02/07/2023
It's been a couple of days since I got home. I am a terrible student and doing homework was always a struggle. I am not surprised that I still feel the same way, hence it's been 2 days. If you see the odometer you will notice I traveled 10,476 miles. I was gone 21 days and that equates to 498 miles a day. My brother's from Frankfort have more miles BUT I was home first for a change 😁. We rode roughly 12 hours a day. We visited 2 Canadian National Parks, 3 American National Parks and one monument. We traveled through 10 states and 5 Canadian territories and provinces. We had 4 border crossings. I completed a life long task to visit every state via motorcycle 😊. We experienced temperatures from the low 30s to the mid 90s. Rain, sleet, wind, smoke and fog. We saw a double rainbow and another single. I had a butterfly hang out with me more than once. Bear sightings became routine along with Moose and Caribou. Numerous small game and tons of birds, one even tried to kill Dave. My hands hurt and the blisters have mostly healed. I was overwhelmed a few times and really scared once. I did not want to ride 250 miles probably 10 hours, of mud and gravel in the rain and cold. The closer I got to home the more I wanted to get there but as much as I couldn't wait to get started I didn't want the trip to end. I learned a lot. I had 2 really good friends to travel with and we always beat what challenged us. My rite good friend Dave has said we have now elevated ourselves to the top 1% of riders with the completion of this journey. I am not sure about that but I know we rode further and saw more than most of the people I know do in a year. I am not making judgment or downplaying ANYONE. I am simply patting myself on the back. I had a absolutely fantastic experience and I think the only way to make it better would have been Angie being there. We all know she would have been miserable for a lot of it, way too dirty 🤣🤣😅. Anyway as I stated in the beginning, I hated Skwool and was a terrible student. My blah blah blah has gotten the point across even if it takes you a bit of effort to understand. I can't wait to get back out on the road and challenge myself. Thank you for your prayers and support. Until the next one....Peace ❤️
