Expedition Recovery

9/26/16 Sacramento, CA to San Jose, CA  144.1 miles Ridden  Today was the roughest yet.   Waking up in the hotel next to Cat and knowing she was leaving was incredibly tough, far more difficult than leaving the first time. We spent the morning together at the hotel and then took the rental car back to the airport and got picked up by Cat's mom.  We ended up buying the tools and hardware I needed to mount the tractor tubes (Cheapest source I could find) from Lowes and then going to drop Cat's mother off and borrow the car. Cat and I went back to Vera's for my bike and for me to install the new disposal as a thank you. All went smooth and I rode back to Cat's mom's place to work on the bike.  We ended up making one more trip out for supplies at the auto parts store but I was able to get both tool tubes mounted as well as the highway pegs installed. (Install Blog) It was all an emotional experience as the time wound down for Cat to leave...

9/21/16 Eugene, OR to Sacramento, CA  501.9 miles ridden.  What it looks like to be carrying too much gear.  Thankfully the black bag on top is only going to Sacramento where it will go home with Cat. I woke up to do a radio interview (At the bottom of the linked page) for The Soldiers Project  and then got loaded up and hit the road for a long highway slog.  Not much of note happened but I got some decent video journals done and did my first lane splitting which really was much faster and safer than waiting in traffic for someone to hit me while they were texting.   I made it into Sacramento late and went to my friend Vera's home to off load the bike and catch up for a bit before sleeping away the day's weariness.  I am so grateful for the amazing friends I have and getting to see so many of them on this trip. 9/22/16  Errands, errands, errands. I slept in a little bit and got a bit of recovery from ...