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Catch the LDR Bug With Webb

"It's not the destination; it's the journey." This year I'll ride my Harley over 100,000 miles to help seven young men live their best lives by getting them off the pavement with an all-terrain wheelchair.
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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarCatch the LDR Bug With WebbNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar

    Day 7

    August 8 in the United States 🌙 79 °F

    Made it first from my group of about 150 riders first to midpoint checking at 0757 this morning. Now on way to Mississippi.

    First hallucinations tonight. Thought the bridge was eating me.

    Don't remember what else happened today completely exhausted good nightRead more

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    Day 8

    August 9 in the United States 🌙 82 °F

    104 today. Completely wiped me out. Have to stop. Falling asleep. Plus, my next road is 337, one of the Twisted Sisters. Absolutely not doing that tonight.

    Glad to be in OK and TX where the speed limits let you get somewhere. Even stopping early, I still had my longest day.

    Still haven't seen any other riders, but Shell station attendant asked if I was doing the Hoka Hey. The first wave hit him earlier. J gave him my card with the tracker link so he could see when the bikes were headed towards him. Nice guy.

    I really wish the deer would leave me alone. Not close today, just everywhere.

    I don't smell like dog food anymore. I smell like dogfood that's been soaked in hazelnut flavored coffee. I thought I put water in my coffee mug, which I usually do, and dumped it on my head for cooling. 🤦. Now I stink and stick to everything 🤣😔    Read more

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    Day 10

    August 11 in the United States 🌙 82 °F

    Had to stop an hour early. Was falling asleep even while talking to myself.

    Today I hit the physical wall. Maybe it was because of the third day in a row of over 100 degrees heat. Maybe it was because it's day 10 of this craziness. Either way, I fell asleep at least twice while riding and came to while drifting into the other lane. Luckily nobody was around and I was going pretty slow I didn't have the cruise control on. I got very lucky and I knew it. So I'm stopping an hour early tonight to get extra sleep. This is not worth dying over or destroying Michael.

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    Day 11

    August 12 in the United States ☁️ 81 °F

    I can't ride anymore. I'm about to run smack into a lightning storm; the roads are already wet. I've already fallen asleep today. Calling it a night. It will probably mean that I won't finish tomorrow, but I'd rather be alive. If I stay where I am I shouldn't hit any weather tonight.

    When I say fall asleep, I don't really go to sleep. It's like my brain goes off on its own while my body continues to control the bike. To the point that my body turned the bike into a parking lot today because my brain thought the friends I was riding with had stopped for gas and we needed to turn around to find them. 😳

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    Day 12

    August 13 in the United States 🌧 75 °F

    I'm only a couple hundred miles from the end, but it looks like the roads I need to take are going to shove me into another lightning storm, so I'm stopping early again.

    I broke today. Sobbing, bawling, screaming. I almost threw down the bike and walked away. But I didn't. I just screamed it out and kept riding. There's an icepick in my left knee, I can't feel my butt, and the crick between my shoulder blades goes all the way through to my chest.

    The joys of motorcycling.

    Bright side, a friend's dad found me at a gas station in Indiana and someone was just on the corner with a Hoka Hey sign. Makes me want to push through the night, but I know better. I'll finish in the morning. 💪    Read more

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    Hoka Hey End of the Road Party

    August 15 in the United States ⛅ 75 °F

    Despite not setting my alarm clock, I was still wide awake at 0345 this morning. I was able to doze off a little bit, but finally just got up to get some breakfast at the hotel. Look at my phone I saw there were a couple of riders that would be in around 0930, so I threw some clothes on and walked down to the dealership about a mile away.

    It was really special to be able to greet people as they came across the line. By the time the party kicked off officially at 1500, only 11 riders had crossed the finish line. Only 11. And with the change in the rules this year, no one achieved Elite Finisher status. No one. Which pretty much sucks.

    I spoke to so many people, riders and non-riders alike, who had been so happy to follow me. They told me how they were up even before I was and screaming at their phones to try to wake me up so that I would continue on before dirty Dan passed me. He did pass me, I didn't know that he had, and I just kept riding my ride.

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    On To Minnesota

    August 16 in the United States ☁️ 73 °F

    I slept in a bit this morning (0600-ish), had breakfast at the hotel, packed up, and rolled out of Woodstock around 1000. Only 350 miles to get to Minneapolis where the 10 State HOG Touring Rally begins on the 17th.

