Tiffany Ambling through America - Page 31

Tiffany · 09-30-2012, 10:03 AM

On the hunt for a souvenir, Thelma and I tried to fit the GS Giants' sign into our luggage, but it wasn't going to happen

We'd also acquired a mascot...and it's in the right colours

Saying goodbye to various friends and some of the great people I'd met, I struck lucky. The guys at Twisted Throttle (one of the GS Giants' sponsors) felt so sorry for me in my European winter

coat - yep that's right I've been sweating through all this intense heat - hence the multiple bad hair days and me looking not at my best. Anyway, Erik and the guys produced a Macna summer jacket for me, complete with all those vents and mesh that I'd noticed the Yanks in this part of the world have.
How excited was I

and it matched Thelma

We were both looking a bit more spruce, me in my jacket, Thelma with her new tyres asI loaded up my panniers, bidding farewell and headed out on my own once more- after eight days with the GS guys, it was a wrench saying goodbye and returning to my solitary ride, I knew I'd miss them all. I'd especially like to thank Ian who organised the GS Giants event (I was joking about nicking the sign, honest Ian!), Tracey the Queen and Score Keeper and all the rest of the women and guys for their friendship and the fun we had. I'd also like to thank the BMW MOA Rally organisers who inviyted me to this great event and to Bill Mayers Saddles for providing me with a vendor's pass.

dirt between my toes · 09-30-2012, 06:50 PM

Enjoying every mile ! Thanks for taking the time to share . Oily side down , shiny side up !
Be safe

GypsyWriter · 10-01-2012, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiffany

The guys at Twisted Throttle (one of the GS Giants' sponsors) felt so sorry for me in my European winter

coat - yep that's right I've been sweating through all this intense heat - hence the multiple bad hair days and me looking not at my best. Anyway, Erik and the guys produced a Macna summer jacket for me, complete with all those vents and mesh that I'd noticed the Yanks in this part of the world have.

LOL! There's a very good reason why us Yanks wear so much mesh, it gets danged HOT out here!! I'd say my best riding purchase was my all-mesh summer jacket for the central California summers, without that I'd have given up the sweat-fest long ago!!

Look forward to hearing about the rest, loving your reports as always.

DCrider · 10-01-2012, 08:31 AM

looking good in the jacket and a BIG kudos to the Twisted Throttle guys!

Tiffany · 10-02-2012, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GypsyWriter

LOL! There's a very good reason why us Yanks wear so much mesh, it gets danged HOT out here!! I'd say my best riding purchase was my all-mesh summer jacket for the central California summers, without that I'd have given up the sweat-fest long ago!!

Look forward to hearing about the rest, loving your reports as always.

Hi Sarah
I think we don't really know the meaning of summer in England, recently the newspapers claimed London would be "basking as temperatures soared to 78 degrees"

Barely warm would be the opinion of many Americans I'm sure. Also I'm a bit cold-blooded and it takes a lot for me to feel too warm.

Tiffany · 10-03-2012, 03:34 AM

A big thank you to Stepehn AKA Rocky Dog for
a) Tracking me down at the MOA - it's a bloody big event
b) Listening to one of my talks AND restarining himself from heckling
c) Letting me use some of his great photos from the event

Thanks Stepehen, I owe you for all that

I was back on the road looking at the farms I was passing, which all seemed to be in contention for the Most American Farmhouse in the Mid-West competition.

And loving signs as simple as this

Yield

??? That's not something you do with a vehicle, it's a wrestling term, or something that kinights used to demand in days of yore.

Ridingman1 · 10-03-2012, 03:49 AM

Have you considered registering to be of the 5 people in the world to get to ride one of the 2013 R1200gs?

Tiffany · 10-03-2012, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ridingman1

Have you considered registering to be of the 5 people in the world to get to ride one of the 2013 R1200gs?

Hey Ridingman
I hadn't been awre of that. Do you really think they might let me have one?
Did you see what I did to the 1200 GS that I rode last year to Tibet?

