Last night in my nice warm bed

Well, tonight is the last night before I am off. I am extremely excited but very nervous. Always wondering if I missed something, or if I took care of everything that I needed to before I leave. Hopefully, I can give the bike a quick once over and then spend the night out on the town with my lovely wife. It is a bummer that my trip is now solo, but it should be a good time still. I am going without any reservations at hotels or campsites along the way. This allows me to not feel pressured to make it too far or to stop too early if I feel like continuing on. All said and done I will have over 3500 miles if I make it all the way to Acadia National Park and then back to Americade after that. On the way back I am planning on coming through  Canada and having only left the country one time, that will be really neat on a motorcycle. Just have to remember kph ;) Wish me luck! I plan on posting up pictures along the way if I have signal and battery in my phone.

The bike is ready

The v-strom is ready to go. New battery, plugs, cleaner air filter, oil/ filter changed, new tires, extra master links just in case, and now I just have to get everything packed. There is so much to pack and sift through. I will get it done eventually but not today. It has just been one of those days.

Going to be a long, but productive, evening...

Tonight I have to get my plugs, oil, and battery changed on my V-strom. After this evening I hope to have the bike ready to go out to Americade!! Hopefully I do not discover some previously unknown issue with the bike but better now than on the road I suppose! Hopefully the maintenance goes quickly so that I will have time to pack the bike as well. Wish me luck. Still wondering if I should have changed the air filter but I am planning on just blowing it off and throwing it back in the bike. Fingers crossed that I don't pay for being cheap later on.

I met with my riding buddy last night to finalize plans for the journey. It went well but we still have yet to pick a return route. We are thinking of doing it on the fly but I question the wisdom of this move. Either way, it will be an adventure and hopefully it is more fun than we could have dreamed. The weather looks a bit cool and a touch wet but overall it should be pleasant. That is what I am telling myself at least :) . I won't be posting much while we are out but hopefully I will have a ton to post up when I get back! Lobster here I come!! Only two more days of work!!!! It is coming up quick!!