by Holly J | Nov 29, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Hi guys! Yesterday was absolutely amazing. We left the hotel and rode in the rain with Jesús around 9:15 so we could meet Moe (my Japanese friend) at the restaurant at 9:30. When we arrived we had breakfast (I had fruit, yogurt and granola), met Moe and her mother...
by Bruce Johnson | Nov 29, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
The impact was strong enough to knock me off my feet and onto my back. I should have had a morning coffee. Maybe if it hadn’t been raining. Maybe if the guy backing the truck up had any sense to maybe check his mirrors before throwing his truck into reverse and...
by Holly J | Nov 27, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Hi everyone! Yesterday we pretty much just zoomed over to Villahermosa, Mexico from Veracruz, about 500 km. After a great breakfast at Gran Cafe Parroquia, our awesome new friend Carlos (but they call him Pato which means Duck) from the local BMW motorcycle club in...
by Holly J | Nov 25, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Hey guys, Today I awoke super sleepy in Tampico! Dad got me up around 8 am so we could leave early to ride to Veracruz, Mexico; a 500 km day. We figured if we got there today we could get back on our schedule (we were running late due to the rest day yesterday) and...
by Holly J | Nov 23, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Hi guys! Today when we woke up it was 8am because we had to leave early so we could do an interview on the radio! After we got up and showered we had a quick snack of grapes before heading out. We drove to a parking lot and then walked to the radio station. The walk...
by Bruce Johnson | Nov 20, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
I’ve ridden a few hundred thousand motorcycle miles in my life and I can safely say that today was in the Top Ten for most challenging rides. It started out beautifully: up early, showered, a few wonderful chorizo sausage breakfast tacos made by our host Jorge...
by Holly J | Nov 19, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Hi guys! Last night we stayed with Jorge and Elma in Edinburg, Texas, only a few miles from the Mexican border. We went to bed nice and early so we would be well rested for today. We had to get up at 7:00am. We had decided yesterday that today we would get to Tampico,...
by Bruce Johnson | Nov 18, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Sitting here this morning, alone in the quiet home of new friends, coffee in hand…and it makes me reflect on the recurring theme of our journey: the kindness of strangers. We had planned to leave Corpus Christi early on Sunday for McAllen and the Mexican border...
by Bruce Johnson | Nov 17, 2013 | Current Blog, Motorcycle for Miracles
Someone once said only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. I find great truth in that statement. That delicious wind whipping by, the road spray from a cold rain, the scent of wood smoke in the hilly Kentucky hollers: these things serve as...
