Author Archives: Bill

Well, BLOG-followers, I made it back to DJ, the kitties, and Rags, the dog at 3:39 AM this morning. I decided I did not want to worry about the vulnerability of the truck in another motel parking lot again…the damage … Continue reading →

I had another uneventful, 500 mile day, and arrived in North Platte, Nebraska late this afternoon. The rally team finished their next-to-last run today, staying in Lake Placid, NY.  Tomorrow is their final day, and will terminate in Portland, ME. … Continue reading →

The Canadian Police found the truck about 125 miles NW of Grand Forks, BC (where we were staying Thursday night, and where it was stolen from early Friday morning.  The RCMP did not release the truck as a crime scene … Continue reading →

This is the day to remember the wretchedness brought to us nine years ago.  The remembrance is sufficiently miserable, and no other “dumping” should be allowed. BUT… We’ve had no further response from the RCMP. Local time here is ~4:30 … Continue reading →

We pretty much sat on our respective butts all day, disappointingly as all of the SCR riders left this morning.  About midday, I met an RCMP constable in the motel parking lot, and he said that they may have found … Continue reading →

The 2010 Rally has left Grand Forks, BC without us a little while ago. Sometime early this morning between 2:00 AM (Starr went to the truck for oil) and 6:30 AM (I went to where the truck had been for … Continue reading →

On this GOOGLE MAP, and all of the maps on the days to follow, you may use the + and – marks in the upper left hand corner to expand/contract the map view, and the arrow cursor indicators to shift … Continue reading →

Lions awake. There are plenty of opportunities yet unexplored by Dayton! I saw evidence on the way up herel A day off in Vancouver. There’s plenty to do. Like find the starting line, buffing scratches, get gas, buff scratches, get … Continue reading →

IT IS HERE…we have made it. I found my son, my driver, in the SEA-TAC airport complex! I stayed “close by” last night (Ellensburg, WA) so I would not have to worry too much about traffic, and it was a … Continue reading →

Left Missoula, MT in the fog this morning, and the further west I drove, the brighter it seemed. After snaking upward again, through steep-forested slopes, I was on the outside of several trucks struggling up the incline, when at the … Continue reading →