That time we drove to Canada when we were supposed to head for Mexico

What is the shortest way from New York City to Tijuana? Well, aside from flying, it still probably isn’t via Canada. But that is way we went. As it happens, even driving straight to Canada from New York City seemed far too straightforward. So we started by driving the scariest roads New Jersey had to offer. First stop—Shades […]

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Freehold Bike Night.

About 80 motorcycles were present at the Freehold Bike Night, the vast majority being Harley’s of various hues and sizes. With my “double-flag” flying, we rolled into the parking lot and were shown to our allotted parking spot. Towards the end of the evening, after we had...
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Ithaca, New York State…

After stripping the Big Fella of his panniers, we loaded our clothes into the top-box and the tank bag, and set out for Richard and Sally’s home on the Finger Lake in New York state. Although it was not a long ride, I wanted to stop as often as possible in order to make the [...]

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Test Run to Pennsylvania…

Keith Weber, a close friend of Ken’s, with whom I had made a short ride to Pennsylvania before our wedding last year, again invited me to join him and his biker club, The Elks, on an out-ride. I urged Patricia to join us, and she agreed to use the ride as a “test” to see [...]

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New Jersey, and Caley’s Wedding…

Freehold, New Jersey, was only a few hours down the drag from Port Carbon, so I did not have to get up at the crack of dawn to get there in time. Which was a good thing, as I was still feeling a little brittle after the last few days of excitement that…

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