| Author | Message | ||
     Britchri10 |
Jacksonville, Fl checking in. If she comes this way we can assist in any way she wants. We have a Triumph dealer in town. Just PM me. Chris C | ||
| No_rice |
so since it seems no one else has asked, why arent you on this trip to?! | ||
| Doerman |
Good question, Tim. Melanie has built her own business over the past 10 years and has now come to the point where she can arrange things to take off up to two months. She started the planning for that over a year ago. I, on the other hand, am consultant and I have several projects under way that I can't just put on hold.  It just goes to show: She's smarter than I.  | ||
| No_rice |
ah yes, sometimes life does get in the way. sure would have been neat though! | ||
| M2statz |
We will be in Northern Wisconsin the end of July, would love to say Hi and treat her to a Friday night fish fry!! | ||
| Jumpinjewels |
So what kind of business does she have so I can do the same thing down the road???? | ||
| Doerman |
She is an artist and owns themagpie.com. She derives her income from teaching classes all over the country and selling kits online. It took a while to class schedule so she could have a 2 month gap and do the ride. I get to fulfill the orders from her website while she's out and about. It is good to be your own boss.  | ||
| Doerman |
Now she's in the Heart of Texas Hill Country. She's covered about 1,600 miles so far and discovering that this is a big country. Follow her here, if interested. Addition: She just called me all excited. It's raining! Well, that might not be big news to many of you but for us Californians, that exciting. She has stopped for the day though and is enjoying a dinner and suds at a Biergarten (Auslander) in Fredricksburg. (Message edited by doerman on June 07, 2010) | ||
| Liquorwhere |
I grew up in that area, the Texas Hill Country that is. Good on her for the trip, I will taking my trip in July west to the MotoGP and then east to the atlantic. Not a lap, but a good 7000 miles or so on the 1125R....great trip though. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
one of her stops dale is down your way i guess to visit friends of their's. | ||
| Doerman |
Liquor.. "If I get a firm grip on reality....I'm going to choke it!!" from your profile is the best one I've seen! Oh.. yeah, question.. West to Laguna? Are you coming through LA or going north of here. | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Hey Neil, buddy we got to get together, middle age crazy hit me hard man, do I have a story for you...call me or something. If she gets this way I have a big garage, spare room, coffee pot and internet access. I am hardly here anyway, so lemme know and I will hide her a key. Asbjorn, I will be going through LA to see an old high school friend that could use a beer and a dirty joke or two, her boys are all grown up and she isn't riding her busa much anymore, gotta kickstart her fever again..gonna try to kidnap her and make her come to the race, but ya never know...what a sweet lady though everybody loves being around her. Anyway, we are doing a trip to go up the PCH to Laguna then Reno to see college friends, the Rockies to see my Dad, memphis to see Elvis cause I hear he is missing me, kentucky because I have never been there, Harper's Ferry because it is cool and West Virginia roads in summer are awesome, the blue ridge parkway, the Dragon and the home for my buddy but I think I am gonna wander for a bit then go fishing with my Dad for a while. I will see you in LA if you want though. I like the blog, your wife seems really cool, but I am a sucker for artists so that could be it, artists that ride, double sucker.. have a good one. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
i'll give ya a call tomorrow dale. | ||
| Doerman |
So now she's in New Orleans. French Quarter, here she comes! She had an adventurous ride yesterday between Fredericksburg and Beumont, TX. Lots of rain, thunder and lightening (sounds like a Buell thing - this was the Mother Nature thing) Dale. Let me know when you are in LA. Send me a PM. | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Well she is in Cedar Key by the blog, Sarasota tomorrow night, that is about 20 minutes from me. She is scooting right along! | ||
| S1wmike |
If she gets near Virginia Beach, I trade her a hot meal for some stories from the road. I'm sure by the time she gets to the Mid Atlantic she has come across a story or two to tell. | ||
| Bishopjb1124 |
Mike get your ass to work and get off the computer, I am going to call your boss. Quiting time is 530!!!!!!!!!!  | ||
| Doerman |
After some respite and fun with friends in Sarasota, she's on her way again. She's spending the day in Key west. Here's her route so far:  Where it goes there and on what schedule is hard to say.. She'll probably trek up along the Atlantic side of FL and up along the eastern seaboard. She's been faithfully blogging and will keep on doing so. I got concerned when I saw what she was up to in Sarasota: Thought perhaps she had been out in the sun too long.. | ||
| Doerman |
Next destination is Savannah, GA | ||
| Elsinore74 |
Asbjorn, If she needs anything when in the Northern VA / DC area, give us a call. I PM'ed you our #s. | ||
| Court |
I'm really enjoying following along . . . very cool. Hope she makes it to NYC! | ||
| Doerman |
Update: She's moving along the coast line at her own pace and seeing wonderful things along the way! She will get to Trenton, NJ today, unless the rain gets heavy and she stops sooner.  She, the Triumph, Bill and Alien are doing well and having a great time. She's been taking routes off the beaten path as much as possible and enjoying the "backroads of America" and finding things like this: The smallest church in America. You can read for yourself on her blog She plans no more than two days out. But tomorrow she'll be in Bergenfield, NJ and probably stop and see the City. I forgot to mention: She's past the half way point! She has about 6K miles behind her now. (Message edited by doerman on June 28, 2010) | ||
| F_skinner |
Doerman, thanks for posting and posting a link to the blog every so often. I have been following with great interest since you first posted the link. I noticed she stopped in Jacksonville NC which is were I was born and raised (off and on)... 17 Is not a bad road and I am glad she took that route vice I95... Thank you and her for letting me follow along. What a great adventure this is becoming. Frank | ||
| Xl1200r |
Asbjorn, like I said before, i'm not far from the Adirondacks if she comes through the southern part of that area. | ||
| Doerman |
Frank you were raised (off and on) That explains a lot!  You know I am just having fun with you, right? It is a good blog with interesting tidbits from various parts of the US. Mark: Her eastern/northenmost point is Bar Harbor Maine. Then she will turn westward. Timing as to where she will be when? I dunno. Thanks for the offer though! I'll relay info to you as she progresses. | ||
| Court |
Tell her to give me a day's notice if she plans to hit NYC . . . we can fix her up with a great Italian meal. | ||
| F_skinner |
Ha, funny!!!! If she happens to come through Colorado on her return trip let me know. If nothing else I think Lynn and I could ride with her for a day or two depending on timing. (Or look for places of interest to her) If she gets as far South as Pueblo or Colorado Springs we can set her up for the night. I imagine, judging from her past and current track, that she will be a little North of us. Frank | ||
| Ustorque |
Asbjorn, I truly cannot express how envious I am of your wife!! Keep up the great updates, they and the blog are both great to read thru! | ||
| Doerman |
She's heading to the northeastern most corner of her adventure tomorrow. Booth Harbor,ME. Only one more corner (Seattle) and we'll be re-united! Yep. I admit it. I'm missing her.. | ||
| F_skinner |
Did she put wings on that bike???? She is really moving along... |
