It looks like, if things go well, I could be on the road again around the 8th of August, 2018. The bike is almost ready, I just need to change the tires, the replacements have arrived. The following photo is a page from AAA magazine, they came and rescued me when I crashed in Minnesota.
The Florida weather has been terribly hot this summer so most of my riding has been around midnight. In the summer there is practically zero traffic at that hour and I don’t have to suffer the sun’s intense rays. In a twenty-mile ride I may see only two cars and one a police car.
My ham radio friends will be interested to know that I will have my radio station with me. I’ve been exercising it lately and everything seems to be in good working order. Radio conditions are not great, but I have to take what nature throws at me.
Anyway, just wanted to bring things up to date. I will be starting around Stacy, MN, then over to WI, then the ferry across Lake Michigan, MI, up into Canada, dropping down to Buffalo, NY, then across NY, into VT, NH and at long last MA and onto Newburyport, MA. Stay tuned.
Dennis, K1YPP
So awesome! Can’t wait to follow you and hear about all your adventures. Keep up the good work and stay safe always.
Good for you. I hope it goes smoothly this time. It’s been hotter and more humid here in NH this year. Multiple days of 70-75 degree dew points. Just like Florida without the love bugs and gators! ;=)
hi dennis-
i’ve been waiting for this.
glad your trip is happening.
peace***philip
Hey Dennis! Great to hear you’ll be on the road again if all goes to plan. What will be your route of travel across Massachusetts??
73,
Jack/W1PFZ
I’ll be looking for your signal Jack. I’ll be coming across from Buffalo, NY, then into VT and across NH for the most part. I’ll be riding through areas of NH where I have lived previously and then coming into MA around Haverhill, MA. I suspect I will be in Newburyport, MA in mid-Sept.