This is our story...

Being both motorcycle riders with a love for travelling, we talked about touring the world on bikes about two years ago.

After looking into logistics/constraints and places we wanted to explore, we decided to tour the Americas from Alaska, USA to Ushuaia, Argentina.

We also wanted to have the same motorcycle to simplify maintenance, and find something we would both feel comfortable riding. We ended up chosing the Suzuki V-Strom 650, a 07' grey one for Chad and a 05' red one for Caroline.

We left for our journey on 6/14/09 from Washington, DC and arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina on 4/19/10. Click here and read below to see what it took us to make it to Ushuaia.

On 6/9/10, we flew back to the United States almost exactly a year after we had left for this journey.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Ready, set, almost gone...

It is hard to believe after all this planning and anticipation but it looks like it is ready to happen: we are leaving tomorrow! The entire house is empty, except for our bed, and all the belongings we decided to keep fit in our pick up truck. It is all being driven by Chad right now to his Dad's place, who will keep it for us while we are gone.

Feels like an end to a chapter of our lives but in reality, it is the beginning of it all. The beginning of a motorcycle adventure we decided to undertake about 2 years ago. We are one day away from the start of an amazing and incredibly excited journey and we can't wait to share it with all of you guys.

Tomorrow afternoon we are hitting the road. Chad's mum, Nancy, and her husband Mike have driven all the way from North Carolina to send us on the road. We are so grateful for them to be here with us and they have been fantastic helping us out today wit the last preperations. First stop: Lonaconing, MD to stay a couple of days with Chad's dad, Stan.
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6 comments:

  1. Larry and CarolSunday, June 14, 2009

    Happy trails. We returned from Israel yesterday and here you are taking off on your own adventure. We will follow your travels and look forward to being part of your journey. How exciting for you. Be safe. We love you. Aunt Carol and Uncle Larry

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  2. UnknownMonday, June 15, 2009

    Wow!!!! So exciting! Can't wait to follow your adventure... and maybe to catch up with you at some point.

    Bon voyage :)
    -- Isa

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  3. John FranklinMonday, June 15, 2009

    Have a great trip. So what state/country does Chad's license plate on the truck represent?

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  4. KristiMonday, June 15, 2009

    We thought about you guys yesterday and mentally waved you off at a random time...
    Much love!
    Kristi

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  5. Caroline W.Monday, June 15, 2009

    Carol and Larry: welcome back to the country! and many thanks for the kind words. Maybe on Skype one of these days since we have the laptop with the video.

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  6. Caroline W.Monday, June 15, 2009

    Thanks all for the kind words. Trip is going well so far.

    John, this is the "I have had my tag stolen" state;)

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