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Re: Mid-life crisis planning
« Reply #45 on: May 28, 2014, 12:30:58 PM »
Quote from: Max Wedge on May 28, 2014, 11:19:58 AM
Hey Gene-if you check here-was Neda always on-board with this idea? Were you? When did you both sync up on the plan?

Not speaking for Gene and/or Neda in any way; but making a few observations.
1. Gene and Neda don't have any kids.
2. They're younger than you and Mrs. Wedge. (my assumption since I don't know any of y'alls ages)
3. Gene and Neda both ride and were riding long before their epic trip.
These are major differences imho. Not that they can't be overcome.
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Re: Mid-life crisis planning
« Reply #46 on: May 28, 2014, 01:02:06 PM »
Quote from: kneescrubber on May 28, 2014, 12:30:58 PM
Quote from: Max Wedge on May 28, 2014, 11:19:58 AM
Hey Gene-if you check here-was Neda always on-board with this idea? Were you? When did you both sync up on the plan?

Not speaking for Gene and/or Neda in any way; but making a few observations.
1. Gene and Neda don't have any kids.
2. They're younger than you and Mrs. Wedge. (my assumption since I don't know any of y'alls ages)
3. Gene and Neda both ride and were riding long before their epic trip.
These are major differences imho. Not that they can't be overcome.

Fair observations...
1. Last kid just moved out. It's different, but still "free-ing".
2. Got me there. I am certain Gene and Neda are <50. I am not, but as of this writing, neither is Mrs. Wedge.
3. I have been riding since I was 18, Mrs. Wedge sporadically since 2000. "But", she would be riding pillion. (3.5-we would be doing this two-up.)
4. Actual route destination has not been laid out, we might only make it as far as Cabo in a year. That would be okay. I could show Gene what a slow pace really is.  8)
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Re: Mid-life crisis planning
« Reply #47 on: May 29, 2014, 11:10:41 AM »
Quote from: Max Wedge on May 28, 2014, 11:19:58 AM
Hey Gene-if you check here-was Neda always on-board with this idea? Were you? When did you both sync up on the plan?


Neda actually likes touring more than I do (I'm a track guy). She was always on-board with this idea. We got our motorcycle licenses in 2004, and later that same year, Long Way Round came out. I know people rag on Ewan and Charlie all the time, but we started biking long after Ted Simon, so to our "generation" they were our inspiration for moto-travel.

The seeds of this trip were planted while watching LWR. We just looked at each other and started talking out loud about "what if?" and "wouldn't it be cool?" We had just gotten our licenses and we were so into motorcycles, we wanted to do everything and anything on two wheels... and we eventually did! ;D But a "cut-the-strings" journey like that remained just a pipe dream.

It wasn't until the end of our month-long trip in Europe when we met a guy at Munich airport shipping his motorcycle back to England. He had just ridden for 9 months, going from Argentina to Alaska. It was at that moment that we started thinking it was really possible for normal people, and not just rich actors, to do this kind of thing.

You might even have read our musings back in 2007, since I posted the link to our blog on Sport-Touring.Net:

http://www.ridedot.com/euro/081707.html (see last paragraph!)

So, we got the idea in 2004, started planning in 2007, and finally got the guts to officially announce it to my parents in 2011, and then you throw this challenge down:

Quote from: Max Wedge on May 28, 2014, 01:02:06 PM
I could show Gene what a slow pace really is.


 :o :P  ;D
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Re: Mid-life crisis planning
« Reply #48 on: June 04, 2014, 11:22:18 AM »
I think my seeds need some more water.  :P

From Gene's blog:
"The train ride back to Munich had us discussing what it would take to do a motorcycle tour for over year, possibly two, that would take us around Europe (properly this time), Eastern-Europe, Africa and Asia, and even back to the Americas (south and central). It probably won't happen for a few years, but I think we're both committed to this idea. Last year, after riding to California and back, the seeds were planted for this Europe trip. Now, at the end of this trip, we've got to up the stakes again. "Ride The World", indeed!"

Not there yet, but I am working on plan B, ... and enjoying now.

Also got word from HR. There is no such thing as a one year leave of absence. They would not hold my job. I really didn't think they would, and I didn't expect them too, but when I returned I was hoping to preserve my vacation time/benefits package. It may be negotiable, I think, depending on the local job market.

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