Saturday, June 23, 2012

A Fellow Blogger comes to Visit!

(posted after midnight) This was Friday..... I've been tracking the progress of George F as he makes his way from New Jersey to Alaska. I'd seen on his blog, Riding the USA, that he was going to be stopping in Cameron, WI to put tires on his Yamaha Super Tenere. I followed his progress on his blog. He has a SPOT tracking device and a map on his blog, so it shows his current location. When he was about and hour and a half out from Scramblers Cycle in Cameron, I left home and headed that way.
I pulled into the parking lot to find a guy standing in the lot taking pictures of all the old motorcycles scattered around. I pulled up next to him and said, "you must be George". I think he recognized the green Ninja, because he sad, "you must be Erik". With the introductions out of the way, I got off the bike and we went inside the shop and watched Kevin, the shop owner, mount up a set of Heidenau tires on George's bike.
Kevin, the owner of Scrambler Cycle, on the left..... and George, on the right.

After talking to George for a while about his bike and his plans, I invited him to ride the 90 miles up to my place for the evening. He accepted the offer, and after settling up with Kevin, we headed north. We made a quick stop for gas and made it to my place around dinner time. After meeting Nancy and the cats, the 3 of us went out for a typical "Friday night fish fry". We ate at the Sawmill Saloon in Seeley, WI. It's about 12 miles down the road. I, of course, forgot to bring my camera to get a group picture or even a food picture. I know Nancy got a picture of the 2 of us looking a highway maps. I'm sure George will post pictures on his blog. After diner, we went back home and spent the rest of the night sharing riding stories. I'm up too late and I think George is probably blogging now, or will be in the morning. I'll get a picture of the 2 or 3 of us in the morning!

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  1. Look after him Erik, he has a long way to go.

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    1. Nancy and I took care of him and sent him on his way this morning!

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  2. Nice to see you looking after another fellow biker far from home. You are very generous both putting him up for the night and shouting him diner.

    Its the brotherhood of motorcyclists at its best.

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    1. It was pretty neat to meet him. We are 2 very different people with a common interest in bikes. I think we got along just great. He seems like a great guy!

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  3. George left here after breakfast this morning. He was on the road at about 8:10 local time.
    He is really a neat guy to talk to and he a tons of interesting stories. I also found it interesting that we had been so many places in common on motorcycle trips.

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  4. Very cool trip for George and an interesting way for you guys to actually get in touch and meet; sounds as much fun as I'm sure it was. Interesting seeing Kevin's place too; met him somewhere but haven't been up to Cameron since that happened. Another destination and excuse to go north.....

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    1. It was pretty cool to meet George. I think Kevin's got neat collection of stuff his yard. I'd never been there before, but if I had a vintage bike, he'd be a great resource.

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  5. Erik and Nancy, I want to thank you very much for the wonderful and kind hospitality you showed George. He called home to say you are wonderful people and was so very happy to have met you.
    Thanks again.
    Fatima Ferreira

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    1. You're very welcome. Nancy and I both enjoyed his visit. We're glad we could provide a meal and a place to stay.

      Erik and Nancy.

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  6. Man that is so cool and trusting of you. Good on you for making someone feel at home while out on the road.

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    1. Jon, I've been following George's blog for a long time and he was one of the first people to follow my blog. We had exchanged a few comments on each others blogs about trip planning. I drove down to Cameron to see how he was doing, and it didn't take long to realize he's a pretty cool guy.

      Welcome, and thanks for following.

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