Great Day...Sort Of 🤦

No whining, I had to tell myself today. And no crying either 😭.

The day started wonderfully. I woke up to Crystal clear blue skies and bright sunshine. I had a wonderful conversation with a lovely man at breakfast. And it only took me 30 seconds to ride the bike over to Chipp's Harley-Davidson for service.

I got there early, but they were already open, and the bike was back in service right at 0900. I had set up my computer and downloaded my tracks off of my GPS, and I was getting ready to begin working on my route up to Maine, when my bike rolled back around. I skedaddled out there thinking something was wrong, but he was already done. An hour. He didn't need to adjust my belt or clutch, I didn't have him do the other two fluids just the engine oil, the brake pads are great, the tires are great.... The only thing he mentioned for my next service was the air filter. Awesome! Less than $200. This is what a 5k service should be everywhere.

I was even more excited because I found a pair of my stubby finger gloves with the Harley logo in them! They haven't made those since 2021, so I don't even look for them anymore. I just happened to be walking by the rack of women's gloves and bang there they were. So of course I had to buy them. Paid for them, cut all the little tabs off, and started loading the bike. I rolled about 1030. What a wonderful morning!!

200 miles later I stopped for gas. I looked down at my right arm to open the small zipper compartment where I keep my credit card. The zipper is open 🫣. The credit card is not there 😱.

Before I panicked, I thought about it. Then I called Chipp's. I had been so excited about the gloves that I left my credit card lying on the counter 🤦. So, I asked them to destroy it, and I'm confident they will, and I called my bank to have a new one sent to the hotel I'll be staying at in Milwaukee. Next week 🤣. Oh well. Back to the debit card.

The only significant thing with riding today was quite a long stretch of gravel road as part of the Iowa 50 Rides One Nation route. I was not happy, but I got through it with only a few rear wheel squiggles.

I'm in Springfield IL where I just got my next state capitol building 😁💪. Again, the temperature will be under 40° tonight, so I'm hoteling it. I'm off to Indiana in the morning, which is practically right down the street 🤣, so I hope to collect that photo and get into Iowa by tomorrow night 🤞. The sooner I get to milwaukee, the sooner I get to my credit card. And the sooner I get to take a break, which I really need.

4.5-star day.

Hope to see you on the road! Remember, NO WHINING! ✌️

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2026 starting odometer: 46667
Starting odometer: 85265
Ending odometer: 85741
Daily mileage: 476
2026 miles total: 39074Read more