XC Run Days 27-33 Pt. 1

7,297 miles. 33 days. 16 States and 42 tanks of gas.

There's a lot to talk about. The Rally, the HUB, the Brethren and the story of wind and rain. Now, too, there is the saga of Bear and GloJoe --they're in Minnesota, Bear called yesterday afternoon -- as they make their way over to, then down, the West Coast.

And talk about it I will. Now that I'm off the road, I intend to post several times a day till I catch up. But, I also have the inevitable detritus that occurs when one is gone so long to deal with.

Piles of laundry. Re-configure the 'scoot (don't usually run about with all that stuff hangin' on it. It's an old school bobber). And, oh by the way, tonight is Stated Meeting and I've got to put the Top Hat back on. I've a Lodge to run. And a Chapter -- we've got two runs coming up and we need to figure when we're meeting Bear and GloJoe. There's a mountain of mail sitting on my desk.

Don't ya just hate it when reality grabs that baseball bat and whacks ya up side th' head? Even when it's good reality.

Bein' a 'scooter tramp is easy; bein' a responsible adult is hard (at least the few times I've tried it, it was) but both are fun if ya let 'em be.

So, I'm gonna get woke up, get some things done and start the post on the rally.

Maybe I'll even talk more about the best part of the trip.

See ya in a few hours...