Today sucked. Let me sum it up:
- woke up at 3:00 a.m. with dead batteries to my heated hoodie and socks because it was 35° outside
- rolled out of the tent about 4:30, but didn't get rolling until about 5:30 a.m. because I had to stop every few minutes to put my hands on my heated grips so I could feel
- stripped my belt about 20 mi south of Dover
- Was determined to make it to the Capitol, which I did, because I won't be back this way this year, where I proceeded to reserve a U-Haul
- got the U-Haul, but didn't have enough torque to get it up the ramp
- the U-Haul guy Shareef tried to help me, but I lost it and the bike and I both took a dive off the ramp
- Sharif and I picked up the bike and decided to limp it 6 miles to the Harley dealership that's closed today
- got to the dealership where very promptly a cop confronted me. When I tried to explain what I was doing the guy in the pickup truck said he would just open the doors and let me in because he was the manager. Winning.
- took Sharif back to the U-Haul place where I promptly hugged him and thanked him profusely for his help which was far and beyond what he needed to do. He is proof that humanity is not dead.
- checked into a hotel and grabbed a few essentials out of the U-Haul to take to the room
- half an hour later realized I had left my tank bag with my money wallet and my backup wallet laying in the parking lot by the U-Haul truck
- bolted out of the room without the room key to get down to the parking lot to realize that my bag was still there and had not been tampered with at all. Winning.
- have since soaked my soon-to-be bruises in a hot shower and am trying to forget about today with a few beers.
And yes, the last three digits of my odometer read 666 when all of this began 🤔😱😈
Hope to see you on the road! Remember, NO WHINING! ✌️
April 20 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F