    I am still recovering both mentally and physically from the Hoka Hey. Only 350 miles today, but they hurt. My neck isn't rotating to either side without more pain than usual, my left knee still has an icepick in it, the heat rash on my face (and many other places) is still very itchy, and my feet hurt after only a few minutes on the bike. Despite wearing it into the shower, my riding suit is absolutely foul [I couldn't make it to the bathroom in time two days before the finish 😞], so I rode in just jeans, shirt, and vest today, which felt weird. My brain kept reading all the road signs, looking for nonexistent turns, even though I was using my GPS for routing. And I was just really tired. About halfway there I stopped for gas...and took off my helmet 😱, ate my food while I was there 😱, and checked my phone messages and emails 😱. I was there about 30 minutes 😱. 🤣.

    Before checking into the hotel, I stopped by Walmart for a can of spray that is supposed to take the urine smell out of stuff. I'll let you know if it works on my suit 🤞🤞🤞.

    Honestly, I am still flabbergasted at finishing 3rd. I just wanted to make the party. Mission accomplished 👍.

    BTW, I plan to go back over my Hoka Hey posts to add my mileage like below and upload some pictures I took along the way. I'll also upload a view of my track, which is insane 🤣.

    I was honored this evening to have a Guinness World Record rider call to congratulate me on the Hoka Hey. Pat Cornell recently finished a 200,000-mile year on his Indian motorcycle, an arduous, grueling feat of determination, resiliency, and tenacity. An absolutely incredible achievement accomplished by a wonderful person...even though he rides an Indian 😉.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 128149 on 1 August
    Ending odometer: 140505
    Daily mileage: ~350 on 16 August
    2026 miles total: 93838 as of 16 August

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    10 State Rally Check In

    August 17 in the United States ⛅ 81 °F

    I had a very nice, leisurely day at the hotel, then went to Twin Cities HD in Lakeville for the 10 State HOG Touring Rally check-in, dinner, and fellowship. Word of my 3rd place finish had already spread, and just about everyone congratulated me.

    I really enjoy these touring rallies because I get to catch up with friends and actually ride with other people for a few days. The road can be a very lonely place, and these rallies help break up the monotony. Plus, I only have to go 250 miles tomorrow! 🤣

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 140505
    Ending odometer: 140533
    Daily mileage: 27
    2026 miles total: 93866

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    10 State Day 2

    August 18 in the United States ☀️ 84 °F

    Two of us began the ride from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls about 0800 this morning. Easy going, just cruising along.

    My friend mentioned that he wanted to stop to take a photo with the Jolly Green Giant along the way, one of HOG's 15 Rides for 2026 locations. When I thought he had missed the town it's in, I flagged him down and we pulled onto the shoulder to look up directions.

    While we were stopped, three rally riders and friends of mine came by...and two crashed into each other. One rider was thrown. My friend and I successfully stopped the highway traffic and rushed to help her until someone arrived. A guy from the traffic came up and worked with 911 to do CPR. A cop showed up with a medical kit, and as all that was happening, an ER doctor showed up from the other side of the highway. Despite everyone's efforts, nothing could be done. She died right there in the road, her head cradled in my hands.

    My friend and I stayed with the other two riders, her husband and their friend, for several hours until everything was finished. She laid on the side of the road in a bag under a sheet for most of that time.

    Afterwards, my friend and I went into the nearest town to get some air conditioning and food. Not a pleasant meal. Then we beelined to Sioux Falls, only for me to find out I made my hotel reservation for last night. So, my friend is graciously allowing me to stay with him tonight. Maybe that's a good thing.

    Everytime I get on the bike, I know it could be the last, but it's easy to forget. Hold your friends and family tight, tell them how much you love them every time you can. Hoka Hey.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 140533
    Ending odometer: 140791
    Daily mileage: 258
    2026 miles total: 94124

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    Still On The Road

    August 23 in the United States 🌙 86 °F

    142831 ending mileage today. I'll do the math tomorrow.

    I'm so tired. I honestly don't think I have recovered from the Hoka Hey yet. But I'm still riding despite being broke and exhausted. I broke the 1,000 point barrier today in AULDR, which is really cool. I rolled 95,000 miles for the year yesterday, which is unbelievable.

