Now I was heading for Belfast, Nebraska via Omaha, where my oil was awaiting. I had also found a shop where I could get my tyre changed. In addition, Sheryl had spoken with a friend in who lived out past Belfast, NE. She had been meaning to visit for a long time, so asked ifContinue reading "2/37 – Belfast Nebraska: 21-24 Aug 2024"

I am cheesed off, putting it politely! Somehow, I managed to delete an almost complete post on my iPad and cannot find a way to retrieve it! 🤬🤬 As you might imagine I do not feel like starting all over again, so this episode might be short. Sat 17 Aug 2024 After breakfast with MackContinue reading "2/36 – Belfast Minnesota: 17-20 Aug 2024"

15 Aug 24: Apart from Judy, I was last to leave the house next morning. The ride along Route 35 was unremarkable and was followed by a more interesting Route 5 which took me through Hot Springs Village, which is not a village, but a large, and very upmarket, residential development. I found here aContinue reading "2/35 – Belfast Missouri: 15/16 August 2024"

I left Randy and Jazz at 0930 and made my way, more or less directly to the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is a wonderful road; perfect surface and empty of traffic, it wanders through forest (mainly) and farmland for 100 miles – at least the part that I did was 100 miles. I stopped inContinue reading "2/34 – Belfast, Arkansas: 12/14 Aug 2024"

Fri 09 Aug 2024 Randy and Jazz decided to accompany me on my visit to Belfast, he on his Goldwing, and she on her Harley. We arrived at the designated spot, which was the intersection of 5 roads: Old Belfast, Belfast Framington, Old Fishing Ford and Liberty Valley Roads, obviously the old intersection that wasContinue reading "2/33 – Belfast Tennessee: 09-11 Aug 2024"

For 150 km the bike runs well. Then I overtake a truck and shortly after this the same problem returns. This time it doesn’t clear after a break. Check plugs and they look “lean”. Adjust carb air screw – the wrong way as it turns out. This makes it worse, not surprisingly. I decide IContinue reading "2/32 – Belfast South Carolina: 05–09 Aug 2024"

Before leaving Lebanon, I succeeded in getting my QR sticker printed thanks to the folks at The Sign Shop of West Virginia; thank you guys.   Wed 31 July – We planned to ride to Belfast, NC with an overnight stop in Lexington, NC. We passed through Virginia and into a corner of Tennessee, andContinue reading "2/31 – Belfast North Carolina & Georgia – July 31-Aug 04"

After another quiet night in the woods, Terry was up with the birds and we were quickly on our way. We followed the Blue Ridge Parkway, which was a much nicer road than Skyline Drive – if you ever have to make a choice, go for BRP – being smoother, with a higher speed limitContinue reading "2/30 – Belfast Virginia: 29/30 July 2024"

Well after all those delays, the day finally dawned when I got back on the road. A sunny Saturday morning, with the temperature hitting 24ºC by 0830. Before setting out, I have to mention Mr Bishop of Bishop’s Tailoring in Waynesboro. This delightful older (than me) man, who has a passion for Irish and BluegrassContinue reading "2/29 – At last: back on the road! – 27/28 June 2024"

Health Warning: This post will probably be of interest to those with a bent towards biking and bike repairs. Thurs 18 July: I started this on the afternoon I arrived, Thursday. I started to remove only the essentials, but then decided that, in the long run, it would probably be quicker to remove all theContinue reading "2/28 – Repairing the bike – 18/22 July 2024"