Our Touring Mission from Portland, Oregon to Texas. This Time We Have MAPS!
Thursday, April 9, 2015
We are off and cycling!!
Started 4/2/15 in Portland.
Today is 4/9/15 and we are currently in Umatilla, OR.
Staying at the Umatilla Marina and RV Park.
Best RV Park so far on the trip.
Did you know that in the state of Washington you have to pay for a warm shower?
Not in Oregon.
Soon going to be in Walla Walla, WA following the Lewis and Clark ACA Trail Map.
Not to bad on the road so far... just one bike flat and one Burley flat.
Lets us know how out of shape we are since the last tour in 2011.
The most miles we have done so far in one day is over 50 Miles.
Last time we will be in Oregon as we will be in Washington until we get to Lewiston, ID.
From there we will be traveling to Missoula, MT.
Our funds are limited so any donations to our trip is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading.
Started 4/2/15 in Portland.
Today is 4/9/15 and we are currently in Umatilla, OR.
Staying at the Umatilla Marina and RV Park.
Best RV Park so far on the trip.
Did you know that in the state of Washington you have to pay for a warm shower?
Not in Oregon.
Soon going to be in Walla Walla, WA following the Lewis and Clark ACA Trail Map.
Not to bad on the road so far... just one bike flat and one Burley flat.
Lets us know how out of shape we are since the last tour in 2011.
The most miles we have done so far in one day is over 50 Miles.
Last time we will be in Oregon as we will be in Washington until we get to Lewiston, ID.
From there we will be traveling to Missoula, MT.
Our funds are limited so any donations to our trip is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading.
Monday, March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015
Back in Portland, OR.....
Leaving once again EAST.
We are not planning the whole USA, but at least half.
We are headed back to Texas!!
After selling the bikes we had on the first trip, because we needed money to move back to PDX, this time I have another Black Surley (an older year) and Vesper has a Vintage Tour Malet Lemond.
Pictures to follow soon.
We will be taking the Louis and Clark ACA Trail to Missoula, MT
Then we will take the ACA Trans American Trail to Yellowstone.
In Yellowstone we will hop on the Great Divide ACA Trail south till we connect with the Southern Tier ACA Trail into TX!
We are not using panniers this time and we have maps this time!!
We both have Burley trailers, a nomad and a bee for Yoshi!!
Yoshi is 10 years old now and is really excited that we will be on the road again!
We are returning to TX to spend the last few years of Vesper's kids childhood with them as well as to defend the USA against our tyrannical Government. What better place to defend our birthplace than in TEXAS!!
Leaving on the 1st of April 2015.
Bye, bye Portland...again.
Back in Portland, OR.....
Leaving once again EAST.
We are not planning the whole USA, but at least half.
We are headed back to Texas!!
After selling the bikes we had on the first trip, because we needed money to move back to PDX, this time I have another Black Surley (an older year) and Vesper has a Vintage Tour Malet Lemond.
Pictures to follow soon.
We will be taking the Louis and Clark ACA Trail to Missoula, MT
Then we will take the ACA Trans American Trail to Yellowstone.
In Yellowstone we will hop on the Great Divide ACA Trail south till we connect with the Southern Tier ACA Trail into TX!
We are not using panniers this time and we have maps this time!!
We both have Burley trailers, a nomad and a bee for Yoshi!!
Yoshi is 10 years old now and is really excited that we will be on the road again!
We are returning to TX to spend the last few years of Vesper's kids childhood with them as well as to defend the USA against our tyrannical Government. What better place to defend our birthplace than in TEXAS!!
Leaving on the 1st of April 2015.
Bye, bye Portland...again.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Life After the Road
WOS and Vesper here in Boerne, Texas.
Life off the road is quite hard to adjust to. We are planning on creating a Food Pod like in Portland here on the Kennon side of Herff Ranch.
We are planning on first running a friends cart called "The Flaming Hog" here on the Ranch and then completeing our second food cart from an RV called a Twilight Bungalo from the 70's.
While the Flaming Hog serves BBQ, we are planning on serving Gormet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.
We feel that the location could become appealing and the traffic flow here on FM 474 is high enough for good exposure.
I am possibly looking on starting a new blog on the construction of the food cart and the business as well.
We continue to cycle into Boerne and even to the RIM. Vesper is even planning a 50mi. trip with his son in March!
I am looking as well at writing a book on our trip across the USA!
We will see...don't want too many eggs in my basket at once.
Stay healthy and keep shifting gears wherever you may be.
WOS and V
Life off the road is quite hard to adjust to. We are planning on creating a Food Pod like in Portland here on the Kennon side of Herff Ranch.
We are planning on first running a friends cart called "The Flaming Hog" here on the Ranch and then completeing our second food cart from an RV called a Twilight Bungalo from the 70's.
While the Flaming Hog serves BBQ, we are planning on serving Gormet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.
