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Just passed 40th day of my adventure with Bonneville. Yesterday was the midway point of the expedition - Big Sur has become a kind of icing on the cake for me. I must admit that I make few tears of joy. I would like to write to you all! Don’t give up, ... fight for your dreams! We are all waiting for the perfect moment which doesn’t exist, because on the horizon there gonna be always such things as money, work, study, family... Take the first step and think how you can realize your dreams with what you have. My "fight" took me three years and here I am over the Pacific Ocean, riding one of the most beautiful motorcycle route in the world... I stand sometimes and pinch myself because I'm not sure if isn’t a dream... illusion…
And so we follow the trail with Triumph… riding ahead…
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Last week was intense. California spoiled me with stunning roads. After Big Sur I thought that nothing will surprise me... and BANG!! I rode Higway 1 from Janner to Mendocino, Ca. Wild beaches, twisty road, fog over the mountains, low traffic… and just me & Bonneville on the road… ‘We’ had to be careful because precipice waited to swallow tourist that stare to long while riding.
And then came time for Oregon. The state in which… rain… makes Oregon green. And it was cloudy, rainy, wet… chilly… I was riding Pacific Coast Highway till Lincoln City where I said good bye to the Pacific Ocean and I went to Portland. City that I barely know but thanks to my Couchsurfing Hosts (Amy & Carl) I tasted it a little bit and discover that many movies were made there like Twilight, Mr Brooks or The Road…
After Portland time came for Seattle and Washington state. With Bonneville we had to face with few storms… I was lucky because I have great Triumph Navigator Jacket which can stand heavy rains and I don’t need to wear rain gear! But Bonneville... that poor guy had to struggle with water by himself… lucky in Seattle we found a shelter in one of the ADVrider members house - Marcin vel. Huzar. Which was full of other ‘bikes’ so Bonneville could complain to other motorcycle where this crazy, blond, Polish chic took him... :P
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On Triumph Bonneville odometer appear 10 000 miles!!! Thanks to You Guys I'll make "few" more miles than I assumed at the beginning I'm glad that you shared Your's tips with me. Thanks to You I saw many stunning routes and views!! p.s. and this is my recent map of Riding Across America adventure
I'm in Chicago!!!
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