Category Archives: Summer_2022

If you’re going to follow a route someone else mapped (like an adventure touring route) you’ll be using navigation software and a GPS. Paper maps are fading. For better or worse, we’ve all been thrust into the e-world. I’m very … Continue reading →

I was happy. You might think this meant the conditions were great. Nope! They sucked. Happiness comes less from perfect weather than a mental framework of peace; at least that’s my theory. My gear helped. The new jacket kept me … Continue reading →

I’m not saying I woke with a hangover; but I was a bit fuzzy. No worries. It was a good morning to sit on my ass brewing coffee and being lavishly unproductive. The weather report wasn’t great, so my plans … Continue reading →

Having deployed a campsite that felt like a mansion it was time for the last lesson of the day. I don’t have to do Jack Shit if I don’t want to! Honey Badger, my dirtbike still perched on the trailer, … Continue reading →

My good and loyal homebuilt sailboat got shafted. Tragic! By the time I was able to go camping I’d run out of time to get the boat ready. Also the winds were predicted to be too calm. It takes less … Continue reading →

My last camping trip ended with a wilted, singed, itchy Curmudgeon. I returned minimally hydrated and nursing a million mosquito bites. I also had a huge smile that lasted days. Why the smile? Because, nature is good for the soul; … Continue reading →

The last RV rolled out while I brewed my morning coffee. I had the place to myself! This time I remembered to lube the bike’s chain and top off the tank before departure. I’ll smarten up yet. I set off … Continue reading →

The next morning I woke thinking about motorcycle chains. I’d forgotten to check the tension. Chains stretch and the cheap OEM chain on the TW is notorious for stretching. I hadn’t noticed anything but I checked and it was loosey … Continue reading →

I’d been having fun but I’d been soaked in sweat literally all day. By sunset I’d had enough heat and bugs. I got back to camp with plenty of time but didn’t feel like cooking in a cloud of mosquitoes. … Continue reading →

The next morning dawned warm, humid, and overcast. I wanted to sleep late but my tent turned into a sauna. Eventually I had the presence of mind to get up and about but I was pretty groggy. (It was slightly … Continue reading →