    I haven't posted in quite a few days and if you pop on here daily to look at my updates I'm really sorry about that....

    Oh no no no please tell me it's the valve and not a hole in the.... My inflatable pillow has a hole in it 😭. Well, poop.

    Anyway, sorry about not posting. The fatal accidents earlier this week really affected me more than I thought it had. It wasn't until the night before last but I slept through the whole night, and it wasn't really until today that the movie of the accident stopped constantly playing through my head.

    And the past few days there really hasn't been anything to tell you. Get up, leave the hotel, point a to point b shortest route to the next hotel, have dinner at the local dealership, and go to bed. Yesterday was the exception to that though. I did pop into Oklahoma to get a Tour Of Honor photo and do the Oklahoma 50 Rides for AULDR.

    Okay. Really beat now. Going to go to sleep. Good night    Read more

  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarCatch the LDR Bug With WebbNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar
    Austin, Texas capitol building
    Austin, Texas capitol building😱🤬 $30 for the cheapest camping pillow. Some at $60!

    Too Hot 🥵🥵🥵

    August 24 in the United States 🌙 95 °F

    Ugh. I didn't sleep well at all. Despite being exhausted, it took forever for me to actually get to sleep, and I tossed and turned all night. I kept thinking something was crawling on me. It was a rough night.

    When my alarm went off at 0500, I had only just dozed off again. Sitting up, this time I knew something was crawling on me. Ants. At least three different kinds and I'm pretty sure a lot of them were fire ants. I don't know why, there wasn't a nest nearby, but right before I went to sleep I did eat a little protein pack, so maybe I had crumbs in my sleeping bag. I know better than to eat where I sleep that's just dumb. What's even dumber is when I went to put my riding suit on, I tossed it down on the ground right where all the ants were. 🤦. I must have gotten them all brushed off because I didn't have problems with them at all today. But I did find a couple on my tank bag which is very strange. The joys of camping 🤣.

    Even after dealing with the ants I was still on the road before 0530 trying to get a jump on the heat. I didn't get much jump though because it was already 80°F. By 10 it was 90 and I honestly didn't look again. But when it feels like I'm riding in a hair dryer, I'm pretty sure it's over 100.

    Not a lot of sleep and the second day in a row of over 100° = I'm wiped out. I stopped for lunch at a Whataburger so I could go in and cool off, one of my gas stops I went into the beer cooler for a while, and I didn't need to take my shirt off to dunk it in the sink because all of me was completely soaking wet.

    Worst of all, I was around Austin during the brutal heat on a work day. Yes, I got my Capitol Building picture, but I paid for it. Because of all the traffic, I could rarely get enough speed to blow the wind up into my riding suit to cool me off. That's why I was soaking wet because I couldn't get any airflow. And sitting on the bike was like harnessing the Sun. A lot of times if I got stuck at a red light just as it turned red, I just turned off the bike and got off of it. It didn't really matter, but I felt like I was doing something helpful.

    When I got to New Braunfels Texas this evening around 1800, I stopped at another Whataburger to go inside and cool off. Not just me but both my phones and my GPS. Everything laid on top of a bag of ice did the trick. I stayed there for probably an hour and a half and, because I only did 500 miles today, I abbreviated tomorrow's route down to 800 miles instead of about a 1,000. So I'm still on track to be at The Woodlands HD in Houston Wednesday morning. 👍

    If I thought it was hot today, I'm really not going to like tomorrow because I'm headed to Brownsville Texas, which is notoriously hot and even humid because of the Gulf of Mexico. Wish me luck 🤞💪!!

    This evening I am probably camping at Gruene HD, and I'm here now, but I got here before the evening lights came on, so I haven't really set up yet. I think I may have to move over to another corner where there's no lights. No big deal.

    Oh yeah. One last thing. I stopped by a Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's whichever to pick up a camping pillow to replace mine that went flat last night. The cheapest one was $30 😱🤬. Insane.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: xxx
    Ending odometer: 143374
    Daily mileage: about 500
    2026 miles total: 96707    Read more

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    Yorktown Memorial Hospital (haunted)

    Over 100°F...Day 3

    August 25 in the United States ☀️ 93 °F

    Despite the heat, I got some rest last night and was up and rolling by 0415.

