Motorcycle Travel Ideas: Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses
A few years ago during a pit stop at the DeLorme store in Yarmouth, Maine – I picked up a couple maps and travels books. One of the items I brought home was a map...
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Tried and True – The Tools of the Trade on the Road
Yes, GPS is indeed wonderful. I use it often but more as a ‘where have a been’ or ‘I need to get someplace very specific.’ When I’m putzing around for pleasure, I don’t often rely on GPS for...
Photo Rally Bonus Hunting – Links, Books, Google Maps
With photo bonus rallies being in the forefront of my riding-mind lately, I thought I would offer up some of the resources that I use to find interesting locations to ride to and places...
I Think It’s Time For Us To Go Somewhere
I feel like Kenny and I haven’t gone anywhere or done any riding in the longest time. Of course, it was winter. Sort of. But, it’s time; time for us to think about hitting...
Free Maps and Travel Guides – New for 2020
Looking for free paper maps by mail? This is the guide for you. Though most people these days have a GPS, a paper map does come in handy. Mishaps take place, things get broken,...
The Secretive Lives of Motorcyclists: Finding Your Way
Motorcyclists know the best roads. One thing that many of the motorcyclists don
Fuzzygalore’s GPS 1.0
My disinterest in using a GPS to ride with is well documented. I’ve been mocked. Endlessly. I’m not talking about wanting to know where the next hotel or gas station is because I see the value in that. Especially if you’ve only got 15 miles left on reserve and you’ve come to a fork in an unfamiliar road with no signs pointing to gas. Then the GPS is a gem.
Visting the DeLorme Map Store in Yarmouth Maine
Right outside of Freeport in Yarmouth, Maine is the DeLorme map store. If you’ve travelled I-95 north through Maine, no doubt you’ve seen the giant globe named Eartha in it’s glass house too. We’ve driven past it for years now but time always has a way of getting away from us so we’ve never stopped in. As luck would have it yesterday, we weren’t in any kind of hurry to get anywhere and had no real timetable other than making sure we got to the last ferry across the sound, so we took the opportunity to finally go in.