We feel that the location could become appealing and the traffic flow here on FM 474 is high enough for good exposure.
I am possibly looking on starting a new blog on the construction of the food cart and the business as well.
We continue to cycle into Boerne and even to the RIM. Vesper is even planning a 50mi. trip with his son in March!
I am looking as well at writing a book on our trip across the USA!
We will see...don't want too many eggs in my basket at once.
Stay healthy and keep shifting gears wherever you may be.
WOS and V
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Thanksgiving Dinner at Norwood!!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
We arrived in Powhatan, VA on Tuesday, December 6th in the rain.
We rode up on our chariots as the post arrived with a grand welcome from Ted and Connie Harriss. We placed the bikes out of the rain and went inside the family plantation called Norwood! This home had been in the family since 1830 when Beverley Randolph bought the property. Since then, the home has been added onto and still stands today.
We took showers and joined Connie and Ted for a Pot roast dinner that was extremely delicious. After dinner and catching up all the family news, Vesper and I went to bed in an 1830 Sleigh bed on the second floor. We slept soundly and awoke to coffee and breakfast. We decided to explore the grounds towards the James River.
We returned to Connie cooking up a storm for our Thanksgiving Dinner!!
Some Kennon relatives arrived to share in our Thanksgiving Dinner which consisted in: Chicken (there were not any fresh turkeys), sweet potatoes, Spaghetti 'n cheese (Mac'n Cheese), dressing, gravy, green beans, and apple/cranberry Pie with Vanilla Ice cream.
After the fantastic dinner we returned to bed with our tummies ready to burst.
Today we planned our next destination and are planning on going into town for a little shopping before we leave tomorrow.
Looking forward to the finish line of the United States of America!!
Thanks for reading,
WOS and Vesper
We arrived in Powhatan, VA on Tuesday, December 6th in the rain.
We rode up on our chariots as the post arrived with a grand welcome from Ted and Connie Harriss. We placed the bikes out of the rain and went inside the family plantation called Norwood! This home had been in the family since 1830 when Beverley Randolph bought the property. Since then, the home has been added onto and still stands today.
We took showers and joined Connie and Ted for a Pot roast dinner that was extremely delicious. After dinner and catching up all the family news, Vesper and I went to bed in an 1830 Sleigh bed on the second floor. We slept soundly and awoke to coffee and breakfast. We decided to explore the grounds towards the James River.
We returned to Connie cooking up a storm for our Thanksgiving Dinner!!
Some Kennon relatives arrived to share in our Thanksgiving Dinner which consisted in: Chicken (there were not any fresh turkeys), sweet potatoes, Spaghetti 'n cheese (Mac'n Cheese), dressing, gravy, green beans, and apple/cranberry Pie with Vanilla Ice cream.
After the fantastic dinner we returned to bed with our tummies ready to burst.
Today we planned our next destination and are planning on going into town for a little shopping before we leave tomorrow.
Looking forward to the finish line of the United States of America!!
Thanks for reading,
WOS and Vesper
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
We have made it to Yorktown, VA!!!!
Saturday, 12-11-11
We rolled into Yorktown at about 4:30 pm just as the sun was setting.
After reaching our connection here for a place to stay with Grace Church, the oldest church still in service in the entire USA, we were introduced to the Home on the Bay. This is the location you may see in the photos.
We have had a long journey...
From Portland, OR to Yorktown, VA. We were planning on making it up to Washington D.C. but the weather got to cold and we were finished with the trip.
I only have 10 min. left to be on the computer, so I will show the time we had at Norwood as well as our final destination in photos.
We were planning on moving to Detroit, MI for a whole new adventure, but with further thought and pleading from the family in Boerne, we have decided to return to TX for at least the winter...another blog... we will see.
A special thanks to all the kind people we had met along the way as well as those that have been following us that have donated to our cause. It is hard to imagine how difficult the trip would have been without it.
Thanks for reading and following us as we shifted gears across the USA
WOS and Vesper
We rolled into Yorktown at about 4:30 pm just as the sun was setting.
After reaching our connection here for a place to stay with Grace Church, the oldest church still in service in the entire USA, we were introduced to the Home on the Bay. This is the location you may see in the photos.
We have had a long journey...
From Portland, OR to Yorktown, VA. We were planning on making it up to Washington D.C. but the weather got to cold and we were finished with the trip.
I only have 10 min. left to be on the computer, so I will show the time we had at Norwood as well as our final destination in photos.
We were planning on moving to Detroit, MI for a whole new adventure, but with further thought and pleading from the family in Boerne, we have decided to return to TX for at least the winter...another blog... we will see.
A special thanks to all the kind people we had met along the way as well as those that have been following us that have donated to our cause. It is hard to imagine how difficult the trip would have been without it.
Thanks for reading and following us as we shifted gears across the USA
WOS and Vesper
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