    It was a pretty good day; high speed limits made the miles slip past. Other than the normal problems I have with semis cutting me off and the oblivious drivers on their phones, there were only two things that happened.

    First, I have terrific Denali auxiliary and fog lights that turn night into day, especially when I have them at 100% with my high beams. But when traffic is coming I usually flip the highs off and they drop to 15%. Like I did this morning. Then a family of 5-8 raccoons decided to cross the road in front of me. They were nose to tail and spanned the entire lane. No shoulder, oncoming traffic, time to slow but not stop 😳. I had no choice. I nailed one of them ☠️. Poor dude. I hope the rest of them made it over the other lane🤞. No damage to the bike 👍.

    Second, and still in the dark of this morning, I visited the Yorktown Memorial Hospital for the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Texas. It's said to be haunted, so I guess a guy living in his car in the parking lot has decided to give tours...or just try to get money out of you. Shirtless and made up like a really bad zombie in the Walking Dead, he kept coming right up to me. I thought it was going to get serious, but he finally backed off. I got my pic and scrammed.

    Well, that's pretty much it. A nice fried oyster sandwich lunch at one of the Ride to Eat stops in Corpus Christi to cool off (did I mention it was hot again today?), a tenuous floor it and stop around Houston, and an almost fight in a gas station bathroom with a Lot Lizard somewhere near Victoria. Normal day, really 🤪.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 143374
    Ending odometer: 144203
    Daily mileage: 829
    2026 miles total: 97536    Read more

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    Lap of the 48 Complete!!

    August 25 in the United States 🌙 91 °F

    One of the Iron Butt Association challenges I have been doing all year is called the Lap of the 48. See here: https://www.ironbutt.com/themerides/rat48/

    Unlike Ride Around The 48 (RAT48), LAP48 isn't timed. You have all year to make the following locations:

    Key West, FL
    Venice, LA
    South Padre Island, TX
    San Ysidro, CA
    Neah Bay, WA
    Warroad, MN
    Sault Ste. Marie, MI
    West Quoddy, ME
    Outer Banks, NC

    Today was my last stop, the Post Office on South Padre Island. The ride is getting closer to being complete!!!!

    One challenge down...I'm not sure how many to go 🤣🤣!! 💪✌️    Read more

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    Big Service Day

    August 26 in the United States 🌙 84 °F

    Note to self: Never free camp at Woodlands HD 🤦.

    Although well lit, I thought it would be fine to stay there. Some of the employees shutting down shop saw me on my chaise lounge; no one cared that I was there. Cool. As soon as it got dark though. Uh oh. Grown man on a bicycle tried to sell me "red or blue," which I'm assuming was drugs 🤦. No, thanks.

    So, despite the heat, but with concern over what I can sleep through--as in someone taking my stuff--I set up my tent to put everything inside, including me. I tried to fall asleep just after 2100, but even after three sessions of my sleep meditation...not happening. It was still over 90°F and inside the tent? Well, it was hot. I would start to doze off just out of pure exhaustion, but sweat rolling down somewhere would wake me 🤦.

    By midnight I couldn't take it any longer, so I drug my cot outside the tent. A little breeze did the trick, and I fell asleep around 0200. At 0400 the cars began to roll through the parking lot. Turns out, it's a shortcut to the highway 🤦.

    Suffice it to say, I didn't get much sleep. I think that's the worst place I ever chose to camp. Ugh.

    I was packed by 0500, and went to Anytime Fitness for a shower and clothes change. Aaaahhhhh. Yay! Cold shower and air conditioning!! 🎉🎉🎉 I hung out there until the lavandería opened so I could do laundry. Yay! Clean clothes!! 🎉🎉🎉 By then it was 0900, so I went down the street for a haircut. Yay! Short hair!! 🎉🎉🎉

    Then it was back to Woodlands for my 150,000-mile service, even though the bike is only at 145k. They're one of the dealers in my VIP Maintenance Plan. Man, was this plan so worth it! I would've already spent at least three times the money that I paid for the plan and I still have a couple of services left.

    I had a huge lunch at Carrabba's next door, then fell asleep on the HD's couch for a couple of hours. I was probably farting my ass off 🤣🤣🤣. Oh well.