Tiffany · 10-06-2012, 12:04 AM

Despite my best efforts I'd been just about the last rider to leave our camping area- I must remember not to chat so much, this meant I didn't get too far on my day's riding...I'd been expecting to camp somewhere in Tennessee but my map is small and I somehow managed tobe in a different state, though on the plus side I did get an unexpected view of that archway thing in St Louis which I've heard about on the telly.
I ended up in and stumbled across a great camping spot, which I have to admit I accessed via a small footpath which was a squeeze for Thelma, but when I saw the view from my tent in the morning, it was worth it

I'm sure a real camp site would probably charge a fair amount of money for this type of location. Further round it became even more picturesque

Much as I enjoy camping, I was looking forward to a couple nights in a real bed having spent the past 14 nights in my tent. Humidity was rising as I went southwards and arrived at Fabrizio and Geoffrey's house in Atlanta, that bastion of southerness. The combination of a warm latin american welcome combined with legendary southern hospitality welcome was fantastic, some wine, great conversation and a comfortable bed awaited me. I also had a go on Fabrizio's BMW bike...

It looks a bit like Thelma without her seat

and was a lot of fun to ride.

I stayed in Atlanta for a couple of days, my hosts were amused by my version of a GPS

Yep folks, that's right good old pen and paper (and a nice view of one of the dents in Thelma's fuel tank!) A close up of the pages, and apologies to those of you wincing at my liberal use of sellotape on the petrol tank, but a few adhesive marks are nothing compared to the the battle scars that Thelma has.

marty hill · 10-06-2012, 02:53 AM

Hope you were in atlanta while I was in europe. Would have loved to say hello.

Tiffany · 10-09-2012, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marty hill

Hope you were in atlanta while I was in europe. Would have loved to say hello.

Hi Marty
Of course I didn't dare go through Atlanta while you were around without telling you

Tiffany · 10-09-2012, 09:31 AM

the guys at this place really thought I was weird when I pulled out my camera to get a photo of this notice

I'm sure we're a bit easier on cheque (real spelling) bouncers in England.

KMC1 · 10-09-2012, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiffany

the guys at this place really thought I was weird when I pulled out my camera to get a photo of this notice

I'm sure we're a bit easier on cheque (real spelling) bouncers in England.

I thought you guys hung check bouncers off the side of the Tower in cages for the winter?! Illinois is worse than that?! WOW!

Remind me to pay CASH in Illinois!

Paddygfw · 10-09-2012, 11:17 AM

We plan on going to Illinois next month....note to self "bring cash"

marty hill · 10-09-2012, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiffany

Hi Marty
Of course I didn't dare go through Atlanta while you were around without telling you

Maybe next june in England.

09-30-2012, 10:03 AM	#451
Tiffany ^OP Airhead Adventuress Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Lands End, England (sometimes) Oddometer: 669	She's Leaving Town On the hunt for a souvenir, Thelma and I tried to fit the GS Giants' sign into our luggage, but it wasn't going to happen We'd also acquired a mascot...and it's in the right colours Saying goodbye to various friends and some of the great people I'd met, I struck lucky. The guys at Twisted Throttle (one of the GS Giants' sponsors) felt so sorry for me in my European winter coat - yep that's right I've been sweating through all this intense heat - hence the multiple bad hair days and me looking not at my best. Anyway, Erik and the guys produced a Macna summer jacket for me, complete with all those vents and mesh that I'd noticed the Yanks in this part of the world have. How excited was I and it matched Thelma We were both looking a bit more spruce, me in my jacket, Thelma with her new tyres asI loaded up my panniers, bidding farewell and headed out on my own once more- after eight days with the GS guys, it was a wrench saying goodbye and returning to my solitary ride, I knew I'd miss them all. I'd especially like to thank Ian who organised the GS Giants event (I was joking about nicking the sign, honest Ian!), Tracey the Queen and Score Keeper and all the rest of the women and guys for their friendship and the fun we had. I'd also like to thank the BMW MOA Rally organisers who inviyted me to this great event and to Bill Mayers Saddles for providing me with a vendor's pass. __________________ Tiffany On the way home from...Mongolia www.tiffanystravels.co.uk Tiffany's youtube video Tiffany screwed with this post 11-16-2012 at 01:40 AM

09-30-2012, 06:50 PM	#452
dirt between my toes Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: From WNC live Oklahoma Oddometer: 18	Wow Enjoying every mile ! Thanks for taking the time to share . Oily side down , shiny side up ! Be safe

10-01-2012, 08:31 AM	#454
DCrider Live from THE Hill Joined: May 2008 Location: Washington, DC Oddometer: 3,023	looking good in the jacket and a BIG kudos to the Twisted Throttle guys! __________________ ADV'ing from America's fine Crapital...

