tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29221864081852132772024-03-05T13:30:00.217+00:00The Blighty-BoysTwo Brits, on two Harley-Davidson's fulfilling a life-long biking dream. Riding some 13,000 miles on our own motorcycles around and across the United States of America. Along the way we'll tell our story and share our experiences through words, maps, photo's and films. We're sure to meet some wonderful people, see some incredible sights and ride some of the greatest motorcycling roads our planet has to offer. Strap yourself in, stay tuned, it's going to be a blast!Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-80524679132860787192014-08-12T16:15:00.001+01:002014-08-12T16:15:26.135+01:00Monday 30th June - 'The Beach Party Goes On, Down on The Jersey Shore'<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We awoke to two things on Monday morning - another beautiful New Jersey day of sunshine, clear blue skies and 'thick heads' - it must have been that last beer we had! It was another start to a week so we needed to get our laundry done, but feeling like we were on vacation we decided to splash out and pay for a "wash & fold" service whilst we continued to enjoy ourselves by the shoreline. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Here we are after lunch - that's Michael in the middle flanked by those darn "Blighty-Boys." In the background is the </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">'Asbury Park Boardwalk Convention Hall' </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">a very famous concert venue for anyone "who's anyone in music" has played there. Like for instance, </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i>Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Doors, KISS, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Bob Dylan, The Who, Van Halen, The Allman Brothers Band, The Clash</i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> and of course local boy </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i>Bruce Springsteen</i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">.....and many, many others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the sun was going down it was time to collect our laundry and head to another notable Sea Girt establishment - the <b>'Parker House'</b> (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.parkerhousenj.com/">http://www.parkerhousenj.com</a>) which had been a house of fine food, wine, cocktails and beer for over 137 years situated just off the beach. The atmosphere was great because another World-Cup football match was being played on the large flat screens. The bar was packed, standing room only, as we enjoyed several well made margarita's and cheered on the Germany vs. Algeria game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time for us "Blighty-Boys" to head for the beach thanks to my dear friend Michael, and his college buddy Paul. Paul has a holiday home in the town of Sea Girt, right next to the Jersey shoreline and had very generously invited us all to come and stay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After early morning coffee with Michael by the Hudson River next to his Manhattan apartment we set off to park our motorcycles in a secure city car park for the sum of $100 each for just two days <i>"welcome to NYC"</i> I hear you say! Before jumping i</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nto Mikes car and heading for Sea Girt, New Jersey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The drive down from Manhattan took about an hour and a half. It felt really strange being in a car and mixing it up with all the morning traffic as we battled our way out of the city in Michaels 4-cylinder SUV with the regular cry from him of <i>"I gotta f***ing merge, I need 6 cylinders to merge, 4 'aint cutting it! I should never have bought this f***king car!!! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pulling into Sea Girt we stopped for supplies - cases of beer, and a magnum of vodka for the cranberry and soda vodka cocktails we would take to the beach in plain plastic bottles, so it looked just like fruit juice! Apparently you can't drink alcohol on the beach in Sea Girt. For a minute there JG and I thought we were back in California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night we enjoyed endless beers and great conversation at Paul's house along with his girlfriend Rachel who both prepared and cooked for us a "banquet" of a BBQ, such kind people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly I have had good reason. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just two days prior returning home to England after our epic, and literally 'life changing' tour of America I received a call from my brother whilst in my hotel room in New York City to say that our Father had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on the 5th July - he was 78 years old. He had died peacefully at home in his favourite armchair with a glass of red wine in his hands watching a World-Cup soccer match. He loved football more than any other sport. What a way to go eh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Dad was a daily devoted reader of our Blog and never missed a post and by all accounts it bought him great pleasure to see his youngest child realising a life's dream. His last comment via my <i>FaceBook </i>page was on the 2nd of July, it simply read <b style="font-style: italic;">"You've done it son, well done to everybody." </b>It has been a great comfort to me to know that he watched and read in detail the three months of our adventure across possibly the most beautiful country on the planet; A country he never got round to visiting even though he travelled extensively throughout Europe. My Dad was many things, but above all he was a man of service to his community, including becoming the Mayor of his home town during his 56 years in public service roles. What an example he set, and a challenge he leaves his four children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like my 13,000 mile ride across America he will never be forgotten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now the time is right to finish off our Blog. Standby for the final few postings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi folks, just seven days ago 'The Blighty-Boys' rode into the Upper West Side of New York City On Sunday 29th June after a 25 mile cruise down from Nyack by the Hudson River, and a spectacular ride across the George Washington Bridge. Here we are arriving at my friends apartment after 13,000 miles, 29 States and a collection of the most fantastic memories anyone would ever ask for in one lifetime - WOW! What a ride.