Not the First Day

This was to be the first day of our journey, however, it rained. It really rained hard. The forecast is for thunderstorms all day with heavy down pours and flooding. Jim said that if we were already into the ride we would pull over, put on our rain gear and keep going, but he is not going to start out in heavy rain. So, today we went through our stuff, put most of it in the bike and we will get an early start tomorrow. Jim has been planning for this trip for about two years. He wanted to do one last long trip before he turns 60. That special birthday will be in November. He said, however long he lives after this motorcycle trip, he'll have stories to tell forever after that. I believe that this trip is one item on his bucket list.            Mark Twain reflected this thought as written in a book by Thomas Kindade, A Book of Joy.      

 Twenty years from now

you will be more disappointed

by the things that you didn't do

than the ones you did do.

So throw off the bowlines.

Sail away from the harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover.