This was the first experience of two wheeled road trips for Lesley and she handled it impeccably. Weather checked, not looking good. The 10 degree drop that occurred between leaving home on Saturday morning and waking up on Sunday morning had remained and it made riding chilly. The traffic speeds experienced the previous day...
Washington road trip day 4
That’s the thing about road trips. Planning on the go is permissible. Port Angeles and maybe a trip up the local mountain was the plan. Today we’d push a little further into the Olympics. Highway 101 was a route I’d travelled before, in 2010 on my first road trip and earlier this year on...
Washington road trip day 3
We’d made it to the Olympic peninsula. This was to be an easier day with limited scoot time. We’d booked in to a motel in Port Townsend for a couple of nights and would plan our next few days from there. Our destination was a short ferry trip across the Puget Sound. As it...
Washington road trip day 2
I’d never been pulled over for being under the posted speed limit before The target for day two was Deception Pass. We’d ridden over the bridge between the mainland and Whidbey Island the previous day but didn’t have a chance to stop and take in the views. So back north for around 20 minutes....
Washington road trip
After a number of training rides it’s time to go for the real thing. I’d hatched a plan at the tail end of last year. Lesley wasn’t over interested in doing the motorbike thing for herself and the Ducati was too small to tour together. What to do? The inspirational idea was slow-tour or...