Windmills and a Cowboy Film Set

My overnight stop was at 6,760 feet above sea level and the temperature in the morning was very cold. With being at such a high elevation for this part of California, I was happy knowing that I would soon be getting to a lower elevation, so I didn’t mind leaving relatively early.I soon regret that decision...

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My Tour Is Nearly Over....

It seems hard to believe, but my tour of the USA is nearly finished. In less than a week, I will have delivered my bike to the docks in LA and I will be on a flight back to the UK. The end of the tour has arrived very quickly and I have only about another 600 or 700 miles to go!I had a fantastic ride...

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Jay Leno’s Garage....

What seems like a very long time ago, when I was in Milwaukee, I met a guy called Jim, an independent TV and Film producer / director. He is into British motorbikes and we met at a meeting of the British Biking Cooperative. Jim told me about a film he is making about a drag bike called the Hogslayer and I wrote briefly about it on my my blog post about Milwaukee.I told him of my tour plans and my...

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The City of Angels?

Maybe I was tired by the time I got here. I am in Los Angeles and I am really trying hard to get enthusiastic about the city.It is a big place and I don’t know it well, so I went to see the obvious places. My first stop was Rodeo Drive and yes, the shops were nice enough, the people looked very well...

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“Alligator lizards in the air, in the air”

I have had great weather on this tour. Blues skies and bright sunshine have become the norm. I have hardly been rained upon at all. There is no doubt I have been very lucky weather-wise.All that looked to change on the day I left Santa Barbara. I peered out at first light to see... what is this??......

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