I’m a widow, an adventure traveler, and a geek with a passion for local history and quirky roadside attractions. Unfortunately, I had to learn the meaning of “Life is too short” the hard way. I believe by sharing my journey of grief, adversity and rediscovery will encourages those who want to find strength, courage and to overcome their insecurities in order to achieve their hopes and dreams.
Today BBB Challenge is to write about a hard lesson you’ve learned. Sadly, I had to learn several hard lessons the last several years; death, grief, and learning to love again. However, the biggest lesson I learned is not to take your partner for granted. One of the beauties of traveling as a couple, you … More Don’t Take Your Partner for Granted!
Every year, our New Year’s Resolution has always been is to “Ride More!”. There are too many roads that we want to ride on and places to visit. However, Murphy’s Law always play tricks on us and we end up having to do something else instead. For example, we realized that we wanted to do … More Ride More!
The odd things about chores is that we hate doing it but feel satisfied when it is done. One of the questions I got asked during my trip was “Don’t you get tired setting up and breaking down camp everyday?” At first it was frustrating, annoying and I dreaded having to deal with it. However, … More Love/Hate Relationship with Chores…
Well, it’s day 2 of the month long of the Brave, Bold, Blogger Challenge (BBBC) 2017 hosted by Kathy of ToadMama.com. Today topic is “A special memory from 2016”. As I reviewed in my mind all of the events that has happened last year, how can I justified one event is more special than the … More Making Memories. . .
So, I have been in a blogging slump lately. I can you give you so many excuses why I haven’t had the time to work on my blog such as a new job, a new volunteer opportunity, and plus many other reasons. Honestly, there are no good excuses except that I just haven’t had the … More Explore Locally!
We interrupt your regularly posting of twowheelstwofeet motorcycle blog for the latest breaking news… On Tuesday, August 16th, sometimes after 11:00 am, I looked out my window and noticed that there is another plume of smoke to the south of me. Sh*t…not another fire! We’re just wrapping up from the Pilot Fire near here which … More Adrenaline, Decision and Perception….oh sh*t!
Last year, the Overland Expo (OX) was the start of my journey around the back road of United States. This year, I will be working the event as an ASL interpreter for an attendee. Now, I need to figure out which mode of transportation I want to take to the event. Plus, I need to see … More Overland Expo 2016
There are events and rallies throughout the world for all types of overland adventurers such Horizon Unlimited, Overland Expo, Overland Rally, and Touratech Rally. It was at the Horizon Unlimited event where Russ and I got the travel bug and started dreaming about life on the road. As you know, our dreams got cut short. … More Prelude to Overland Expo 2016
A couple of months ago, I mentioned that I purchased a 2014 Yamaha TW200 with only 97 miles on it from Ed Tamayo of 2wheelridersschool. After a long consideration, I decided to name her as “P2” since she is the second generation of the original Purple People Eater. Plus, her new vinyl wrap will contain … More The Transformation!
You remembered in my last post, I have gotten a new TW200 and have been working on the transformation. Well, she is almost complete but I needed to take a time out from working on her and to take her on a short road trip down memory lane. You see, two weeks ago would have been our … More A trip down memory lane…
A Widow's Ride 