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Arrive just right now from such a terrific trip. Sorry was not able to post past few days of return trip n will do so in the next few days!

Flew back to Seattle after such wonderful 9 days in Southern California & rejoining with Jimmy & start heading east – the last segment of our summer journey!

That’s where our Goldwing was parked for 9 days

Pulling bike out n getting it ready for eastbound ride!

Getting ready to go n meet Jimmy at bmw shop for his bike – oil change n service

Cute ducklings by Lake Washington

Stopes by n watched a few seaplane come n go while waiting for jimmy – his bike – service

See seaplane landing

Now Jimmy is all done n ready to go. The trip heading east now officially started!

Our route going across the Cascade range – 2 hours to Leavenworth for German lunch’

Beautiful ride. Scenery wow! Unfortunately was not able to take some more pics

Going alongside with this lovely rapid river!

Where is Jimmy?

Leavenworth here we are!

Toasting – jimmy being 57 years old!

Delicious fresh from scratch German food! Yummy. Delicious!

And

About 200 miles later alongside beautiful wine valley by highway 2

My dinner

Our friendly waiter? She gave jimmy a hug for her birthday! Whoopee!

Our stats for the day

Our route

This morning Jimmy and I splitted. Jimmy going via coastal to Port Angels then ferry to Canada while I took 101 north to Port Townsend to catch ferry for Whidbey Island

In line to buy ferry ticket

Waiting to get on board the ferry

On the ferry

Wing of the Sea!

Our current location

Close up segment of my route

Arriving island

On Island

Then on I go to another end of the Island to catch another ferry

Now on 2nd ferry for Mukileto then on to Seattle

Wing of the Sea again or should we say “King if the Sea?”

Arrived Ed Ingham and Kristi s home. Lovely home n garden!

Eddie and his 4th Subaru

Delicious salad for our lunch!

Dessert lover here! Creme Brule

Eddie and Kristi

Eddie at work

Delicious Latteade by famous Eddie

Great Indian curry dinner

Stats for the day

My route for the day

Morning just north of Florence

As we continually move north on highway 101

Beautiful Oregon Coast

Newport, Oregon

On way to meet Gentry Shortes at Tillamook Cheese Factory

Viewing the cheese factory in progress

Beautiful quilt

My lunch. The home made tomato bisque soup was really delicious

Was great to see Gentry and chat with him! He hasn’t aged at all and looking good!

And then we continue north
Beautiful Oregon coast!

By the Columbia River
Now we r going to cross the river & enter Washington continuing on to Olympia, Wa

Our stats for the day (missed the first 15 miles or so before realizing n turning on the motion x GPS app

Our route for the day

What a cool n mostly fog ride today. Whenever we go inbound it s sunny and then back to foggy coastal area. The highlights are redwoods and pacific coastal in the fog’

Our first stop in the Redwoods

Beautiful Redwoods!

Beautiful walkway through the Redwoods!

At one of those many overlooks.

Oregon here we are!

Not every where we go are foggy. This one stop was a great one!

See seagull

And more

Just around the corner, a big contrast in weather!

Sorry. More pic of me!

Starting in San Francisco we head north via pacific coast highway. Lots of winding road almost all the way! Not much sun. Temp average 57-59 most of the way till we go inland then it went up to 82

Early morning walk with both dogs n my dearest wife

Jimmy arrived n getting ready to head north!

Hugging Champ and Joy

Hugging my Dearest Wife knowing that it is going to be so different especially after two wonderful weeks with my wife every day riding from Maryland to California. Now alone going north. Will miss her Dearly however will rejoin w my dearest family this coming Saturday evening.

Crossed the famous Golden Gate Bridge

One of many beautiful coastal view as we head north!

Lunch time

Apple time!

And

Rembering this location! Where my whole family along with Butch & Allen n mommie outlaw n Jerry and dogs walked on two years ago – by the Russian river!

Drive through tree!

Glad I was able to make it through this tree! Smile

Arrived our hotel for the night

Great local beer!

Delicious Buffalo Chicken Salad!

Total of 4 Goldwings parked here at the hotel

Stats for the day

And our route

Mixed feeling this am. Left my dearest family n champ the dog n just crossed beautiful Golden State bridge as jimmy and I start heading north via pacific coastal highway heading toward Seattle this am

Wanted to take the opportunity to share as to how magnificent google map is! Yesterday I brought my goldwing to Honda Motorcycle shop nearby in Daly City. A bit south of San Francisco for 16,000 mile service – change oil. Change spark plugs etc. 2-3 hours so decide to take city transportation back to join w my dearest family for the day. Here I show how it is being utilized as I return back to the shop in the afternoon to pick up our dear goldwing! (Yes we both love our bike very much!)

On the first segment from Butch n Allen s place – riding on J-church route light rail

See two different city transportation on the image above and blue dot – that s my current location

Close up of the connection from first transit to 2nd transit – walk path and my exact location as I walk from one to another

Google map route in text

Another close up of my exact walk path enroute to the connecting bus

Now on board bus #14L

Arrived Honda shop!

Find my bike?