2018-09-03 – UPDATE

Just an update on where I have been and what I have been doing.

As previously posted, on August 5th I met up with a woman by the name of Nancy, who goes by the name Special Agent Nancy on ADVRider.com

Nancy rides the same model and year bike I have (2011 Triumph Tiger), but her bike is not black, the only proper color for a motorcycle.   I already posted about how our early ride went.   Very well I think.

We finished riding Norway, then went into Sweden to see a few things, then back to Oslo, Norway.   See my WhereIsBobL page to see our chaotic route.   In Oslo we stayed with another inmate from ADVRider named Thor.   Thor Hammer.   No, not a joke, it is a common name in Norway.   He is a great and very generous man and a true world traveler.

On August 31st I took the Ferry to northern Denmark to see a few things there.   As it turns out, it would have been more sensible to ride back through Sweden to see what I wanted to see.   BUT, even though that would have been a more logical route, things ended up turning out better this way.   Funny how the world twists.

Nancy went back home on September 1st and last I heard was really glad she is back there, but she does miss her Triumph Tiger.    That girl needs to ride!!!!

The riding with Nancy was great.   I have never traveled with anyone that long.   I did not think it would work out, but it did.   It is not easy to find someone you can travel with even short term, much less long term.   I am glad we met up, it was a fun time.

As for Riding Style, Nancy is even more of a drive-by tourist than I am.   Think Chevy Chase ” Look kids, the Eiffel Tower!”.   Works for me.   I like that kind of traveling.   Something has to be pretty special to be worth giving up riding time to see.

Unfortunately, I feel I need to add this paragraph, as there are a few among my readers that will jump to conclusions that real motorcyclists and world travelers would not.  No, there is nothing romantic going on here.   Nancy is very happy in her relationship at home.  Very Happy.   This was two friends travelling, and nothing more.   I want to thank her honey for being OK with her traveling with me.   She was under my full protection the whole time, for whatever that is worth.

I continued on through Denmark and will likely be heading into Germany and then towards Romania tomorrow.     If all goes according to plan…… I had trouble typing THAT with a straight face, you know how plans go…. but if it does, I will be in Romania within a week.   Not sure how long I will be there, or where I will end up.    Keep following along.   I will try to post more often.