The 1st part of my adventure is about to begin a week today. I have taken the Kawasaki Voyager out of moth balls and have been busy prepping it for the journey to Alaska. Why the change.....well I have decided that Deadhorse/Prudeau Bay is not in the cards which means I should be on decent roads for the most part. I will ride west and north as far as Fairbanks then on to Ankorage , Tok, Dawson City, Haines Junction, Smithers BC, Banff, then down to Montana and head East.
For the South American Excursion I will be joined by my good friend John Carnie, a retired Helicopter Pilot who has flown most parts of the Globe. He has just returned from about 7 years of sailing the Caribbean and was looking for a new adventure....went out and purchased a new Triumph Tiger 800 with all the goodies........so my second reason for leaving the VStrom in the stable was to keep it nice and shiny ...don't want that TIGER getting all the attention.
The past couple of weeks have involved needle pokes which will continue another week and then a final shot for Yellowfever.........the rabies shot was highly recommended but I have left it to late and will pass on it.....John has been warned that if I start frothing at the mouth to Run....if he has access to a gun he has my permission to shoot me.
For the South American Excursion I will be joined by my good friend John Carnie, a retired Helicopter Pilot who has flown most parts of the Globe. He has just returned from about 7 years of sailing the Caribbean and was looking for a new adventure....went out and purchased a new Triumph Tiger 800 with all the goodies........so my second reason for leaving the VStrom in the stable was to keep it nice and shiny ...don't want that TIGER getting all the attention.
Enjoy your trip Bob... looking forward to see how you make out!
ReplyDeleteHey Bob, it looks like you've got the old girl pretty loaded up. I'm sure the Voyager will be a more comfortable ride for the highway portions of the trip and offer more wind and weather protection. Also a few tunes now and then will help the miles pass. Make sure you keep your blog updated as often as possible so we can be vitural travellers with you. And above all stay safe.
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Holy Cow, That is a change of plans. Hope you got Live Writer figured out so you can keep your updates recorded and then be able to Publish them when you get an Internet connection.
ReplyDeleteJohn Carnie has been a dear friend since about 1976. I lost touch with him in 2004. Today would be his 76th birthday - if there is any way to relay birthday greetings, please do. No idea if he is still with us or not. I think of him every year on his birthday, usually several times a week, too!!! The little sister he never had <3
ReplyDeleteHello....yes John is alive and well....if you send me your contact info...I will forward to him....
DeleteWow.....covid really distracted me. I can't believe a year has passed, and it is John's birthday again today. Many, many thanks to you!!! My name is Laura and my email address is pink.woman.ljr@gmail.com I would dearly love to be in touch.
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