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had taken a break from blogging whilst here New York re-uniting with family and friends but also because the hotel internet service is the worst we have experienced in all our travels! Something we didn't expect in the 'capital city of the world.' It is so intermittent that just one photograph takes 5-10 minutes to get loaded into Blogger…..!! Arrrrrrh….very frustrating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhow once we are back to normal service we intend to close out the Blog with several final posts. Stay tuned for the finale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's 9:45pm on the eve of almost the official end to our 'TransAmerica 2014 Motorcycle Adventure.' We still need to drop the bikes at the 'shippers' in a couple of days time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are full of some incredible memories and very strong emotions this evening, some mixed up right now (possibly the effect of the beer and red wine, haven't started on the rum yet!). However before we 'sign-off' there will still be a few more posts starting with our ride into Manhattan early tomorrow morning. We plan to get up at 5:30am, leave at 6:15am and be cruising across the George Washington Bridge by 7am to meet my dear friend Michael for breakfast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday 'The Blighty-Boys Blog' clocked up just over <u style="font-weight: bold;">15,000 Page Views</u> since our journey across American began. Thank you for your interest and your comments and support it does mean a great deal to us.</span></div>
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-66040783254416158332014-06-28T14:31:00.001+01:002014-06-28T14:31:33.054+01:00Gettysburg, PA - what a monumental piece of American History<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, <u style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 27th June</u> we visited the Gettysburg National Military Park, Museum and Visitor Centre. (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm">http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm</a>). Gettysburg was on our most important list of places to go. We knew of the American Civil War battles that took place here and we had read Presidents Lincoln's famous "Gettysburg Address." What we didn't quite appreciate was the scale of the fight between the Union and Confederate armies and the fundamental importance of the outcome and how it chanced the Civil War and the entire history of America to this very day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our entrance ticket also included access to the Museum, which is excellent and a 2 hour plus narrated bus tour around all the key points of the battles fields. This was really very interesting and on it's own worth the $36.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can't imagine the horror and the sounds and smells of being in land battle like this. The Union Army of some 94,000 soldiers and the Confederate Army of some 72,000 soldiers clash in Gettysburg. Nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed in just 3 days and countless wounded and captured as prisoners of war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Tour Guide was first-rate and had a very detailed and passionate understanding of the history of Gettysburg and brought wonderfully to life for us the full story for us. He delivery and knowledge were fascinating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the "Eternal Light Peace Memorial" standing prominent in the park overlooking the battlefields. It is made from Maine Granite (the Union, the North) and Alabama Limstone (the Confederates, the South) and signifies the country once again coming together and being whole.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is "Little Top" looking down into "Devils Den" it was held by the Union Armies during the 3 day battles and Confederates "The Rebels" made several unsuccessful attempts to capture it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking out over "Little Top." There are original canons all over the park placed in the positions they were pointing during the Gettysburg battles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This part of the battlefield is called "The Angle" it was the scene of utter devastation for the Confederates as they executed what became known as "Pickett's Charge" during the 3rd and final day of battle at Gettysburg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">It was delivered by Lincoln during the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">American Civil War</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">Soldiers' National Cemetery</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> in </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">Gettysburg, Pennsylvania</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">, four and a half months after the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">Union</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> armies defeated those of the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">Confederacy</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> at the </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">Battle of Gettysburg</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states or an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government; and whether this nation, born of a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty, would continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What happened in Gettysburg on those first three days in July 1863 ultimately lead to the <b><u>United</u></b> States of America that we know today.</span></div>
