91 Days until departure, Shipping and riding.

Things are heating up with shippers.  We have found one reasonable rate to get the bikes to Chile.  We are waiting for a couple other quotes before we pull the trigger.  Getting the bikes back may take a bit more effort, but that direction is not time sensitive since we can give power-of-attorney to our friend in Santiago if all else fails.

Jim and I finally got to go on something like a substantial ride.  Last Saturday we rode 450 miles from the Seattle area to Pendleton, Or.  On Sunday we split up and he headed home to Boise and I returned to Redmond.  A great time was had by all.

View to the north of Washington & northern Oregon.

I had tracking from the Spot on the entire ride.  The waypoints stay on the FindMe page for two weeks.  Click through to see any current check-ins.


Note to self: Be more conservative about getting gas, even if that means some back riding.  I pulled into Desert Aire, WA, with 197 miles on the tank.