London - Toronto
10. April 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Arrived here late afternoon after a very good flight from Heathrow, London. Resting for the rest of the day and repacking. Collecting our motorbike tomorrow morning from Air Canada Cargo.
Toronto Air Canada Cargo
11. April 2018 in Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We took a taxi to the Air Canada Cargo armed with all our paperwork. We then had to walk around the corner to get our customs documents stamped. With everything in place we returned to the cargo whereWeiterlesen
Niagra Falls, Ontario
12. April 2018 in Kanada ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
We left Toronto in freezing conditions and luckily had only 80 miles to ride to Niagra. The weather was terrible, cold with heavy rain. It did clear briefly by the time we reached Niagra. AfterWeiterlesen
Border crossing
13. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This morning we crossed the border. It was a lot easier than we thought. When we set off it was 1 degree. When we arrived at Ridgway, Pennsylvania it was 27 degrees. It was only 140 miles. HopefullyWeiterlesen
Skyline Drive, Virginia
15. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We set off early this morning so we could do some of this beautiful ride. It was cloudy but nice and warm. The trees were still dormant so we could see the views through them. We had looked at theWeiterlesen
Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
16. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We left Roanoke and headed into the mountains. We managed to ride along some of the Parkway. We opted to avoid Grandfather Mountain because we had run into a freezing storm. We were so cold. TheWeiterlesen
Smokey Mountains, North Carolina
17. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Thank heavens, the storm has passed through. We wake up to bacon eggs and pancakes. It was still very cold but clear and sunny. We set off after breakfast and rode some more of the Parkway. We thenWeiterlesen
Tail of the Dragon
18. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This morning after a reasonable breakfast we rode the Tail of the Dragon and back. 11 miles each way and over 300 bends. A lovely sunny morning with little traffic. We then headed to Maggi Valley, 70Weiterlesen
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
19. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We got up nice and early, had breakfast and then went to Wheels in Time Motorbike Museum. It was nicely set out with lots of old bikes and cars. Stopped about an hour then made our way toWeiterlesen
Fayetteville, North Carolina
20. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We left our hotel and headed into town to visit the American Airborne Museum. Very well laid out going over the wars from ww2 to present day. Late morning we left and rode to Charlston, SouthWeiterlesen
Charleston South Carolina
21. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A nice sunny day, cool and windy. We didn't realise how cool and so regretted wearing shorts and sandals. We caught the water taxi from Patriots Point to Charleston. We spent a couple of hours justWeiterlesen
Patriots Point, South Carolina
22. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we spent the day visiting the USS Yorktown museum. Really enjoyed this but there was so much walking. We were able to go inside the aircraft carrier, the frigate and the submarine. The aircraftWeiterlesen
South Carolina
23. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We left our hotel in Patriots Point knowing a huge storm was on our way. We managed to ride about 65miles to the T-junction on the freeway before we accepted we could go on no further. We bookedWeiterlesen
Titusville, Florida
24. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Woke up to a warm sunny day. We left around 9am and did the 330 miles to Florida, arriving at 3pm in Tittusville. The weather here is a hot 31¤.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We set off early and arrived at 8.30am. A beautiful sunny day. We took the tour bus to the Saturn V5 rocket. On the way we saw the huge roads that carry the rockets to the launch pads. We spent aWeiterlesen
Tifton, Georgia
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We left Titusville and started heading north. A beautiful sunny day on really good roads. Not too busy and doing good time. We arrived at Tifton about 5pm and popped into The Harley Davidson shopWeiterlesen
Fort Benning, Georgia
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We are on our way through Georgia and Alabama, heading towards Birmingham. On the way we stopped at an infantry Museum. We stopped a couple of hours before continuing our journey. We arrived inWeiterlesen
Barber Motorcycle Museum, Alabama
28. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This morning we left our hotel and took a beautiful route through the countryside to The Barber Motorbike Museum. A huge place surrounded by very well kept gardens. Next to it was a race track andWeiterlesen
Graceland, Memphis, Tennesee
29. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We arrived at Graceland at 10.30am after a lovely 70 mile drive on the interstate. Gorgeous sunny day today. We paid for the house tour and the car collection. We both enjoyed the house. EverythingWeiterlesen
El Reno, Oklahoma
30. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We set off from Conway on a beautiful sunny day. Just after midday we crossed the border into Oklahoma and stopped along the interstate at their visitor centre. We both commented on what perfectWeiterlesen
Weatherford, Oklahoma
1. Mai 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We looked at the weather and it seemed to be less windy in the morning so we decided to leave at 7am. We filled up with petrol and then someone walked past us and said "hey y'all take care out there,Weiterlesen
Weatherford, Oklahoma
2. Mai 2018 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Still very windy today. We took ourselves off for a walk into town. Nice place with the friendliest people. A sense of nervousness this afternoon as they predict severe thunderstorms with large hailWeiterlesen
Route 66, Oklahoma
3. Mai 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This morning the skies are much clearer and the winds lighter. We decided to go out for a spin. We visited The Stafford Air and Space Museum. Much of it was about Stafford from Weatherford who was anWeiterlesen
Route 66, Texas
4. Mai 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
At last the strong southerly winds have died down. Now there is just a gentle north east breeze. We decided to set off at 7am and make up some miles. We crossed into Texas and stopped at a few iconicWeiterlesen
Taos Publeo, New Mexico
5. Mai 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This morning we went to the Nuclear Museum in Los Alamos. We were there just over an hour. After we rode to Taos. A beautiful warm sunny day. The route to the gorge took us along a section of gravelWeiterlesen