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-77894413044604653172014-06-27T00:57:00.000+01:002014-06-27T00:57:44.936+01:00"Ringo" (a.k.a 'Johnny Ringo') Joins Our Touring Gang<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those of you that have followed our blog from very early stages of this road-trip, you'll remember that we travelled with our faithful mascot "Malcom The Mouse." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malcom had 'served' alongside of us for many, many years all over the UK and Europe until he decided to 'dessert' us in Oklahoma City. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See below - we put out a "Wanted Poster" for him, but nobody came forward to claim the bounty, forget the $100 bucks, it was the <i>Free Rum</i> that we hoped would motivate them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well that is all history now……Malcom The Mouse…..Who? Never heard of him! We have finally managed to "press-gang" a new recruit into joining the travelling circus that is "The Blighty-Boys"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What an amazing experience it was too. To give you a feel for the place, take a few minutes to view the official Harley YouTube video below about the York Plant, or click on this link - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThjYcG9H3Ys&feature=kp">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThjYcG9H3Ys&feature=kp</a>).</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had booked ourselves on the<b><i> 'Steel Toe Tour'</i></b> which as the clue suggest you had to where steel toe-capped boots and high-viz jackets, plus safety goggles in order to be allowed escorted</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> access to all the key manufacturing areas of the plant covering fuel tanks, frames, fenders and the full motorcycle assembly lines, final stage testing, and packing & shipping areas. Our hosts were 'Ron & Don' a customer service double act, that were retired, but had spent their entire careers in manufacturing companies, but not Harley Davidson. Unfortunately <b>NO PHOTOGRAPHY</b> was allowed within the factory. Given we were close to the new launch of their 2015 Models (August) - still yet to be announced, no doubt much 'top secret' work was going on at the plant to at least build the models to be used in their Press Launches and Advertising Videos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2014 this plant also makes the 'CVO Breakout' model which I am very lucky to have one waiting for me at home. It took 16 months from order to arrive and frustratingly did so eight days before I left for this tour! She's in my garage, with only 90 miles on the clock just waiting to get out and enjoy the English summertime with me - let's hope there is some summer left by the time I get back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just outside the 'Tour Centre' entrance. This is where our bikes were 'born' their frames were stamped with their unique VIN numbers in this very building and assembled here in 2011 and 2012 - Jon thinks his was made on a Friday afternoon in 2012 given some of the small, but annoying issues he has had with it!</span></div>
<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-29295056300482443532014-06-24T14:06:00.000+01:002014-06-26T03:17:28.839+01:00Two Weeks Left….and much to do still, time to leave New Hope<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just two weeks today we will be touching down at London's Heathrow Airport. But first there is much more fun to be had in this beautiful country and some interesting places we've got to go, ending with our party with family and friends in the one and only <b><i>"Big Apple."</i></b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we are heading down to York, Pennsylvania to the Harley Davidson Factory where they manufacture their 'CVO' (Custom Vehicle Operations) bikes. Our own bikes were produced here. Mine in 2011 and Jon's in 2012. (</span><a href="http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/home/events/factory-tours/yorkpa.html">http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/home/events/factory-tours/yorkpa.html</a>). <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are booked on the 'Steel Toe Tour' where we shall gain insight first hand into the entire bike bike production at the plant. Unfortunately I don't think they allow photography on the shop floors, which we can understand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have enjoyed our brief stay here in New Hope, a very pretty historic old town on the banks on the Delaware River. I even went for a <b>swim in the pool</b> at the hotel, the first time in 10 weeks finally using those shorts and goggles I've been lugging around America.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even those nasty "limeys" were still taking pot shots at the town back in December 1776 from across the Delaware River. This was a stunning house, and very old by American standards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Michael who lives in Manhattan recommended the town to us. As you know we had been in Newburgh to visit 'Orange County Choppers' and a really cool thing happened before we left. As we were packing up our bikes in the hotel car park which is just opposite OCC HQ, who should we see ride in on a cool custom chopper but the big man himself - Paul Teutul Sr. Obviously in need of some overtime work on a Sunday! We didn't get time to say hi before he disappeared into the building.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Orange County Choppers</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"> (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">OCC</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">) is a custom and production motorcycle manufacturer based in </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Orange County, New York</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">, that was founded in 1999 by </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Paul Teutul, Sr.