Final Mileage for this trip

Trip there:  1375 miles While there: 100 miles (trips to the Swiss Chalet in St. John etc…) Trip home: 1351 miles. Total:  2826 miles – 4,550 km States/Provinces:  Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Conneticut, Maine,West Virginia and …

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Class Videos

Class Videos One of my passions for the course at BBC is to open up students to new skills and software.  This year, Apple sent four macbooks for us to use during class.  Below are the videos the students produced… …

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On my way home

I’m on my way home from New Brunswick.  Yesterday was 8 out of 12 hours in the rain – today is 30-40 mph wind gusts… I DO love riding the bike LOL. Seriously – it was a great week at …

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Sunday in NB

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Its my 23rd anniversary today.  Over the years, I’ve been away for more of them than I’ve been home for… I have a fantastic and patient wife.  I love you Teresa – Happy Anniversary (don’t worry – I called too…) …

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The Goldwing has landed

Well… I made it Through a bug infestation that would rival one of the 10 plagues of Egypt Through a ride on one of the worst roads in the US (Route 191) Through Canadian customs I’m here on campus – …

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Exploring Rockland Maine

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After 14 hours on the bike yesterday, I thought it prudent to sleep in a little and take in the sites. (I had actually planned that anyways ). Note the time for sunrise this morning – being on the east …

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The Adventure – Day 2

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Made it to Rockland … after an almost 3 hour delay due to a truck explosion… (incredible mess)… heading out to find dinner. Oh… the Lindsey House lives up to its online reputation… I’ll talk more about that later… brb …

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Time for Day 2

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Its 42F, cloudless sky… good day for a ride! If all goes well, I’ll be in Rockland, ME tonight – staying at a fantastic (so I’m told) B&B. – The Captain Lindsey House Inn – http://www.lindseyhouse.com/.  After last night’s sleep …

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Summary – Day 1

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What a great ride! It was 38F when I left… don’t worry – I layered Packing the bike took around 20 minutes… I really didn’t want things falling off. The first day took right at 11 hours for the 548 …

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‘Twas the Night Before Adventure

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Well… here we go. The pic is basically what needs to get strapped onto the bike tomorrow morning… I maxed out the rear suspension – it will probably need it I’m planning on trying a couple of things on this …

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