We enjoyed our family vacation in Croatia.  There are many great motorcycle adventures waiting for me here – definitely a place to return. For our first visit, we spent time in Split and Dubrovnik.  There are many sites to see, places to relax, and side trips nearby.  We enjoyed day trips to Mostar,  Krka National Park, boating around some islands, and Game of Thrones/history tour. Food has also been a high point of the trip.  The tasting menu with paired … Read More

The time to start the Alaska ride rapidly approaches. My family is not sharing my excitement however and this is an important part.  We are spending a few weeks in Croatia during the World Cup.  A little dedicated family time before the trip should help minimize the concern for being away from the family for so long.  In any case, I need to cut down the duration and distance for the Alaska trip, so a replan is necessary. I will … Read More

  I am planning my 2018 motorcycle trip. Big picture idea is to ride up the east coast, across the southern part of Canada, through the Canadian Rockies, tour the Top of the World highway, and possibly visit my cousin in Barrow Alaska. For the return trip, I’ll enjoy an alternate route southward to the US border, see the Big Sky country of Montana, ride through Yellowstone and the Tetons before heading back to the southeast and home to Atlanta. … Read More

“This isn’t a tale of derring-do, nor is it merely some kind of ‘cynical account’; it isn’t meant to be, at least…. In nine months a man can think a lot of thoughts, from the height of philosophical conjecture to the most abject longing for a bowl of soup – in perfect harmony with the state of his stomach.  And if, at the same time, he’s a bit of an adventurer, he could have experiences which might interest other people … Read More