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">, and </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Paul Teutul Jnr. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">The company was featured on </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><b>American Chopper</b></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"> a </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">reality TV series show</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"> that debuted in September 2002 on the </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Discovery Channel</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">, which then contributed to the company's quick rise to fame as it was broadcast on networks all over the world. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> It is very popular in the UK and especially liked by yours </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">truly</span><span style="line-height: 22px;"> <i>'The Blighty-Boys'</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On <b><u>Friday 20th June</u></b> we arrived in Newport, Rhode Island which is famous for the 'Newport Mansions' and also is known as 'the sailing capital of the world' and home to the 'America's Cup' sailing yatchs. Consequently is was incredibly busy and full of a large number of seriously rich people out having fun judging by all the champagne being quaffed and the Italian and German sports cars parked everywhere. It was difficult to find a parking spot for the bikes. None of the fee paying car parks would allow us in, not that we wanted to pay for parking! The Newport Mansions where very expensive to enter, so we didn't, but we did ride passed most of them. </span></div>
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-87932147539194813122014-06-20T14:39:00.001+01:002014-06-20T15:01:08.507+01:00"P-Town" & Time to move on - Newport, Rhode Island Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have had a very relaxing time here in Provincetown, or "P-Town" as the locals call it, but it is time to move on. We are heading out to Newport into the smallest state in America, Rhode Island, which will be our <b style="text-decoration: underline;">27th State</b> visited. It is where all the super-rich, <i>old-money</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of the signs in <i>P-Town </i>this one was the funniest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On<b><u> Wednesday 18th June</u></b> we took a boat out of the harbour in Provincetown in the hope of sighting some whales. The town is renowned as one of the best places on the Eastern seaboard of America to see many different species of whales depending on the time of year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Native Americans were the first whalers off Cape Cod, using the whale's meat, oil and bone. Early European settlers learned from the natives of how to harvest them but come the arrival of the 20th Century the industry had died off in Provincetown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Around this headland and out into the Atlantic Ocean lies the 'Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary' which is one of the USA's precious ocean treasures and lies only 10-12 miles off Provincetown. The sanctuary is renowned among the world's premier whale watching destinations and is characterised by the remarkable array of ocean resources and food sources for the whales to eat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heading out of the harbour for a our 4 hours round trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First sighting - this is a 'Finback' Whale</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first sighting of a 'Humpback Whale' - "there she blows!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The seagulls swarm in as the whale drains the fish it has caught from its enormous gulps of water. Any fish that slip out of their mouths are quickly picked up by the gulls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Draining the water from their mouthes, hoping for a ton a fish left to swallow. </span></div>
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-37700515004344801872014-06-19T15:41:00.000+01:002015-02-03T20:17:16.257+00:0012,000 Mile Marker - Eastham, Cape Cod <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On <b><u>Tuesday 17th June</u></b> we rode into Provincetown. Twenty miles South of the town we clocked our 12,000th mile. Here we are in 'Lobster Country' for our traditional photograph in Eastham, Cape Cod.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst sitting drinking an ice cold beer in the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, with a portion of hot wings of course, we got talking to a very nice couple called <i style="font-weight: bold;">Wade & Marion</i> (if you are reading this, 'thank you!' we did get to the<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Old Fort Niagara</i> as you can see). They highly recommended a visit to this impressive fortress about 15 miles north of Niagara Falls (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.oldfortniagara.org/">http://www.oldfortniagara.org</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The history of the fort spans more than 300 years. During the colonial wars a fort in this location at the mouth of the Niagara River was vital because is controlled access to the Great Lakes and the west route to the heartland of America from the Atlantic Ocean east and Europe. It was built by our French 'cousins' in 1726 but the boys from<b><i> Blighty</i></b> captured it in 1759 during the French and Indian War, after a nineteen day siege. The Brits held the Fort throughout the American Revolution but were forced, by treaty, to hand it over to the United States in 1796, but retaken by the British in 1813, and then by the Americans on 1815.