A couples journey on 2 wheels

Monthly Archives: March 2017

We started the day with some kayaking looking for manatees. We found the manatees and slipped in the water with them. It was quite the experience seeing these gentle creatures grazing away on the bottom of the river. From there we packed up and hit the road to keep the […]

Day 2, Homosassa FL – Newport FL 290kms

March 31, 2017 in Uncategorized by 2advriders

Well, we did it! We packed our life into storage, left our job / home and hit the road. We rode 400kms north west in the general direction of Alaska! There was of course the inevitable “did we pack everything” question and the answer will probably be “no” but one […]

Day 1, departure day west palm beach FL – Homosassa ...

March 29, 2017 in Uncategorized by 2advriders

With less than 2 weeks to go, we finalized the preparations on the lady bug. Just a few ergonomic improvements to the luggage system. With the duffle bag on the pillion seat, Zoe couldn’t open her panniers. So we addressed that issue with a left over Jesse top box rack, […]

10 days to departure and the bikes are ready!

March 19, 2017 in Uncategorized by 2advriders

Today it’s the F650Gs that underwent its final pre departure checks and maintenance. Lube oil and filter change Brake fluid replacement New chain & new sprockets We also added a bottle holder to carry some spare lube oil and started looking into adding a pillion rack to carry the duffle […]

Lady bug pre departure maintenance

March 13, 2017 in Uncategorized by 2advriders

With a little under 3 weeks to go it’s time for the final checks and pre-departure maintenance. Since we are headed for an extensive trip it’s best to get it all out of the way before we go. The service included the following: Lube oil and filter change Gear oil […]

Bumble bee final pre departure checks and maintenance.

March 11, 2017 in Uncategorized by 2advriders

This time it really is 4 weeks! No more delays! Meanwhile and whilst the weather is rather unpleasant for any outdoor activities Zoe and I took the opportunity to do some home improvements on our tent. The tent in itself is spacious and will do a good job (we hope) […]

4 weeks to departure…

March 6, 2017 in Pre departure work by 2advriders

March is finally here and the road is calling, all that is left to do is extract ourselves from our jobs and thats proving challenging! Anyway, we are going and are going before the month is over! In the meantime, the bumble bee and the lady bird are patiently waiting […]

Slight delay…

March 2, 2017 in Gear testing by 2advriders

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