338 miles Day 4 was another longish ride to get back to coastal NC and home. Although the first 20 miles or so were on the BRP, the rest was mainly highway all the way back to Southport No major issues, the roads were mainly dry, not too busy (even through the larger towns and …
159 Miles Day 3 started early (its been a long time since I camped and I have to admit, it wasn’t the most comfortable of nights!). Nothing to do with the gear, just an old man’s bones creaking… As I mentioned, the Smoky Mountains Meadows Campground was fantastic, a nice warm shower to start the …
164 miles Day 2 started nice and early, a hot breakfast and out on the road! I used the BMW Navigator 6 for the first time (I had pre-created my route in Basecamp and imported into the Navigator, but for some reason it didn’t like the trip file). The navigator was also having issues connecting …
343 miles Day 1 started very much as planned, i had already prepped the bike and finalized packing the night before, so pretty much up and out first thing in the morning The plan was to cover almost 400 miles today, the eastern coast of NC up to just west of Bryson City, an easy …
Planning is well underway for the first long weekend trip of the year. The bike is serviced and ready to go and I can’t wait to get on the road early Friday morning. The plan is for a long 400 mile day 1 (mostly highway) to get up to just west of Asheville, NC and …
Sunday saw a nice ride out to Lake Waccamaw, NC. Pretty nice weather (mid 70’s and dry), roads were great and traffic was light. The lake was reasonably busy with lots of folks enjoying a nice spring day on the water. I was really impressed with Lake Waccamaw, a beautiful little part of NC – …