Re: Tasmanian LoopFrame Cross-Country - Update-Update Finale

[pehayes]

Got this today, Wednesday 7/27.  As a reminder, these are Tasmanians on a cross-country from Nova Scotia to San Francisco upon a Guzzi Eldorado.  Accompanying pics at:



and:




Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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A very quick email to let you know how all is going.   Bloody fantastic.
We crossed the mid-west plains no probs.  Ellie handled the heat well and we covered the miles better than expected.
We then travelled thru the Badlands (perfect views) and on to Mt. Rushmore to do the tourist thing.
After that on to Sturgis.  We rode in and wanted to ride straight out again.   Not our kind of place...!!!

We then covered some miles and ended up in a tiny place called HULETT, Wyoming.   If I was looking for a place to live in USA this would be it, although the population of about 300 is a tad too high!   But what a fantastic place and what fantastic people.  We loved it.

We could hardly wait, but the wait was worth it - we rode Beartooth Highway to Yellowstone National Park.  Beartooth unbelievable and we jagged the most perfect day.  Yellowstone nice but it's shame about the circus attached to many of the attractions.   Pleased to get out of the park and away from all the people.  Last night we ended up in another nice town called Ennis.   Again, lovely people and a nice little town.

Tonight we are at Bigfork, Montana and about to go and eat.  Tommorrow we head in to Glacier National Park.  We did want to send a quick message to let you know everything progressing really well.  We are loving it.
Could you please pass this message and photo's on to the various groups please.

Thanks and look forward to catching up soon.

Paul & Kerry Dickson

[oldbike54]

  Thanks Patrick , and they are right about Hulett  .

  Dusty

[balvenie]

Happy Trails to those two

[Waterbottle]

Good on you Two. Hope your having a ton of fun over there. if the Aussie to US $ ever gets better , I would love to do similar

[nick949]

Fantastic    Great to hear that the bike is holding up and that Kerry and Paul are thriving.  They are super people - tough, fun and full of adventure and life.  I feel privileged to have met them. Help them if you can.

Nick

[EldoMike]

Hulett is a nice little town...use to turn into a nightmare on "No Panty Wednesday" during the Rally...don't know if they still do that..

[pehayes]

Our Tasmanian Guzzi friends, Paul & Kerry Dickson, have just completed their 50 day tour from Nova Scotia to San Francisco on an Eldorado.  Regina and I rode up to the wine country on Tuesday to greet them and guide them down across the Golden Gate Bridge and through the city.  Now organizing for the export back to Tasmania and return to 'normal' lives.  You can read their blog reports at:
http://sure-why-not--2016.blogspot.com/
You have to back up several pages to get the whole story from coast to coast.

You can see the final leg at David Delgardo's blog site at:
http://thechurchoftheopenroad.blogspot.com/2016/08/cross-country-on-ellie-40-year-old-moto.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheChurchOfTheOpenRoadPress+%28The+Church+of+the+Open+Road+Press%29

Thanks to all those wonderful Guzzisti who supported them and hosted them along the way.

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

[balvenie]

Thankyou Patrick. Their story and pics are very good