    Even though they finished up the bike around 1700, I hung out on the couch until 1900 when they kicked me out. My next stop was South Houston and I was in North Houston. Every road on Google Maps was red. Nope. Not riding in over 100° and stop and go traffic. I finally rolled out at 2030. Streets still congested, but flowing around the speed limit. 👍

    Now, I'm in Galveston at the VFW, which I hope will work out. Again, probably not the best choice of sites, but I'm tired and the breeze is really nice. I'm going to try to enjoy sunrise near the beach if I can. I'm in no hurry now.

    P.S.: I just discovered that my pillow is wet from my face sweating on it last night 🤦🥵.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 144203
    Ending odometer: 144323
    Daily mileage: 120
    2026 miles total: 97656    Read more

  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarCatch the LDR Bug With WebbNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar
    Michael is dropping parts again. Second time for this piece 🤦1Wonderful stopLove Bugs have expanded all the way to Houston 🤢Camp site looking at the roadCamp site looking from the road1Tonight's camp

    Short Day

    August 27 in the United States 🌙 84 °F

    Today was a really short day and this is going to be a really short post...maybe 😉.

    I picked a good place to sleep and woke up all by myself at 0530. With nowhere to pee, I went straight to Whataburger and hung out until the first sign of daylight. Then I made my way to the free ferry to cross over to Point Bolivar.

    Once there I almost ran into a storm, so I hung out until I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get wet.

    At around 1100, I started to run into the storm again, so I hung out for about an hour and a half under a gas station pump overhang.

    When I made it to my lone Tour of Honor stop today, the First USO which is now the Civic Center, the Director Faith invited me inside, showed me around a bit, and mini-interviewed me with some pictures for their socials. Super nice!

    At about 1430, after leaving Miss Faith, I felt my Laggin' Loggins Danger Zone sleepies beginning, so I hung out at another Whataburger until just after 1600. By now I had only gone 175 miles for the day!! 🤣🤣🤣.

    Now I'm camped along the coast hoping it doesn't rain tonight, but I have the tent set up and my stuff inside in case I need to dive in. I'm doused in mosquito spray and ready to sleep until I wake up. No alarm for this kid tonight, baby!!!

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 144323
    Ending odometer: 144664
    Daily mileage: 341 🤣🤣🤣
    2026 miles total: 97997 (so close!)    Read more

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    Sunrise at yesterday's camp site ♥️
    Sunrise at yesterday's camp site ♥️I'm not sure my gloves are going to make it to the end of the ride 🤣During the Hoka Hey, I thought a similar, smaller bridge was eating me 😳

    This Week is Newton Week

    August 28 in the United States 🌙 81 °F

    Aaahhh. What a great night's rest. I was out before 2200 and stayed that way until the warm glow of sunrise and the cacophony of cars finally woke me around 0630. Aaahhh.

    A liesurely beginning led to--not surprisingly--a liesurely day's ride. I think I'll call this week Newton Week:

    Newton’s First Law: Inertia
    An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

    When I left Shreveport on Sunday, I gave myself 3 days to go 2500 miles. But I gave myself 4 days to go 1000. My planning doesn't always work out 🤣.

    So I've been stopping very often and taking huge breaks, like today with both lunch and dinner each lasting 1.5 hours 🤦. Once I get stopped, it's hard to get going again. Hence, Newton Week 🤣.

    Now, I'm camped behind a shutdown restaurant listening to what I assume is a high school football game at least a mile away. I can just hear some of the band (mostly percussion) and some screaming. This should be fine as long as I get rolling before daybreak 🤞.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 144664
    Ending odometer: 145118
    Daily mileage: 454
    2026 miles total: 98451    Read more

  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarCatch the LDR Bug With WebbNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar
    Chiggers. Oh well. They'll die eventually. Just don't scratch!

    3 Days Early 🤦

    August 29 in the United States ☁️ 82 °F

    Yesterday I posted that I gave myself 4 days to go 1,000 miles. I actually gave myself 7 days to go 1,000 miles 🤦. I don't know what I was thinking. Oh well.

    Back to the start of the day and an explanation about the picture of my knee with red apots. That's what chiggers looks like. The only really bad thing about sleeping next to the bike is that there's no bathroom. So you basically have to drop your drawers and cop a squat. Apparently this morning I copped that squat in chiggers. Oh well.

