Day 2

Bates said leave by 7… I said if we are out of here by 8 we will be doing good. It’s 7:30 and still not loaded. Heading for Hot Springs, Little Rock, Memphis and Bowling Green...

Day 1 started a few days late

Got the sled back from Texas HD. 1K later we learned that saving money on a tire change can be costly if done improperly. Bates came up with a bee plan and we left NRH at 2 PM. Pulled into Mena, AR for the first night. Easy 200 miles. Bikes over performed as usual....

The North East Beast will have to wait.

After much angst, we decided losing several days will make all the places we wanted to see and distance we wanted to cover unattainable. So we pulled the plug and Bates has come up with a new route. The NEB did not beat us, just made us realize that any trip of that...