THC - no not that one.

[Lee]

Thanks for the report Wes.

[Pittsdriverwes]

This was the third ride of over a week and 3,000+ miles I've done since the pandemic started. Back in the middle of last summer we did some hand wringing about the risk of getting out on the road and at that time many states were closed to travelers that weren't essential workers or without quarantine / testing. Over the summer we rode to Ft. Kent Maine (where the rate of infection was very low). Then, in the fall we rode to Key West and back where throngs of people were gathering without masking. Both of those rides were to ride the full length of US 1 on the east coast. It was interesting to see how people were dealing with the pandemic and wondering how some of the deniers would relate to us being super careful mask wearing and socially distancing. You hear a lot of crap on the news about anti-maskers and pandemic deniers but our experience was 100% friendly people doing their best in a bad situation and now after three adventures and over 10,000 miles of riding we did not encounter a single bad experience.

I'm 62 years old with diabetes which I guess they'd say puts me at some risk from COVID but apparently not at enough risk to get vaccinated in Maryland before the healthy twenty-something folks that bag groceries. I made the personal decision to manage the risk as best as I could, going through bottles of hand sanitizer and being very diligent about mask wearing around others. After every ride, I've gotten the full PCR test and have been negative through all these experiences.

I would never, ever criticize anyone that does everything they can to protect themselves whether we're talking about ATGATT or living in a bunker until the pandemic is over so please don't misunderstand my reason for posting these remarks. I'm posting this in the spirit of passing along my experiences of managing the risks just like any responsible motorcyclist would do about any ride. I'm not encouraging anyone to get out and do a big ride if they're concerned about getting sick but merely just passing along that my experience with these multi-week long rides across the USA that I did them safely without exposing anyone at home or elsewhere to the Chinese cooties.

[Lee]

This was the third ride of over a week and 3,000+ miles I've done since the pandemic started. Back in the middle of last summer we did some hand wringing about the risk of getting out on the road and at that time many states were closed to travelers that weren't essential workers or without quarantine / testing. Over the summer we rode to Ft. Kent Maine (where the rate of infection was very low). Then, in the fall we rode to Key West and back where throngs of people were gathering without masking. Both of those rides were to ride the full length of US 1 on the east coast. It was interesting to see how people were dealing with the pandemic and wondering how some of the deniers would relate to us being super careful mask wearing and socially distancing. You hear a lot of crap on the news about anti-maskers and pandemic deniers but our experience was 100% friendly people doing their best in a bad situation and now after three adventures and over 10,000 miles of riding we did not encounter a single bad experience.

I'm 62 years old with diabetes which I guess they'd say puts me at some risk from COVID but apparently not at enough risk to get vaccinated in Maryland before the healthy twenty-something folks that bag groceries. I made the personal decision to manage the risk as best as I could, going through bottles of hand sanitizer and being very diligent about mask wearing around others. After every ride, I've gotten the full PCR test and have been negative through all these experiences.

I would never, ever criticize anyone that does everything they can to protect themselves whether we're talking about ATGATT or living in a bunker until the pandemic is over so please don't misunderstand my reason for posting these remarks. I'm posting this in the spirit of passing along my experiences of managing the risks just like any responsible motorcyclist would do about any ride. I'm not encouraging anyone to get out and do a big ride if they're concerned about getting sick but merely just passing along that my experience with these multi-week long rides across the USA that I did them safely without exposing anyone at home or elsewhere to the Chinese cooties.

We did three trips last year. With traveling in lower risk areas and taking precautions we were able to have a good time.
I think we would have gone nuts if we had not got out.
We have not been out of town this winter and starting to bounce off the walls.
Debbie said if she can't get a shot before THCR we're still going.

[Capnrip]

Just had time to check this out, very well done. The part down by the border sounds cool and very informative. Thanks for posting your trip up.

[jargon]

This was the third ride of over a week and 3,000+ miles I've done since the pandemic started. Back in the middle of last summer we did some hand wringing about the risk of getting out on the road and at that time many states were closed to travelers that weren't essential workers or without quarantine / testing. Over the summer we rode to Ft. Kent Maine (where the rate of infection was very low). Then, in the fall we rode to Key West and back where throngs of people were gathering without masking. Both of those rides were to ride the full length of US 1 on the east coast. It was interesting to see how people were dealing with the pandemic and wondering how some of the deniers would relate to us being super careful mask wearing and socially distancing. You hear a lot of crap on the news about anti-maskers and pandemic deniers but our experience was 100% friendly people doing their best in a bad situation and now after three adventures and over 10,000 miles of riding we did not encounter a single bad experience.

I'm 62 years old with diabetes which I guess they'd say puts me at some risk from COVID but apparently not at enough risk to get vaccinated in Maryland before the healthy twenty-something folks that bag groceries. I made the personal decision to manage the risk as best as I could, going through bottles of hand sanitizer and being very diligent about mask wearing around others. After every ride, I've gotten the full PCR test and have been negative through all these experiences.

I would never, ever criticize anyone that does everything they can to protect themselves whether we're talking about ATGATT or living in a bunker until the pandemic is over so please don't misunderstand my reason for posting these remarks. I'm posting this in the spirit of passing along my experiences of managing the risks just like any responsible motorcyclist would do about any ride. I'm not encouraging anyone to get out and do a big ride if they're concerned about getting sick but merely just passing along that my experience with these multi-week long rides across the USA that I did them safely without exposing anyone at home or elsewhere to the Chinese cooties.

I bet RT 1 was like being on a goat path at times?

[Pittsdriverwes]

Actually, the worst parts of it were going through some urban areas like Philadelphia and the Bronx. We also skipped around the most congested part of Miami but otherwise wanted to ride as much of it as possible and the contrasts were interesting. There's also some really nice riding on US 1 through Virginia and the Carolinas and especially Maine.