I've finally left and what a first day. A snow storm was coming through and the temperature dropped. It was snowing and in the 20's. The roads were slick and covered in ice. I had to hurry to leave before the full blizzard hit so it was all about rushing. This bag wouldn't fit on the bike or that bag was in the wrong place. The straps were too short or the bags too full.
I could only go an hour and a half before stopping to thaw out my hands. I learned that nothing makes your rear end pucker like having an 18 wheeler fly by and force you to within a few inches of the curb at 70 miles an hour on an ice cover freeway where it would mean a certain crash, or having the back tire go sideways on an onramp at 50 mph! What a ride!
However, it was still an AWESOME first day, I lost count of the number of people that pull up along side and gave me a thumbs up, a few even rolled their windows down to cheer me on (the bike has huge stickers saying "South America or Bust") one guy even stuck his head out to take a picture!
I made it 270 miles and finally stopped in Louisville , KY. for the night. I should make it to Atlanta, GA. tomorrow. My bike is being shipped to Argentina on December 28 and my flight is on December 31, so I still have a schedule (kinda like a job.)
I could only go an hour and a half before stopping to thaw out my hands. I learned that nothing makes your rear end pucker like having an 18 wheeler fly by and force you to within a few inches of the curb at 70 miles an hour on an ice cover freeway where it would mean a certain crash, or having the back tire go sideways on an onramp at 50 mph! What a ride!
However, it was still an AWESOME first day, I lost count of the number of people that pull up along side and gave me a thumbs up, a few even rolled their windows down to cheer me on (the bike has huge stickers saying "South America or Bust") one guy even stuck his head out to take a picture!
I made it 270 miles and finally stopped in Louisville , KY. for the night. I should make it to Atlanta, GA. tomorrow. My bike is being shipped to Argentina on December 28 and my flight is on December 31, so I still have a schedule (kinda like a job.)
Por fin he dejado y lo que es un primer día. Una tormenta de nieve que venía a través y la temperatura bajó. Estaba nevando y en los años 20. Las carreteras estaban resbaladizas y cubiertas de hielo. Tenía que darse prisa para salir antes de la tormenta de nieve pleno éxito por lo que fue todo acerca de prisa. Esta bolsa no cabían en la moto o que la bolsa estaba en el lugar equivocado. Las correas son demasiado cortas o demasiado llena las bolsas.Sólo pude ir una hora y media antes de detenerse a descongelar mis manos. Aprendí que nada hace fruncir el trasero como tener un camión de 18 ruedas volando y te obligan a pocos centímetros de la acera, a 70 kilómetros por hora en una autopista cubierta de hielo en el que supondría un accidente de determinados o con el neumático trasero ir de lado en una vía de acceso a 50 km / h! ¡Qué viaje!Sin embargo, todavía era un día extraordinario en primer lugar, he perdido la cuenta del número de personas que tiran a lo largo de lado y me dio los pulgares para arriba, algunos, incluso rodó sus ventanas abajo para alegrarme el día (la moto tiene enormes pegatinas diciendo "Sur América o Bust ") incluso un tipo sacó la cabeza para tomar una foto!Lo hice 270 millas y finalmente se detuvo en Louisville, KY. por la noche. Quiero dejar a Atlanta, GA. mañana. Mi bicicleta es que se envía a la Argentina el 28 de diciembre y mi vuelo es el 31 de diciembre, así que todavía tienen un horario (un poco como un trabajo.)
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