Ratbike Milo and Joni's
2008 National Veterans Awareness
Ride Journal
- Preface.......................What the
2008 National Veterans Awareness Ride is to me
- Day 1, May 10, 2008...Where's
Stu?...
- Day 2, May 11.............Welcome Papa Smurf
- Day 3, May 12.............Joni's throttle has
a mind of its own
- Day 4, May 13.............Stickered the trailers
- Day 5, May 14.............Reno Veterans Hospital
- Day 6, May 15.............My bike popped a couple of times and just quit.
- Day 7, May 16.............Ratbike blows it's
engine...The first time!
- Day 8, May 17.............Fed-Ex just breaks me up
- Day 9, May 18.............Joni...My new GPS. All back together too
- Day 10, May 19...........Iowa
State Veterans Home. Cy, 101 years young
- Day 11, May 20...........Marine Corps JROTC performs for NVAR
- Day 12, May 21...........Rat Bike suffers a broken leg
- Day 13, May 22...........75-80 bikes saddled up to head east...
- Day 14, May 23...........NVAR arrives in Washington D.C.
- Day 15, May 24...........Thank you DC Ramblers
- Day 16, May 25...........Rolling
Thunder XXI protest parade
- Day 17, May 26...........Tollbooths and Rude drivers Galore!
- Day 18, May 27...........New England, Where's the toilet paper!
- Day 19, May 28...........Big Moose H-D Experiences Ratbike Milo
- Day 20, May 29...........Niagara
Falls...Simply Un-real !!!
- Day 21, May 30...........Canadian Border; I sometimes say more than I
should...
- Day 22, May 31...........Great BBQ's ribs & chicken with potato salad
by Gary and Nancy
- Day 23, June 1, 2008..A day of rest and fun
- Day 24, June 2............On the road again...
- Day 25, June 3............Uniting with family in
St. Paul, Minnesota
- Day 26, June 4............Where's that oil coming from?
- Day 27, June 5............Jesus, take the wheel...
- Day 28, June 6............I settled for a Dunlap tire with tread, over
Avon cord showing
- Day 29, June 7............Oops, it did it again!
- Day 30, June 17..........Final Entry
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