Departure - La Crosse, Wisconsin

People have started to ask where we leave from and where we go to so here is the scoop.
We leave from (and return to) La Crosse, Wisconsin which is just about where Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin meet.

We'll travel 3 days downstream and explore one side of the river and then 4 days upstream while exploring the other side.

The closest big city is probably Minneapolis/St. Paul which is where I will probably fly into and rent a bike. From there, it looks like about a half day's ride down the river to La Crosse.

The double beds are a problem for singles but there's nothing we can do about that. I will try and free up one bed for a single by bringing my tent along, so at least we can squeeze one single on board!

I camped on an island in the Mississippi last summer (near La Crosse). It was awesome!

Cheers,
Darry

Drats!

It never fails.

The best laid plans of mice and men often get splashed due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
Due to a pregnancy on our staff, my choices for a river run turn out to be October 3rd to 9th, 2005 and that’s it!

(The pregnancy had nothing to do with me, by the way. We’re pretty sure it was her husband!)
But what it means is that we have now lost our “floater” who could fill in for me at any time.
(I facilitate a 3-week career-change seminar and so a lot of people depend on my being there and October is the soonest date that I can disappear without the floater filling in for me.)

Oh well, the hot tub is looking really good now!

The boat people tell me that the tree colors are gorgeous that time of year, so I guess if you’re like me you always look for the good in every situation.

We’re still riding a couple of hundred miles of gorgeous roads (empty of RV’s) every day.

Our “luxurious hotel room” travels with us, so we don’t have to pack and unpack all the time.

We’ll eat well and I’ll still video the whole event and give you a copy for posterity.

More good news is that the price will likely be reduced even lower due to the “end of season” boat rental rate reductions.

Let me know your thoughts on this latest development, if you have a minute.
Cheers!

Pioneer Riders Wanted!
(Be the first to: Cruise/Tour the “Mighty Mississippi”)

Looking for a motorcycle vacation with a difference?

Ride the Mississippi River Valley roads by day while your luxurious “hotel” cruises the river to meet you at a new location every night.

* No packing and unpacking luggage every day!
* Spouses who choose not to ride every day can cruise the river instead!

Our first class riverboat sleeps 14, has a hot tub, a water slide, a BBQ, a fully equipped kitchen and 2 full baths.

Imagine: having breakfast, riding 150 miles for lunch, then another 100 miles back to the new boat location where you can unwind in the hot tub or enjoy a cool drink around the 12 person wet bar and talk about the day’s ride.

These boats are luxurious! (Scroll down for pictures of the boats.)

As far as I know, this kind of trip will be a first, so you know it’s going to be an adventure!

I’ll be videotaping the whole trip so we can all have a DVD of the experience to show our friends.

For more information go to the Boat/Cruise Web Site at: http://members.shaw.ca/darrymcgaw .

Or call me at: 778-839-8738

Cheers,
Darry Mc Gaw