Day 0 – Portland to Long Beach on a 2020 BMW 1250 GS – MotoCamping Ride

Departing Ontario California soon on a one way flight to Portland Oregon. And since few people including all my family rarely read my blog it’ll come as a complete surprise to them when I suddenly show up. Looking forward to at least a peak at the new grandkid from a Covid safe distance, of course. […]

Average Retiree Day of Pain, Chores and Corvette

About a week ago my Dentist drilled two holes in my upper right jaw, stitched me back up and sent me home to a week of pain. Today the stitches are out and months from now two dental implant molars get screwed into the unthreaded hole. An unthreaded hole is also known as a clear […]

Mariposa Sequoias/Hike/911 Remembrance

Wow. A first word most young children use while witnessing something astonishing or admiration. When you first witness these trees for the first time and even subsequent times, you too may experience the same feelings. Earlier, we hiked on a descent trail from an empty parking lot 1.8 miles away to another empty parking lot. […]

The Implants and Midnight In Paris

Pretty soon the Dentist will start by numbing the upper right side of my mouth and then he’ll slice me open revealing the bone, cutting-into an area where three molars made their home a long long time ago. At least that’s how I pictured it, as I sat in the waiting area. The only fun […]

My Last Grandchild – Violet

Today you were born and your parents named you Violet. Let me welcome you to the world Violet. First, the gloom and doom parts. By the time you graduate high school or possibly read this in blog, digitized by some yet unknown human achievement, telepathically, letter or book form I won’t be alive. Not to […]

Day 32 – Jeep Expedition, Snoqualmie Falls

Monday, August 1, 2011 My Day 32 – Jeep Expedition – Snoqualmie Falls, WA This is how we got around the property – visiting a friend whose lives in a castle and is on 60 acres of old Washington state growth forest. Subject: My Day 32 – Jeep Expedition – Snoqualmie Falls, WA I rolled […]

Sierra 6 – The Open Road – A Motocamping Road Trip Experience/Cancelled/Covid 19

A “hankering” to hit the open road – again. Yes, it’s a real word and no people don’t usually use it anymore. The word means to have a strong desire for something. As of two weeks before the start of our ride planned for September 12th 2020, including myself we have four riders. A Covid […]

Circa – 2015 Baja Ha Ha on a Very Small Boat

Finally, some internet service. Before I start the catch up process of the past two weeks, let me share a story of the littlest boat on our rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Tom, (75) Captain and owner of the littlest boat (BlueBird a 19′ pocket cruiser) and his 24-year-old crew mate Wynn. […]

Circa 2015 – LA Marketplace

Marina Walk Project – Anytime we get an opportunity to step off our boat, explore the surrounding area, and get some walking exercise we do so, no matter how close, and no matter how far. Today we visited the Grand Central Market in downtown LA. The market opened in 1917 and has been in continuous […]

Day 2 – Memories of a Key West to San Diego Motorcycle Ride via the southern border – Circa April 2018

Our group of riders from coast to coast are now riding on the Tamiami trail. The name means Tampa to Miami and the trail riding today is 275 miles long. Our group and ride was organized by GPSKEVIN. McKinney provided the ride shirts- for us to use in the Florida humidity and heat. Tie dyed […]