Day 8: Home in Florida
The 200 mile ride to Palm Coast required one gas stop, the temperature at 98 was oppressive, but we got to our Florida home safely. Some new pictures are in the Facebook Motorcycle Trip 2016 album. On Day 15, we will be loading the Spyder on Amtrak’s Auto Train. More on that later. We will […]
Motorcycle Trip 2016: Days 5-7
The trip will set a record for us with 1,600+ miles. I spent day 5 with my board colleagues in committee meetings of the OCLC Board of Trustees. I am privileged to serve on the executive and finance committees and to chair the technology planning committee. On Day 6 the OCLC board meeting convened early and concluded […]
Motorcycle Trip 2016: Day 3 and Day 4
Day 3 took us to New Albany, Ohio to visit with some friends. The trip across I-70 was uneventful. Not having the high winds like the day before made the ride much more comfortable. Before dinner, our friends took us to a neighborhood cocktail party with healthcare executives and philanthropic supporters of The James Cancer […]
Motorcycle Trip 2016: Day 1 and Day 2
Our Motorcycle Trip 2016 started in Danbury, CT. The itinerary will take us as follows: Exton, PA for our granddaughter’s high school graduation (202 mi.) Wheeling, WV for an overnight (352 mi.) New Albany, OH to visit some friends Dublin, OH for a Sat-Mon board meeting at OCLC Wytheville, VA for an overnight Palm Coast, […]
You Meet the Nicest People….
Fifty years ago, in 1966, The Hondells created a TV advertisement about owning a Honda motorbike. The advertising slogan of the time was “You meet the nicest people on a Honda.” I thought of this just yesterday while I was at the Apple store in Danbury, Connecticut. I was there to pick up my Apple […]