    Continuing Newton Week, today was another extremely short, boring day of riding. Other than the chiggers, I didn't have any issues with where I slept last night and I got some pretty good rest until the giant sun of a moon woke me up with its luminescence 🤣. Oh well.

    Since I rolled at 0430, I would have gotten to Pensacola HD before they opened, so after grabbing my two Tour of Honor pictures, I popped into a Whataburger (shocking, I know 😉) for about an hour for breakfast and to kill some time. Then over to Harley, where I set up my computer inside, began talking with some of the staff, and discovered I was there three days early.

    Sleeping behind a dealership for one night is one thing, staying there for 4 nights is another. I looked at some hotels in my very limited price range, and based on the Google Maps reviews 🤢, I decided I would rather camp by the bike. But then I met a guy who also arrived early for the rally and he told me about a nice hotel right down the street. And in my budget!

    So here I am, having already gone to the grocery store, having already taken a nice hot then cold shower, and having already plopped my butt on the bed to partake in an adult beverage or four and mess with whomever didn't sign out of their Amazon Prime account on the TV 🤣. There's even a pool 👍. Life is good.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 145118
    Ending odometer: 145369
    Daily mileage: 251 🤣🤣🤣
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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarCatch the LDR Bug With WebbNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar

    Tour of Valor Rally Day 1

    September 2 in the United States ☁️ 84 °F

    I have had the best few days curled up in a comfy bed and bingeing on Netflix in the air conditioning 😊. Aaahhhh. I feel so much better now.

    Yesterday, I finally forced myself to leave the hotel room and walk about a mile to get a much needed, well deserved, and far overdue pedicure. On the way back, I popped into Pensacola HD to check in for the Tour of Valor HOG Touring Rally.

    This rally is very special. It's the third year they've done it, and the purpose is to take us to military museums and memorials. They've planned at least one location every day. It doesn't draw nearly the attendance that the other touring rallys draw, which baffles me. To each their own, I suppose.

    Anyway, we had a lovely dinner, door prizes, and fellowship that evening.

    With only about 4 hours to get to New Orleans today, I decided not to leave the hotel until 1030, then stopped at Whataburger (shocking) for a late breakfast. Taquitos 🤤.

    I rolled down I-10 without much issue and popped into Hurricane HD, where the tour organizers recommended we stop. Trey and Faye had the grill going for us, with burgers and pop galore. Sooo tasty and so very kind of them to welcome us even though we were just passing through. I brought out the Akichita to thank them and talk about the Hoka Hey.

    Then I was off to my RV campground in Abita Springs where I reserved tonight and tomorrow. I caught a heavy shower on the way and rode the bike right up under the pavilion when I got there 🤣. Unfortunately, the place was a mud pool and their wifi was practically permanently down, so I opted to stay on the concrete at the New Orleans HD, where I am now, after an hour or so at McDonalds to charge my phones.

    I even set up my real tent with poles AND staked one of the rain flaps down in case it rains again. I've been lugging it around since Memorial Day. Might as well use it at least once 🤣.

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 145369
    Ending odometer: 145654
    Daily mileage: 285
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  • Nancy Webb...Pat BonetarCatch the LDR Bug With WebbNancy Webb...Pat Bonetar

    Tour of Valor Day 2

    September 3 in the United States 🌙 82 °F

    After a so-so night sleeping in the New Orleans HD parking lot, I was up at 0500 and was at McDonald's a third of a mile away when they opened at 0600. I hung out there for breakfast AND lunch .

    Around noon I rode back to the HD and hung out there until our meal tonight. Did I mention we were here for two nights but only had a dinner one night tonight? Anyway, dinner was salad and "pastalaya," jambalaya with pasta instead of rice, I'm guessing. It was different but very good.

    Now I'm back in my parking spot with my tent set up in case it rains, even though the forecast is clear. It's so humid that sometimes the air just can't hold the water, so you never know when it's going to fall out of the sky 🤣. At least the garbage truck shouldn't be by at 0200 🤞. That was a rude awakening! 🤣

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

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    2026 starting odometer: 46667
    Starting odometer: 145654
    Ending odometer: 145655
    Daily mileage: 1 🤣
    2026 miles total: 98988

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