Motorcycle Cliff Notes

No plan, no matter how good Survives first contact with the enemy You’ll recall from yesterday’s post that I was planning on sightseeing today, and I had a number of places in mind. but as it turns out, from a series of discussions with the the guides (Marc and Mike), I realized that I had […]

Service the bike, buy rain gear, etc Mileage Date – 8/15/2019 Travel From – BMW dealer, Tallin, Estonia Intermediate Location –   Ending Location – Hotel, Tallin, Estonia Starting Odometer – 29,032 Ending Odometer – 29,041 Miles Driven Today – 9 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 4498 Miles Countries visited Today –   Countries visited […]

2 Ferries in 2 days, I’ve become an expert Mileage Date – 8/14/2019 Travel From – Helsinki, Finland Intermediate Location – Baltic Sea Ending Location – Tallinn, Estonia Starting Odometer – 29,005 Ending Odometer – 29,030 Miles Driven Today – 25 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 4487 Miles Countries visited Today – Finland, Estonia Countries […]

Mileage Date – 8/13/2019 Travel From – Travelmunde, Germany Intermediate Location – The Baltic Sea Ending Location – The Baltic Sea Starting Odometer – 29,005 Ending Odometer – 29,005 Miles Driven Today – 0 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 4462 Miles Countries visited Today –   Countries visited on trip   US, Canada, UK, The […]

Spending the day in Travelmunde, waiting for the ferry Mileage Date – 8/12/2019 Travel From – Lubeck, Germany Intermediate Location – Hotel, for desparately needed WiFi connection Ending Location – Travelmunde, Germany Starting Odometer – 28,989 Ending Odometer – 29,005 Miles Driven Today – 16 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 4462 Miles Countries visited Today […]

1 day away from a long ferry trip Original Content Once again, an d to be clear, it is now 6:30 PM, on the 11th of August, and I’m in a little cafe in Lubeck, Germany. I’m using a WiFi hot-spot, offered to me by the chef of this little cafe. She was very generous […]

Revised on Aug 12, 1:00 PM Local Time Original Content Regardless of the title of the post, I’m sitting in a little cafe in Lubeck, Germany, writing this post. If you read this post, you’ll quickly discover that its almost completely void of any real information. And… That’s because, Nancy, Xavier and I had a […]

Another day of GPS issues Mileage Date – 8/9/2019 Travel From – Karlsruhe, Germany Intermediate Location – Rode by Spa Francorchamps F1 circuit Ending Location – Guigoven, Belgium Starting Odometer – 28,360 Ending Odometer – 28,613 Miles Driven Today – 253 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 4070 Miles Countries visited Today – Belgium Countries visited […]

The highs, and the lows Mileage Date – 8/8/2019 Travel From – Zurich, Switzerland Intermediate Location – The Black Forest Ending Location – Karlsruhe, Germany Starting Odometer – 28,188 Ending Odometer – 28,360 Miles Driven Today – 172 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 3817 Miles Countries visited Today –   Countries visited on trip   […]

Today was a very tough day Mileage Date – 8/7/2019 Travel From – Bolzano, Italy Intermediate Location – Stelvio Pass, Italy Ending Location – Zurich, Switzerland Starting Odometer – 27,931 Ending Odometer – 28,188 Miles Driven Today – 257 Miles Total Trip Mileage – 3645 Miles Countries visited Today – Switzerland Countries visited on trip […]