New York -- > Ushuaia

[Irishkev]

Hi all!

I am getting ready for my Trip from Dublin Ireland to Ushuaia. The bike will be arriving by ship to New York first week in June and will be setting off pretty much straight away.

My current travelling partner has done his back in and now it looks like i will being flying solo! so if anyone fancies joining me on the road and having the occasional with an Irish GS'er then your most welcome!!

Current planned route is east cost of US, Mexico, All central Americano, west coast South Americano to Chile then across into Argentina and down the East coast to arrive for Christmas 07 ! so give us a shout!!

[trevor daly]

if your riding the east coast from new york south,you should stop off in georgia and ride the north georgia mountians.my name is trevor i'm also from ireland (cork city)but have been living in the states for 20 years.i have recently moved to atlanta about a year ago and love to ride the mountians.
if your coming through georgia give us an e mail @ trevordaly@bellsouth.net
good luck...

[Grant Johnson]

Irishkev, don't forget to check out the Travellers Meetings on your route! See Meetings on the left menu.

See you there!

[Cinquegrana]

If you need anything while in NY let me know.

John

[pjmurf]

Kevin I belive you and I had a discussion in regards to insurance for the bike a while back. I was just wondering if you sorted that out? Also I am in chicago and willing to assist if need be as I will be doing the trip from here in december if all goes well.
Ps . I am reasonably familiar with Chile & Argentina having been to both several times including Ushuia

Good luck ..........Patrick

[klrcelt]

Wayne from Bray Co. Wicklow here!! Hey Kev I'd be up for hittin some or all of this trip up with ya! I have plans for the Continental divide trail this year but could change them if I can square away the time. Where to from argentina???? Anyway I live in Montana now. Let me know what you plan when you hit the bottom.....I'm seriously interested!!!

Slan
Wayne

[Irishkev]

Hey guys! Its great to get all these reponses so soon! I need to post a few more posts before i can repond to pm's but i am sure i can get there!

Trev, Georgia Mountains, sound good, might have to factor them into the itinery .. Which shouldnt be too hard! always good to see a friendly face on the way!

pj, yeah have insurance more or less sorted , just waiting for my no claims bonus cert to come through so i can send off the form, but if their emails are to be believed its easy, and certainly much cheaper than Dublin!!

Wayne .. a chara! conas atá tú? Yeah i am seeing distinct possabilities. As for after Argentina, well its back up to Santiago de Chile! ¡para cierto resto y recuperación!
The idea being to ship the bikes onto New Zealand and find some work there to save up for the trip home!, and the WTR circut!

Oh just to let yous know i am 26 so hope you like riding with someone up for a party or two!!

Actually should have put this into a few posts so i can get my pm's working!

[Irishkev]

The HU meeting is North Carolina June 14-17 i believe. Yeah i will try to be there maybe. Hard to know i guess until i am sure the bike has arrived etc, and know what kind of time i will be making. So i might see you there.

[klrcelt]

Well its good to hear back from ya. I was considering shipping to Oz from somewhere down south if i hit up the ride I was there for a couple of months last year (not on a bike) and the terrain and sheer size of the place would make for a great adventure. No worries with time or work (I'm a tattoo artist).....gotta chat with the wife a wee bit first, she's in Cork right now till next week. We had talked about me heading off on a ride like this for the last several months so it won't be a shock, but its still a long time to be away. I'll keep you posted. Stay in touch.

Wayne

[thecanoeguy]

my other aussie mate and i are heading down through the sierras ,yosimete and into baja and then accross to copper canyon and south ,no plans ,catch you for a guinees ,we are on klr 650 's and leaving bend oregon mid may

[Nata Harli]

Irishkev,

From the description of your route it doesn't look like you'll be coming through my part of the country. But I know how the best plans have a way of changing and if you find yourself in the midwest part of the country, check in with me. I have a spare bedroom where you'd be to crash for a while, plenty of cold , and an '04 GS just waiting to be ridden with a fellow GS from Ireland.

Nata Harli

[Irishkev]

Cheers guys! a few pints of the black stuff with some Auzzies sounds great! Have to meet up on the road!

And or course any offers of accomodation etc is most welcome!!

[Irishkev]

Hey All!!

Arrived in New York yesterday, so now just waiting for the bike. Ship is supposed to come in tomorrow, so once the bike is cleared and unloaded etc, i am reckoning it will be friday. Then i set off!! So if there is anyone on the road or passing by lets hook up for a ride.

Have an idea to go up to cape cod and Boston for a day or two. Then heading down the coast to washington and phili etc to Virigina, hear there are some good riding areas and mountains and nice towns around, then its onto north carolina etc. and down along the coast to savanna. going to cut into Atlanata and Athens, and then head up to Bowling Green in Kentucy. from there down to Memphis and am thinking to follow the road through to Dallas and down then to Austin and to cross the border at Laredo and on into Mexico!

So talk soon and will keep you in touch. going to keep the account on my blog below and on bebo.

Cheers

[binlid]

Good luck on your trip, I'm planning the same trip hope to take of in January from san francisco. I'm from tyrone myself and theres another fella from cork coming with me. Keep in touch let me know how you get on, and all the best.

[kbikey]

I sent you a P.M. Hospitality offered.