Butt Lite IX and beyond
Seriously??? Again with the early mornings???? Ugh. It was 3.30am when the alarm went off. Will this torture never end? But we had to make it to Zion National Park before the last shuttle that night so it was up and at 'em in the dark. At least there was something resembling coffee and some…
Continue reading ➞ IBR 2019 Leg 2b – Kennewick WA to Greenville SC
Did I share already how much I detest early mornings? Friday morning's rider meeting commenced at 4am, which meant being up and at 'em at 3.30. Ugh. Thankfully there was also breakfast and coffee involved which made the start at least bearable. Down in the lobby with the other riders, Jeff gave us the top…
Continue reading ➞ IBR 2019 – Leg 2a – Kennewick WA return via British Columbia
Day 1 started waaaaay too early. We weren't due to ride out of the car park until 10am, but that didn't mean we could rock up down in the parking lot at 9.30. We had to be at the bikes to have them impounded and our tags punched at 8am, plus we had to pack…
Continue reading ➞ IBR Leg 1 – Greenville SC to Kennewick WA
Our story begins with tech inspection on Saturday. We were up bright and early to collect our paperwork and go through the rigours of ensuring both we and the Silver Streak were at least somewhat prepared for what the journey ahead might involve, even if we didn't fully comprehend how crazy it was going to…
We did it! In the two weeks since my last post we have travelled more than 8500 miles (13,600 kms), crossing the continental USA from east to west and back again, including a sojourn into Canada and had some great experiences along the way. We managed to collect enough bonuses and get to both the…
It's been a big week but we're here at Rally HQ in Greenville, SC. As I write, the bulk of the batshit crazy participants signed up for IBR 2019 are somewhere in the local area, with a few of the (mostly big dogs) still on their way in. The last leg of our ride into…
We're staying in London tonight! No, not that London, London, KY! It's the end of day 2 on the road to Greenville and I'm feeling like a lightweight! Admittedly we haven't been pushing hard, but they've felt like long-ish days in the saddle and yet we've only covered around 800kms (500mi) a day! We left…
We've arrived! After a 14.5 hour flight that apparently only took 15 minutes (we took off at 12.35pm on Thursday from Sydney and arrived at 12.50pm on Thursday in Dallas) we changed planes, had to repack our bags, and made it to sunny Minnesota around 7.30pm. After a delicious dinner catching up with our American…
T minus 50 minutes! We've waved farewell to the fur child and had brekkie with my parents and we're on our way. We're about to board QF7 to Dallas and I thought I'd share one more post before we depart. While we were in Mansfield a few months ago, Kiwi and I shared some of…
It's less than 2 days now until we board our flight to Dallas and it's been a busy week and a half. As some of you will know by now, we'll be riding a new and different bike on the IBR than we thought! Towards the end of BLIX last year, there was a funny…
