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  1. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    "Flintstones" is nogals 'n goeie beskrywing, dankie! Mof: ek ken nie die "motorsiekel" storie nie, dit klink interessant, het jy meer inligting?
  2. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Day 3: Port Angeles-to-Mt Rainier/Ashford Route: 101 East and then south 101. Leaving 101 and joining 5 past Olympia before swinging onto 512 and then south onto 7.  At Elbe take 706 towards Ashford from where it is a short drive on Paradise Rd into Mt Rainier National Park. Planning my...
  3. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Thanks for the kind comments!  :thumleft: The small matter of the costs.... 8) Renting vs Shipping your own bike:  I had a look at the shipping costs and the break even point was about 4 weeks.  Thus if you intend renting for longer than 4weeks it would be cheaper to ship your bike.  The down...
  4. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Day 2: Portland to Port Angeles (via Neah Bay) Route: 101 North then onto 113 and west on 112 to Neah Bay.  East along 112, joining 101 to Port Angeles.  Hurricane Ridge Rd into Olympic National Park and back to Port Angeles. 101 winds through the Olympic National forest and at times the...
  5. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Day 1: Portland to Aberdeen Route: Heading North on 5, West on 30 to Astoria and then follow 101 to Aberdeen. I’m ready to hit the bed when my biological clock starts to give signals that it is getting ready to wake up again….  Okay, for this I always carry enough Dormicums.  Problem solved...
  6. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Thanks Chris^2, and a Flying Brick bag did the job perfectly on this trip, I will include pics in the next post...
  7. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Dankie Chris, julle moet net stadiger lees, ek kan nie so vinnig tik nie  :)  Jip, een van julle Enduristan sakke was saam op die trip.   :thumleft:
  8. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    Day 0: Cape Town–London-Washington DC-Chicago-Portland Travelling with my IXS bike jacket, helmet and boots (and a hefty supply of Karoo Foot Powder  ;D) it can get a bit uncomfortable.  Especially when leaving Cape Town with temperatures close to 30 degrees Celsius.  I chose my SIDI Adventure...
  9. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    “T-minus 30….” In preparation for this trip I did several weekend trips to optimize my packing configuration.  The last weekend trip was about 30days prior to leaving for the US.  By this time I have sorted my luggage and the main aim was to gauge what the maximum time/distance is that I can...
  10. J

    West to East across the USA [“Portland to Maryland”]: September 2015

    My route planning for this trip was minimal and I only booked the first- (Portland, Oregon) and last night (Baltimore, Maryland) in advance.  The rest of the trip was planned on a day-to-day basis.   There were only three places that I really wanted to see or visit: • Mt Rainier • Yellowstone...
  11. J

    2Gb Memory for 276C

    Also purchased a 2Gb for Garminych in April 2015.  45 days delivery, $160 for card + $30 for North American maps pre-loaded.  (All states except Mexico and Canada fits onto card).
  12. J

    TomTom Urban Rider for sale

    Hi, I've got a Tom Tom Urban Rider for sal.e Hardly used. (You may need to update the maps )R600 Based in Bellville
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