311 Days to the Ride

Rain day today and I wish I was out riding in it. I need the practice because I know for sure it will rain, probably more than once, while we're on the trip. There will be another meeting tonight at O'Tooles to discuss the route and sights to see while we're making the trip. I've asked Don Gentry (our tour guide I hope when we reach the Seattle area) how much time he will be able to spend riding with us. Don is one of those guys who you just take a liking to without much effort. When I first started talking about this dream of mine he was one of the first to offer encouragement to "just go for it". Our common bond of being qualified submarine sailors is what linked us together several years ago and our common heritage of being from the Detroit area gave us some non-submarine memories to share. I'm looking forward to finally meeting him in person and sharing another shared passion "riding Harley's". We might even swap a few sea stories (TINS) and ping a little on our "jarhead" traveling companion. Don; if you're reading this is there a "Horse and Cow" in the Seattle area where we can take the Marine and get him thoroughly harassed?