Tuesday, February 27, 2007
a change of plans, perhaps
So we had an excellent evening with our OBS (Oregon Biker Scum) friends. We ate at Buster's BBQ in Tigard with a shockingly large turnout- I think there were about 16 people there. I tried to talk to most of them.
As usually, some great things came out of it- not just good food and good company. First, my friend Ken had some suspension bits for the DL650 in his garage. That'll help raise the bike up a little, perfect for 2-up touring. Second, our friend Gustavo is going to be in Copper Canyon a couple days before we were planning on being there. Since Tamara's brother Lance won't be in Sacramento when we were planning on going through, maybe we'll take a different route, skip Baja, and show up in Copper Canyon with Gustavo and his pals.
After that, maybe we'll go up and over to Baja. Or maybe we'll skip Baja. Who knows?
We had a good afternoon shopping. We got almost everything we needed- sleeping bag for Tamara, dry bags for both our sleeping bags, noncotton clothes, padlocks for the Happy Trails luggage, etc. Andy and Bax was our first stop. Good choice- they had drybags and such at a good price. From there we went to the Columbia Sportswear outlet (not a lot of selection- pair of pants for Ted), then GI Joes (lots of clothes for Tamara, plus padlocks), finally REI (sleeping bag pad, bug spray, undies for Tamara).
Tomorrow: install raising links on the bike, change oil, business lunch, family photos, dinner with Tamara's family.
As usually, some great things came out of it- not just good food and good company. First, my friend Ken had some suspension bits for the DL650 in his garage. That'll help raise the bike up a little, perfect for 2-up touring. Second, our friend Gustavo is going to be in Copper Canyon a couple days before we were planning on being there. Since Tamara's brother Lance won't be in Sacramento when we were planning on going through, maybe we'll take a different route, skip Baja, and show up in Copper Canyon with Gustavo and his pals.
After that, maybe we'll go up and over to Baja. Or maybe we'll skip Baja. Who knows?
We had a good afternoon shopping. We got almost everything we needed- sleeping bag for Tamara, dry bags for both our sleeping bags, noncotton clothes, padlocks for the Happy Trails luggage, etc. Andy and Bax was our first stop. Good choice- they had drybags and such at a good price. From there we went to the Columbia Sportswear outlet (not a lot of selection- pair of pants for Ted), then GI Joes (lots of clothes for Tamara, plus padlocks), finally REI (sleeping bag pad, bug spray, undies for Tamara).
Tomorrow: install raising links on the bike, change oil, business lunch, family photos, dinner with Tamara's family.
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