We woke up at 3am, got ready and called the Taxi to take us to the airport.  Public transit doesn't get up this earlyOur flight took off around 6am.   We're tired, it's been a...

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Day 2: Amish Country, Pennsylvania

I missed the Amish last year so we headed out to the Roots MarketIt seems that many people don't work on Tuesdays.It was hot even thought the temperatures didn't seem that high as numbers would...

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Day 3: Hershey, PA Chocolate Day

Firstly, Richard . . .  I am having computer problems.  An ultrabook i5 running win 8.1   Took 3 tries to boot up.   Everytime with a blue screen, sort of like it had no video card.  Now tonight I had...

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Corvettes at Carlisle, PA

We came to Carlisle to attend THIS event, Corvettes at Carlisle    We registered months agoand this pass grants us admission for the whole weekendOfficially things don't start until tomorrow but today...

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A Sea of Corvettes at Carlisle, PA

Today was the first full day of activities.  Yesterday was only for vendors to set up their tentsThis is one of the largest gatherings in North America, of CorvettesIf you needed anything for your...

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Day 7: On the Road

We arrived in Harrisburg, PA last Monday and today we are moving to a new location.  Tonight we will be in New Stanton, PARunning out of time, so this is just a short updateYesterday found ourselves...

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No Internet, on the road

I am so far behind. Lots of stuff happening the past few days but even though we were supposed to have FREE WiFi yesterday, it wasn't workingNow we are in Florence, Indiana and they want $9.95 per day...

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Kentucky Speedway day

At the track

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No need for speed

I am not a fast driver or rider.  Speed is addictive and when I was younger, I used to drive faster than I should have.  I drive faster in my Honda Civic than my sports car.    When you have a big...

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Today was Horse Day

We have been in Bowling Green for 2 days.   I have tickets to the Corvette Museum and still have not seen the sink hole.But today we drove hours and hours North to Louisville, KYOne with car, and one...

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