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Niagara Falls is an incredible waterfall system located on the border between Ontario, Canada and New York of the United States. Niagara Falls is comprised of three distinctive falls that include: Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side and American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls on the American side. The Horseshoe Falls are 2,600 feet ( 792 m) wide with the American Falls measuring 1,060 feet (323 m) wide. The highest drop occurs on Horseshoe Falls at 173 feet (53 m).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weather was perfect. It seems we have always been blessed with wonderful weather each time we have visited a major destination on this tour. This photo is taken on the American side with the 'American Falls' over my left shoulder and in the far distance are the 'Horseshoe Falls' spanning both the American and Canadian sides of the Falls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice the plume of mist rising from the Horseshoe Falls in the far background. You can see this 10 miles away from Niagara.</span></div>
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-27170324050969730792014-06-15T13:21:00.003+01:002014-06-15T13:21:36.400+01:00It's a 'Wing' Thing…if we had to explain you wouldn't understand<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a surprising evening, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in a small town called Geneva-on-the-Lake by the shores of Lake Erie</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (there was a raucous </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Rib-Fest' event happening plus some very cool live bands playing, and bikers everywhere) we ended up staying the night in a cheap but not so cheerful motel! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day we headed out very early for Buffalo, New York State for a couple of days to visit <i><b>Niagara Falls</b></i> and Frank & Teressa Bellissimo's famous '<b><i>Anchor Bar'</i></b> (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.anchorbar.com/">http://www.anchorbar.com</a>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't know by now Jon and I just love <i style="font-weight: bold;">buffalo wings</i>. We can literally say we have eaten them across all of America and know good ones from bad and exceptional ones from very good. To visit the restaurant where they were invented in 1964 was going to be special.</span><br />
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-40267875960505073082014-06-13T15:14:00.000+01:002014-06-13T15:14:28.702+01:00Friday the 13th - Our Route Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We couldn't leave Milwaukee without paying 'homage' to the global headquarters of Harley Davidson. In 1903 on this site - 3700, West Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, Harley Davidson started manufacturing motorcycles. Today they continue their inspiring work here and some 6,400 employees are still based at these offices.</span></div>
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<br />Jaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196226643229500331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922186408185213277.post-60938528359128316702014-06-12T15:10:00.000+01:002014-06-12T15:10:16.996+01:00Harley Davidson Museum - Milwaukee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On <b>Wednesday 11th June </b>we visited the Harley Davidson Museum in downtown Milwaukee after having my bike serviced at <i>Hals Harley </i>in West Milwaukee. The museum was opened in July 2008 and still attracts more than 300,000 visitors each year. It has more than 450 motorcycles on display and tells chronologically one of the greatest ever engineering and loyal customer integration stories ever created by an auto company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This bike must be worth millions of dollars. It is <b><i>Serial Number 1</i></b>, the first production motorcycle ever made by William Harley & Arthur Davidson in 1903. It is a monumental achievement for the Harley Davidson Motor Company to have been in continuous motorcycle production for 111 years now. From two very passionate customers 'The Blighty-Boys' we shall always remain grateful for that - thank you all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"I want your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle…..I'll be back!"</i></b> Which was a 1990 Softail 'Fat-Boy' nice choice Arnie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the AMF ownership period the <i style="font-weight: bold;">"XLR 1000 Cafe Racer"</i> In my opinion the only good liking bike AMF-Harley Davidson ever made</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would have made a good '<b><i>Evil Kenevil'</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trivia time folks. What was the<b><i> model</i></b> of the 2,000,000 bike produced by Harley Davidson? Here is the actual bike</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is where the 'party' nearly came to an end in June1981. Harley Davidson was about to go bust, but key executives in the business pulled off a management buy-out from AMF and took the company back into private ownership, and as they say "the rest is history"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time to head back to the hotel after a bowl of hot chilli in the cafe, but look, it was still raining 4 hours later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On our ride today from Deadwood we went through the <u style="font-weight: bold;">10,000 mile</u> marker. We were on Interstate 90 East, South Dakota near a small town called <i>White Lake </i>making our way to Milwaukee the home of Harley Davidson. We should arrive there tomorrow afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's ride started at 6:15am and we pulled into our motel at 6:30pm local time. We are now on US Central time. A full 'working day' for sure, but thankfully dry. </span></div>
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