Packed. (1)
Fueled. (2)
Just about to lay down to rest before an early start tomorrow.
I feel like I am 7 and it's Christmas eve...
Footnotes
1. But I will surely find something critical I messed once I am on my way.
2. And with 87 this time. Please no jokes. Really. Hey, it was 4am and I was pushing hard to get home.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Route
How does that go? Shortest distance - straight line - What?Yes, this is my route down to Daytona Beach. Yes, it adds about 250 miles and 4 hours each way.
But it keeps me out of the Appalachians. Something about sudden snow storms in the mountains.
The rain is starting now. Drizzle all day, changing to thunderstorms around dinnertime, so trying to leave early this evening will not keep me out of the rain. Thunderstorms all day tomorrow. Looks like I will leave early tomorrow, in the wet.
At least it will be in the mid 40's. Warm enough that I can get away with my wet gear and several layers underneath. Better than just my cold gear, which has some points of failure in the rain.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Coldest. Ride. Ever.
Officially the coldest ride I have had so far.
Brrrrr......
But I would rather have this for the start of my trip than what the weatherman is promising. Lower 40's and thunderstorms.
My cold weather gear kept me quite comfortable this morning, and my wet weather gear keeps me quite dry, but they are separate outfits. I might have to go with extra layers and the wet weather gear on Saturday. By the time I get to Louisville, the temp should be in the mid 50's, and continue to get warmer as I go south.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
First ride of the year
I rode the bike to work today. I figure that it is better to find the chinks in the armor on a 45 minute ride that a 10 hour leg down to Daytona.
This is the temp reading on the GoldWing. Overall, a very comfortable ride in. I DID keep an eye out for ice. The melt water from the snow piles has a tendency to re-freeze overnight. But this only showed itself on the ramps and parking lots.
I need to get better gloves. My fingers stayed warm, but my wrists were cold, even with the big cuffs that fit over most of my forearms.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
And in the forecast
An earlier forecast for Daytona suggested rain for the few days I would be there, but this newer one looks promising. I will still have rain pretty much the whole way down. I hope my Frogg Toggs keep me dry and warm.
The bike is coming out of storage today. The valves have been checked. New tires, new air filter, new oil, trailer hitch installed (but not taking the new trailer along for this trip)
I have started packing, I have checked the forecast hourly for the last 3 days.
Yeah, I think you could say that I am obsessing! :)
Monday, February 28, 2011
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