I'm Getting a Certificate!

I managed to pull it off--1000 miles in 24 hours, which got me from Alexandria, VA to West Palm Beach, FL. Yesterday I rode for about 11 hours and covered over 700 miles. I traveled through torrential rain in South Carolina and sweltering heat in Georgia and FL, and loved every minute of it. I don't care that my body still feels like it's vibrating, or that my hands are numb, or that my butt hurts; I'm going to get a certificate!

Pulling into WPB I couldn't believe I'd only left home the day before. It made me realize what you can do if you just do it. Like on a 3 day weekend I could ride to Cocoa Beach and be back to work by Mon afternoon ( that is, if I worked)., if for some reason I wanted to go to Cocoa Beach.. And you guys were right, my ass is sore. Really sore. But that's why they call it the Saddle Sore 1000 I guess.

I'm staying with my cool new biker friend Vic, who I met online in the FJR forum. I posted in the forum about my ride and he said Hey, I live in Palm Beach you can stay here! So cool. You can actually make real human connections online I discovered.

Vic

Gas Stop

Departure Day

Today is the day I leave VA for Alaska on my motorcycle, via Key West. What?! Yes, even though many have tried to talk me out of it, I'm riding to Key West first. To me, it makes perfect sense, because if I ride from Key West to Prudhoe Bay, AK (the Ultimate Coast to Coast) I get a certificate from the Iron Butt Association! I mean hell, if there's one good reason to go 1,200 miles out of my way it would be to get a certificate. But there's more. The Iron Butt association also gives a certificate for riding 1,000 miles in 24 hours. That's called the Saddle Sore 1000. I figured since I'm riding so far anyway I might as well go for that certificate on the way down to FL. See the logic? Not everyone does, but it's obvious to me. C'mon people.

Departure

One Possible Route

Test Ride 2: Outer Banks, NC