We took off early this morning for our first leg to the Grand Canyon. The goal for today’s ride was to be able to make it to Barstow, Ca. before it got dark.
We only made a few stops for gas and lunch on the way down. There is really nothing to say about the ride down as we have gone down highway 99 many times before.
The place below was a local diner we stopped to eat in the town of Chowchilla. There is really nothing to say about this town other than we ate and had a smoke.
The last stop before we arrived in Barstow was Baskersfield. Absolutely nothing to write about during our short rest stop there.
We arrived in Barstow at a perfect time right before other travelers got in for check-in and before the lines grew long at the restaurant. We spent our first night out at the Radisson Hotel and dinner right across the parking lot at the Sizzler’s.
One thing nice about this particular Radisson Hotel they allowed us to park our motorcycle right under the entrance porch. There were a few other bikers there too doing the same thing.
I rode the wing over to a Goldwing speciality shop or at least they used to be one back in the day. The total mileage was approximately 110 miles. That is still nothing for me but at least my strength is improving along with my neck movement. Next week I’ll make a few 200 mile runs somewhere that should get me ready for the ride in the end of the month.
I went for a further ride today. Went up to SacTown to checkout an upholstery shop, grubbed at a kicking tri-tip hole in the wall joint then to see the closing of the Elk Grove HD dealership. The more miles I do before the end of the month the better for my strength during the Northern Coastal run.
I’ve been riding the Harley and VTX Custom around town the past few days trying to regain strength and becoming familiar with my physical limitations if any exist. So far, I’ve been able to ride without any discomforts like I used to have.
I have yet another way to blog. This is being sent from my Blackberry Bold as a test. I’m not sure how the picture size format will come out but I’ll figure it out later.
Lorraine and I drove over to San Francisco Presidio to check out the annual Aloha Festival. It’s probably one of the biggest events of its type in NorCal. We had a good time checking out the dancers, foods and vendor booths. As the day continued it started to get warmer. Halfway during our stay I had to remove my sweatshirt and just wear my tank top. It got fairly warm while we were walking around. One thing for certain, after being around the Pacific Islander culture we want to make a trip back to the islands. As a matter of fact we want to live there eventually. We had a great time and look forward to next years event.
I’ve been riding the Harley Davidson Roadking around town the past few days. I’m getting used to any limitations my surgery may have caused. So far, I feel like I can ride normal. I do have some discomfort when moving my head certain directions or angles but for the most part I can ride safely. I plan on putting more miles this week on the scoot and start building up the strength in my neck and back area so I guess I’ll be hitting a few shops around the valley just to have a destination.
