Hello, I am Michael, chief window washer, sanitation
engineer, mechanic, inventor, pump jockey (except in Oregon, where you are not
allowed to pump your own gas) and main pilot. Here we are along the coast of
the Pacific. Having gotten our fill of trees after about 4,569,384,235,146 it
seemed to be a reasonable change of scenery. Also avoidance of snow and cold
and ice seemed to be a noble cause. There was also the mountain passes that the
Pickle could do with less of. We love the beach and as Nina has pointed out it
is her favorite as long as she does not consume too much sand. Of course we are
seeing many things along the way, both people of interest and new sights,
sounds, smells birds and mammals and an assortment of fish and crustaceans for
our dinning pleasures. I of course am looking out for the unusual and different
traveler and means of transportation and type of journey. I doubt that I will
be able to find anyone more interesting in all three categories than the people
we met the other day at Nehalem Bay near Manzanita, OR. Kevin and Karen are
from the UK. Their adventure started in 2010 and they have been working there
way around and up and down the planet ever since. I certainly did not have a
chance to talk with them long, but at the end of this edition, I will share
their blog with you as well as a few pictures. It was obvious from the start
that they were some very serious travelers as their motorcycle has developed into
a literal cosmic traveling machine along the way. I doubt that you will be able
to even guess what some of the attachments and devices that they have added
over the miles. I know they crossed from Australia to Vancouver, BC on a cargo
ship and spent this past summer doing a large part of Alaska then down through
Canada to Yellowstone and Glacier. We caught up to them here on the Oregon cast
and would certainly hope our paths cross again. If you are looking for a winter
of reading, I am sure their blog will offer up some amazing stories. They have
been at it for over 3 and one half years and figure they maybe have 6 months of
funding left to continue on around the western US and head down into central
and South America.
The 79 Moto Guzzi as I said is beefed up and a strong runner
with Kevin being the chief mechanic as well as main pilot. Karen has a lot of
riding experience as well owning a Guzzi V50 (500) at home. Between their
modern teepee tent with central heater, chains for the slick going, training wheels
to keep the whole assembly from tipping over inadvertently, roof, full body
wind guard and an assortment of storage containers and attachments, it is far
more than a motorcycle. I certainly look forward to catching up to them via the
blog, whenever I have an abundance of WIFI.
Hello, I am Michael, chief window washer, sanitation
engineer, mechanic, inventor, pump jockey (except in Oregon, where you are not
allowed to pump your own gas) and main pilot. Here we are along the coast of
the Pacific. Having gotten our fill of trees after about 4,569,384,235,146 it
seemed to be a reasonable change of scenery. Also avoidance of snow and cold
and ice seemed to be a noble cause. There was also the mountain passes that the
Pickle could do with less of. We love the beach and as Nina has pointed out it
is her favorite as long as she does not consume too much sand. Of course we are
seeing many things along the way, both people of interest and new sights,
sounds, smells birds and mammals and an assortment of fish and crustaceans for
our dinning pleasures. I of course am looking out for the unusual and different
traveler and means of transportation and type of journey. I doubt that I will
be able to find anyone more interesting in all three categories than the people
we met the other day at Nehalem Bay near Manzanita, OR. Kevin and Karen are
from the UK. Their adventure started in 2010 and they have been working there
way around and up and down the planet ever since. I certainly did not have a
chance to talk with them long, but at the end of this edition, I will share
their blog with you as well as a few pictures. It was obvious from the start
that they were some very serious travelers as their motorcycle has developed into
a literal cosmic traveling machine along the way. I doubt that you will be able
to even guess what some of the attachments and devices that they have added
over the miles. I know they crossed from Australia to Vancouver, BC on a cargo
ship and spent this past summer doing a large part of Alaska then down through
Canada to Yellowstone and Glacier. We caught up to them here on the Oregon cast
and would certainly hope our paths cross again. If you are looking for a winter
of reading, I am sure their blog will offer up some amazing stories. They have
been at it for over 3 and one half years and figure they maybe have 6 months of
funding left to continue on around the western US and head down into central
and South America.
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