Sunday June 28th - Mid-day

Various parts of my body get sore and tired from riding 8 hours everyday. The worst is my neck. Almost every state on the east coast and midwest has these expansion joints in the road. They feel like a mini-speedbump. Occasionally would not be a problem, but every 30 seconds really takes a toll. Each time I hit one I have a mini whiplash and my new XXXXXL helmet that seems to weigh a ton compounds the jarring my neck takes. Good old Ibuprofen comes to the rescue though.

Just bought my tank of gas in Iowa. Riding along the Mississippi river called the scenic ridge road. Very, very pretty. When I crossed the Mississippi river, it was a big high bridge with that expanded metal floor that makes you feel like you are riding on ice and the wind was blowing a million miles an hour. Very scary for an old novice biker dude like me. Whooooeeeee lots of motorcycles on this road. My left arm is getting very tired doing the biker wave.