Day 8 - somebody get me a snorkle
Well...this was one of the hardest days in a loooooong time. Up to this point I rode in snow and very cold temps...but 3 hours in heavy winter rain and wind, well, it seems there's no gear that can stand up to that. In fact, the only stuff that stayed dry was in my side cases and SealLine bags (which are made for river rafting). I left Evansville in the afternoon after I visited one of my old school colleagues (I taught public school for a year) and then departed for Nashville. I stopped in Owensboro, KY on my way (to pay homage to #69 Niky Hayden's hometown...the lady at the tourism center even knew who he was and said the Haydens are very down to earth people in that community) and then continued on to Nashville. It ended up getting dark about 40 miles outside of Nashville and that was pretty much it for visibility...I had rainx and non-fog stuff on my faceshield, but in the end it didn't really work, and every few seconds I had to put my wet glove up and wipe the inside off. I Just ended up planting myself behind a semi and hoped that there wasn't any road debris that would cause me to go down...and add to that a 39F temp and the fact that I'm now officially sick...you can guess how I felt
Hey Nat. You are doing what I could only wish to be doing. Stuck in a 40 hr week job dosent lend to much time traveling accross the US much less a trip to the lake and back. I have to hand it to you and your Ducati. Tough as nails. God Speed and keep sending the pics and updates. Maybe we will get a chance to meet you some time.
Thanks for the sentiments guys...it was a rough day. Fortunately the sickness is almost gone...but it took forever to get my gloves dry..and I think my helmet smells a little now. @Mike_ST3 you better believe it..or 3 @Duc998rei Danke @Steele748 appreciate the thoughts my friend @Crobar I hope you're right @RentaDucati fingers crossed, waiting on that sun @Duckey Thanks for the compliments on the bike..the type of processing on my pics is called HDR, and in my opinion it brings out details that would otherwise be lost in a single exposure. It speaks to me, so I process mot of my pics this way.
Nice pictures . But why do you keep using the gross watercolour photo edit effect?? It ruins the pictures...... I think... I love the bike though. looks good with the panniers.
Hang in there Nathan! Your pictures and adventures are stories to tell! The sunny, beautiful days are coming!
Wow, that sucks. May the rest of your trip be much better!
damn! Stay warm and get a good sleep bro'