Prescott 2008 Trip Report
Permalink | May 21, 2008 by John in 2002 TBA, Prescott 2008, Travel
(Updated 05/27/08)
I’ve posted my pictures from the trip on Picasa. I tried to start posting updates on this blog on the first day from Springville, UT, using my Nokia internet tablet, but all my work tapping away on that tiny on-screen keyboard was lost and I was too pissed to try again. Not sure why WordPress didn’t automatically save the draft as it normally does in Firefox. Maybe it’s a javascript thing that is unsupported by the browser on the Nokia. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway…
What follows is a rough, day-by-day recounting of the highs and lows of my trip. It’s probably going to get long. I feel like rambling on. My updated/final maps can be seen on my TBA Wiki.
Leeeeeeeeeevin’ on a Scooter
Permalink | May 6, 2008 by John in 2002 TBA, Travel
Well, the bike seems to be running fine, and more importantly stopping fine, so I’ll be riding down to Prescott, AZ(1 , 2), by way of Las Vegas (map) next Monday for the Southwest Triumph Fest. It’s about 2,260 miles round trip. This time it’s all about the destination(s) not the ride, so I’m just going to jet down the interstate most of the way there and back. I’m saving a few hundred miles by not going back through Vegas on the way home; it’s as much a straight shot as I can make it.
I’ll spend a day in Vegas with a few family members, have lunch with a buddy and try and catch Speed Racer at the IMAX. Thursday a few of us will meet in Vegas and head for Prescott. On Saturday the 17th our little flock of Triumph cruisers will head for the Grand Canyon (map), which I’ve never seen.
Good to Know
Permalink | March 10, 2008 by John in Travel
I think the code on the ticket should be “Orwell” not “SSSS.” SSSS Equals No SXSW
1. We had special “SSSS” designations on our boarding passes. Whenever you have an “SSSS” in the corner of your boarding pass you’ll see this as soon as the pass is printed, it means you’ll have to go through extra security with the wand treatment and full bag search. I did a Google search for “SSSS” before posting this entry to make sure I’m not giving terrorists any secret information, but it’s apparently already been publicized.
If the TSA people forget to check for the “SSSS” and put you through extra security, the gate will send you back to security and you might end up missing your flight, which is what happened to Mike in this story.
Californication
Permalink | November 11, 2007 by John in 2002 TBA, California 2007, Motorcycle, Travel
(I’m archiving my California trip page as a post so I don’t lose it but I can remove it from the page navigation. –JB)
2008 British Columbia Trip Getting More and More Expensive
Permalink | October 29, 2007 by John in Money, Motorcycle, Travel
Canadian dollar hits 47-year high
At 1500 GMT, the American dollar was worth only 95.47 Canadian dollars, while the loonie, a sobriquet given to the Canadian dollar, was being traded for 1.0474 US dollars.
And just four short years ago, $100CAN cost me $72US. No hooker for John during the Triumph Rally in Nelson, BC, next July…
::sigh::