Day Three- Alaska

We had a meet and greet with the riders last night. Arnaldo Tonnini (from Rio de Janeiro) is my bunkmate for the week. We did a little pre-gaming before the meeting….so much so, we lost track of time and the crew came looking for us. I felt like I was back in high school and in trouble with the teacher!! There are 7 other riders, all with interesting stories, all experienced Adventure (ADV) Riders. Had a great discussion with Marcus, a war Vet from Vietnam era centered around his goal of doing ADV ride in Vietnam/Laos next year which is said to be beautiful. He mentioned he had visited without his motorcycle and gained healing from the not so good memories. I’m sure we will hear each other’s stories in life over the next 9 days and that will be an adventure in itself.

Bunkmate Arnaldo has two daughters like me, they are 23 and 25 years of age like mine…he has bad hearing from all of his years working on oil platforms down in South America, mine from chainsaws, or for me…was it the loudness of an Italian wife? Just kidding! In our cabin, we sound like an old couple talking loud to each other, even further exacerbated by his accent. He has some back issues so I even have to put this strip of medicine on his spine, I’m sorta like a nurse in that moment, my daughter Hannah would be proud…Nurse Richard Ratchett (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest)

No radar and come to think of it, I don’t remember seeing any speed limit signs. I didn’t ever think I would ever experience the craziness of motorcycling in Italy, yet welcome to America…it is found in wild Alaska!

Arnaldo just let me know it’s snowing this morning in Deadhorse, we will be there tomorrow, lovely!!!