Wet, wet, wet but planning

The season is starting off wet here in the captial of the great white north.  Record rain for April, and no let up in site.  So what else to do but plan some rides. 

May ride will be PD13 http://www.pd13.com/, if you are around lake Erie at all (or close enough like I am) then on any Friday the 13th throughout the year you should ride down to Port Dover, Ontario.  The first time I ever went was a May 13th, so this will be a nice anniversary.  When it isn't super hot you get the best people showing up...  no drive in > bused to downtown types...  people that really want to be there.

June ride is going to be a loop.  This summer is going to be another busy one at big blue so I can afford only short hops out and about and this one will be great... and word is spreading to riding buddies and I think we are up to 10 ~12 bikes now.  It's going to be a 4 dayt trip, first off to Lake George NY for Americade http://www.americade.com/.  this will be a first for me, never been, so we'll have to see.  The next stop in the leg will be Laconia http://www.laconiamcweek.com/.  Now I have been to Laconia twice before, once with a buddy (we met up with his dad and a friend) and also once by myself (sort of how this all started, I was going no matter what this year).  I am really looking forward to this ride, there are a lot of nice roads down there and with a group it should be a blast.  Then it will be time to go off back to the home base, the capital...  well after a few twisties in Vermont!

So that is what the short term plans are of this season... I also have 5 courses signed up to teach. And a bunch of weekends that need some riding and family time.

Did I mention MRFD?  no...  check it out, that is first on the list!  http://www.motorcycleridefordad.org/

Paws

Why, where to begin...

A lot of us are there, in a job that we do well but can not be called (by any stretch of the imagination) FUN.  We do them well, people rely on us and they give us mostly what we want financially but we just know something is missing.  We want to spend more time doing those things that are fulfilling, be it family, or some hobby or passion that you enjoy. 

Now I know some out there love their jobs, and it truly does not feel like work...  sorry not I.  I work now to reach that dream of mine, this blog will watch my progress to get there and keep me on track...  to get out and ride, whenever I want, rain or shine, destination or not, with no work that must be done.

Now the hitch, the catch, why am I not doing it now.  Well... as we progress through life we make many choices, good and bad... but that is life right?  I don't want you to get the wrong idea, I love where I am outside of work I a great wife, she's been with me through some fun times.  Two kids that make us laugh at times and impress us with just what their thinking... but also they are kids and we do love them....

So this is my journey, through work, riding, and custom leather work...  Let's see how I get there and what happens along the way.  I'll talk about trips, projects, teaching (yea, I'm a motorcycle instructor for newbie's also...) and the ups and down getting there.  And the trips that happen when I (we) do get there, because if I didn't mention it my wife rides also!

Paws