{"id":6336,"date":"2016-10-31T19:09:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T19:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=6336"},"modified":"2016-10-31T19:13:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T19:13:45","slug":"motorrad-soon-my-first-cross-country-road-trip-on-a-motorcycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/10\/31\/motorrad-soon-my-first-cross-country-road-trip-on-a-motorcycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorrad: Soon, My First Cross-Country Road-Trip on a Motorcycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hoping this is a short post<\/em><\/p>\n

I just wrapped up the overall planning stages of my road-trip down to Florida. Sure, it\u2019s not a horizontal cross-country trip but a vertical one. Given that I live close to the tip top of USA, a drive south to Florida is 19 hours straight if I took highways the entire time.<\/p>\n

The current trip I have planned is 29 hours of driving over 4-5 days as I\u2019m adding an extra day in case of rain that keeps me stranded in one place.<\/p>\n

Tentatively, here\u2019s the plan:<\/p>\n

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  1. Day One leaving mid-afternoon on Friday or Saturday depending on Rain. 7 hours of driving on mostly state-highways (not Interstates) from central VT through Albany down to Williamsport PA. I\u2019ll setup camp for the night.<\/li>\n
  2. Day Two: Up at 6AM, on the bike by 7 to get some breakfast & coffee in Williamsport and heading south through Virginia. I aim for 6 hours of riding this day as well as my body at this point will start to be a bit frustrated with me. I\u2019d like to make it Roanoke and camp here for the evening. Hearty dinner & drinks after I setup camp is in order<\/li>\n
  3. Day Three: Up at 7:30-8AM after 10 hours of sleep and plenty of water before bed. I\u2019ll be down to Deals Gap (aka Tail of the Dragon) by 2-3PM in time for a couple of runs on the Dragon. This would be on Monday so traffic down there is light.<\/li>\n
  4. Day 4: Deals gap to St. Augustine Florida via Atlanta is 9.5 hours. Via Savanna, it\u2019s 8.75 hours. This is fully doable in a single day if I push myself. I\u2019ve ridden for 10 hours straight in July with an extra 2 hours for food & fuel breaks. It\u2019s also 2.5 hours less driving to make it to my grandmother\u2019s house in north central Florida and stay there for the evening instead so I would be at her place on Tuesday night and instead of 9 hours, I\u2019d only do 7 hours that day and feel fresh for my 2 hour ride to dad\u2019s place the following day.<\/li>\n
  5. Day 5: Roll into St. Augustine Wednesday around 11AM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I think this would be the best scenario in that it\u2019s possible Wednesday at 6PM is possible if I end up only making it to Atlanta or Birmingham Tuesday night then drive to St. Augustine on Wednesday. The possibility is that there\u2019s rain covering AL\/GA that permits me from keeping a good pace. Yeah, I have rain gear but sometimes it\u2019s easily just to camp out at a coffee shop and lose 5 hours than push myself. Plus, setting up a tent in the dark is never fun but I also don\u2019t mind riding long into the evening if I have to.<\/p>\n

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    On the subject of weather, the lows in NH should be around 35 when I leave, highs of 45 but once I\u2019m south of PA, lows will be in high 40s, highs in low 60s and SC, GA and AL weather is lows of 50s, highs right at 68-70.<\/p>\n

    I have full gear, thermals, heated gloves and hand grips. I\u2019d like to be able to pick up some larger hand wind-guards before the trip but those are $150 so maybe next year. It\u2019s usually my hands that get cold first followed by the top of my thighs and then my chest starts getting cold and that\u2019s with thermals but only when the temp is 28-35F. 40F+ and I\u2019m fully toasty. No issue there.<\/p>\n

    I booked a refundable flight for 11\/20 so I\u2019d have a full 4 days with Dad worst case scenario and fly out that Sunday. If it takes me longer than 5 days to get down, I\u2019ll re-schedule the flight for a day or two later.<\/p>\n

    My bike will be chained up @ Dad\u2019s on a battery-tender until I fly down in March and pick it up to take home. I have to factor in an extra day on the return visit to leave my bike @ BMW in Jacksonville for new tires and 6K miles service (oil, filters, inspection, etc).<\/p>\n

    In an upcoming post, I\u2019ll be talking about the gear I\u2019m using for the trip and how I\u2019ll be living for a week on my motorcycle.<\/p>\n

    PS: Here’s the route:<\/p>\n

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