10-03-2012, 03:34 AM	#456
Tiffany ^OP Airhead Adventuress Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Lands End, England (sometimes) Oddometer: 669	Thank You A big thank you to Stepehn AKA Rocky Dog for a) Tracking me down at the MOA - it's a bloody big event b) Listening to one of my talks AND restarining himself from heckling c) Letting me use some of his great photos from the event Thanks Stepehen, I owe you for all that I was back on the road looking at the farms I was passing, which all seemed to be in contention for the Most American Farmhouse in the Mid-West competition. And loving signs as simple as this Yield??? That's not something you do with a vehicle, it's a wrestling term, or something that kinights used to demand in days of yore. __________________ Tiffany On the way home from...Mongolia www.tiffanystravels.co.uk Tiffany's youtube video

10-03-2012, 03:49 AM	#457
Ridingman1 Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Spartanburg, SC Oddometer: 195	Have you considered registering to be of the 5 people in the world to get to ride one of the 2013 R1200gs? __________________ Cheers to Adventure! Drinkin' upstream from the herd. "It's never too late to do a bad job" Goethe '74 R90/6, '01 R1150GS, '12 R1200GSA

10-06-2012, 12:04 AM	#459
Tiffany ^OP Airhead Adventuress Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Lands End, England (sometimes) Oddometer: 669	Georgia on My Mind Despite my best efforts I'd been just about the last rider to leave our camping area- I must remember not to chat so much, this meant I didn't get too far on my day's riding...I'd been expecting to camp somewhere in Tennessee but my map is small and I somehow managed tobe in a different state, though on the plus side I did get an unexpected view of that archway thing in St Louis which I've heard about on the telly. I ended up in and stumbled across a great camping spot, which I have to admit I accessed via a small footpath which was a squeeze for Thelma, but when I saw the view from my tent in the morning, it was worth it I'm sure a real camp site would probably charge a fair amount of money for this type of location. Further round it became even more picturesque Much as I enjoy camping, I was looking forward to a couple nights in a real bed having spent the past 14 nights in my tent. Humidity was rising as I went southwards and arrived at Fabrizio and Geoffrey's house in Atlanta, that bastion of southerness. The combination of a warm latin american welcome combined with legendary southern hospitality welcome was fantastic, some wine, great conversation and a comfortable bed awaited me. I also had a go on Fabrizio's BMW bike... It looks a bit like Thelma without her seat and was a lot of fun to ride. I stayed in Atlanta for a couple of days, my hosts were amused by my version of a GPS Yep folks, that's right good old pen and paper (and a nice view of one of the dents in Thelma's fuel tank!) A close up of the pages, and apologies to those of you wincing at my liberal use of sellotape on the petrol tank, but a few adhesive marks are nothing compared to the the battle scars that Thelma has. __________________ Tiffany On the way home from...Mongolia www.tiffanystravels.co.uk Tiffany's youtube video

10-06-2012, 02:53 AM	#460
marty hill The Energizer Bunny Joined: Nov 2003 Location: marietta, ga. Oddometer: 3,795	Hope you were in atlanta while I was in europe. Would have loved to say hello. __________________ ride till you can't. 1200GS black Cagiva Gran Canyon Italiano/rosso

10-09-2012, 09:31 AM	#462
Tiffany ^OP Airhead Adventuress Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Lands End, England (sometimes) Oddometer: 669	Checks Away the guys at this place really thought I was weird when I pulled out my camera to get a photo of this notice I'm sure we're a bit easier on cheque (real spelling) bouncers in England. __________________ Tiffany On the way home from...Mongolia www.tiffanystravels.co.uk Tiffany's youtube video

10-09-2012, 11:17 AM	#464
Paddygfw Adventurer Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Newfoundland Oddometer: 62	We plan on going to Illinois next month....note to self "bring cash"

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