Day 1 – Thursday 6th August Well it was a fun and relatively easy start to the T.A.T., despite my bike spewing out all of it’s oil as we stopped in Tellico Plains for fuel. Ed had just pulled up to chat to some other TAT riders, and as I leant my…
NYC – Take 1
After spending a good day with Mike, we decided to head off without the bikes and spend a couple of days in Manhattan. It was a fun couple of days, and we got to see a few of the iconic sights, the first being Grand Central Station. We’d only ever seen it in films and…
To Connecticut
We had a big day ahead of us to get to our friend Mike’s house in Connecticut in a day, 200 miles to be precise. And although we had the best intentions to leave early, I got distracted with making my bike lighter by throwing out some stuff. I’d been carrying around quite a substantial…
To Vermont
Being Independence day, or Treason Day as Ed likes to call it, we thought that it would be fun to spend the night at a proper campsite with entertainment and fireworks. We stopped at a couple of campgrounds but no-one was willing to do us a deal, and after being spoken to quite rudely by…
To Mt Washington, New Hampshire
The following day was spent roasting in the sun, chatting to lots of random people who were intrigued by the bikes, and fixing Ed’s piston. He soon discovered that his piston really wasn’t in good shape, and that where the rings had been slapping around they’d scored a groove in the side. …
Welcome to the U S of A!
It was weird leaving Canada, after over 8 months in the country it felt strange going somewhere else. We were both looking forward to a change though as Canada had become so familiar to us, we were looking forward to a change of scenery and something new. The people had been absolutely wonderful though, and…
Dryden to Thunder Bay
Tuesday 24th February – Thursday 26th February I woke up early to finish putting my bike back together; I pushed the seal back in, put the cam chain and sprocket back on, then called Ed in to help me re-position the carb and air filter. This should have been a fairly easy task, however where…
All things winter: Days in Dryden
Sun 22nd February – Monday 23rd February When I woke up on Sunday morning, I didn’t expect to be ticking two things off my ‘Things to do in Canada in Winter list’. After having quite the feast for breakfast with their friends and family, and casually mentioning in conversation that we’d missed our chance to…
Winnipeg to Dryden
Friday 20th February – Saturday 21st February We left Rob’s fairly early, headed for Kenora. We’d avoided the Trans-Canada all the way so far, but after looking at the alternative route, which would have been more scenic yet had more dangerous corners and considerably less traffic if we needed assistance, we decided to get on…
Windypeg: Hartney to Winnipeg
Sunday 15th February – Thursday 19th February Once we’d got ready and packed up, we went in to the restaurant and Elaine cooked us up a good breakfast. We’d just finished that up when Elaine’s husband Lorne came over. ‘I hear you’re on an adventure!’ he then proceeded to sit down, and wrote a list…
