Day 6… My muscles are sore, but they work. I did not sleep well last night, but God woke me up. My wallet is not full, but my belly is. I may not have it all, but God gives me what I need. My life is not perfect, but my life is Good. I’ve truly been blessed, Thank you Lord, Amen.
Day 6… Great weather again… actually a little cool… We have been wearing cooling vests and neck wraps… today we were thinking about heated vests… Rode from Pembroke ON to Sault Ste Marie ON… short day 420 miles… trip is really starting to show great sights and roads, the Trans Canadian Highway #17 never disappoints,…
Day 5… I’ve learned that it’s not what I have, But who I have in my life that matters most.
Day 5 …. Great riding weather today… Rode 600 miles from Toms River NJ to Pembroke, Ontario in the 70’s and low 80’s… overcast with a few drops here and there… Crossing the border was a breeze with the Officer being a rider himself… He asked more questions about our trip then what we were…
Day 4… Great Things are done by a series of small things brought together.
Day 4… HOT AS HELL !!! Hit over 100 a few times with high humidity… Rode from Rocky Mount NC to Toms River NJ… Not much to report… 450 miles of 95 and HOT… But when we got home, Gina had set up a welcome home and send off party for us… FL XXX, CT…
Day 3. Forever is composed of NOW !!!
Day 3… Knocked off a few more miles… got 1000 miles under our belts of the 12.5K to go. Got a late start due to a few things to take care off before we left Daytona… Left at 1130 and made it to Rocky Mount NC at 2130 hrs… Temps were from 95 to 100…
Day 2… Everyday that God gives us is a gift
Day 2… Rode from Florida City to Daytona Beach today… At Palm Tree Cycles we did some adjusting to the bikes and oil change/ services… next service will be in Fairbanks Alaska… Out to dinner tonight and off in the morning for NC… Praying for a little cooler weather, today it hit 100….
Day One !! 7/7/24
Day One of our Road Trip… Rode from Daytona Beach to Key West, 419 miles… had dinner and rode back 122 miles to Florida City for the night…541 miles from 0800 till 2200 long day in the sun, temps avg 95… high 100. a few sprinkles… We kicked off our Iron Butt Ride in Key…
The Night before the Start of the Trip….
Tonight we had a great dinner party to say good bye to our friends… last minute packing and planning… still going over the bikes… double and triple checking everything we can think of… Tomorrow we head to Key West to Start our trip… Years of talking about this trip, months of planning and now its…
The Bikes, The Equipment !!
The Bikes, we will be on BMW GSA’s really the best bike for this trip. Both bikes have been fully serviced and gone over. The plan is to oil change them the second day at PALM TREE CYCLES Daytona Beach, the next scheduled service will be at BMW Fairbanks AK about 6000 miles for the…
Getting ready for the ride !!!
Welcome to my Blog. My wife, Gina, and good friends Tammy and Jerry Zollo will accompany me as we embark on the Ultimate Coast to Coast Challenge, a motorcycle ride from Key West, Florida to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay), Alaska, then back to Key West… The time limit for thisride is less than 30 days each…
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