Day 10 & 11

Hello Everyone,Sorry I did not write something yesterday but had no connection last night. Yesterday started off great. The morning was a brisk cool and traffic was very light. I made it into Maine late evening and started looking for a room,no luck everything was booked so I kept moving north. I then relized it was close to midnight and I was not going to find a room so I stoped at a reast area found a bench and made that home for the night. I managed to get a few hours sleep before I woke up to the sounds of a cop knocking on the wood table asking if I was alright. I was perfectly fine until you woke me up,I told him. He told me he was watching me and I was not moving so he wanted to make sure I was ok,Thats ok I told him it is time to get up anyway and get moving. I looked at the odometer on the bike and it told me I had rode 934 miles the day before,not bad considering I had to make miles through NY City,Philly and a couple of others. I made it to Madawaska Maine today in the late morning and a light rain, It is raining buckets right now but I am all tucked into a room for the night.Total miles for the last two days is 1240 miles which is alittle over 5000 miles for the trip so far. I looked at the back tire today and it is looking good still but I will need to stop and get the oil changed once I clear this weather west of here.

When I stoped for gas today a young guy came up to me and thanked me for what I was doing, He knows all about the Make-A-Wish Foundation seeing his son's wish was to go to Disney World. I handed him a card and told him he could read about my ride to help other kids have wishes granted. You know last night was kinda cool. I feel asleep under the stars and it was not raining so I had things to be thankful for. I am going to start heading west tomorrow and with some luck should be in Blaine Washington sometime late in the week.

Everyone have a great Labor day tomorrow and Thank You so much for all your support.

Keep the chrome side up.

Dave

Day 9 Four Corners Ride For Wishes 2011

After leaving Key Largo yesterday I made it to Key West and was able to get the huge crowd moved away for this photo. I did not hang any wish stars at this corner because of the crowds but when I get to Maine it will be more laied back there and not alot of people to deal with. I rode 650 miles yesterday. Afetr leaving Key West I stoped for the night in Jacksonville, Fl.

I got an early start this morning so I could take in some NC country side and visit our buddies at the lick. Even though they were all at a meet and greet I still got some cool pictures and left them all with wish stars and braclets. I am in Rocky Mount,NC which is 550 miles from where I started this morning, just off the 95 and west of Raleigh,NC. Today was very nice day,not bady hot and no rain,we will see what tomarrow brings. I am going to shoot to be somewhere in PA tomorrow depending on weather so we will see how goes. This ride has been alittle harder this year for some reason. I think leaving later this year brought warmer weather which is always hard to ride through. I should be in Maine/second corner by sunday and be at the Camden wish house sometime monday. I do kow now I am going to stay in the states and not enter into Canada.

I would like to thank everyone for their support. Knowing there are people like you guys in the world that are willing to help a child be granted a wish is priceless.

You all have a great night and look me up on face book at "Rideforwishes Rides" I have started an album in my profile there which will have all the pictures within the next hour or three

Keep the Chrome Side UP

Dave

Four Corners 2011 Ride For Wishes

I made it to Florida and I am done for the day in Key Largo. While in Florida I visited with staff at the Bonita Springs wish house. The staff were very friendly and gave me a warm welcome. I showed them Dylan's wish day video and got them to come out of the cool AC for a quick photo. The weather was very nice today because it was either cloudy or a light rain from Bonita Springs to where I am now in Key Largo. I rode 633 miles today with the last 100 or so in the rain,there went the clean bike again/LOL. I will get up early and get to Key West before the crowds and get bussiness taken care of,then I am going swimming in the gulf. While at the wish house today I got reminded about what this ride is all about. The kids that have life threatening medical conditions are very special and by all the pictures on the walls you could see all the hope,strength and joy in each of them,it was very uplifting and gave me more inspiration to ride further today. I am going to stop early tomorrow so I will have more time to spend and reflect on the past week. All the support I have recieved has been great and I thank each and every one of you, it is that support that makes these wishes come true.
God Bless You All.
Keep The Chrome Side Up.
Dave

Four Corners Ride For Wishes 2011

Today I found myself surrounded by some of the staff at the Georgia and Alabama Wish House. They are very busy and will grant over 300 wishes this year alone and should reach their 5,000th wish granted by year end. Thank you very much for allowing me to visit with the staff .Georgia & Alabama Chapter rocks!
I am in lenox,Georgia and it is Hot and humid here,so I cut it short today after riding only 408 miles. This trip so far has not been much for picture taking but that will change tomorrow when I get off the interstate for 100 or so miles and hit some back roads of georgia/Florida. As you can tell I have decided to go to Flordia corner first so I can get all this warm weather behind me and get up north. I have not decided if I will take Canadain roads west after reaching Maine but I will let you know. Coming through Atlanta today was a real thrill. Traffic in the big cities are no different here then at home, Very heavy but the other drivers seem to be alittle more laied back and easy going. I met a Georgia officer today,(no not while getting pulled over) at a gas stop and he was a young guy,he reminded me to be safe, before we parted our ways I gave him a card and told him to read about Ride For Wishes. I pointed out that like him, Dylan's wish was to be a police officer, we shook hands and parted ways.
I was reminded today that no matter how much we plann mother nature is in control so I am going with the flow and going to put my back side in the seat and head into Florida tomorrow. I am looking forward to swimming in both the gulf and Atlantic.
Everyone have a great night.
Keep the chrome side up.
Dave

I made it through Memphis,TN with the river below. I have a real bad connection tonight so I am going to keep this short and to the point. I put in 593 miles today and I am headed to Key West,FL as my first corner. I will find a wish house tomorrow to stop at,mybe Atlanta. anyway the weather was only in the low 90's today so was alittle better then the first days. The heat is nothing compared to the things our wish kids go through,so I will tough it out.
Thank You for your support
Have a great night
Dave

Texas and Oklahoma was nothing but alot of heat/105 to be exact. I am 200 miles west of Little Rock Arkansa and stoped for the night in Sallisaw,Oklahoma. I rode 441 miles today After leaving Amarillo Texas this morning around 7am. When I left it was about 88 but soon reached 100 plus in just an hour. I made alot of stops to get cooled off and pressed on. I met a real nice family at one of my stops,whereI gave all four kids wish braclets and a wish star to mom and dad. They had not herd of the Make-A-Wish Foundation so I informed them what the foundation does and for who,they thanked me for the information and told me they would look it up in their area when they get home. Even though the first 4 days of this ride have been very warm I am still very determined to help make wishes come true for some very special kids. I have a very special wish star to hang at each corner I touch. I am still up in the air if I am going to turn and go south to Fl or keep going east and go to maine first, The weather will let me know tomorrow. I could really use some cooler weather but on the other hand I am getting use to it now so I will decide later which way to go. I would like to thank you for your support and for helping a child have one heartfelt wish come true.
Everyone have a great night
Keep The Chrome Side UP
Dave

Four Corners Ride For Wishes 2011 Days 3

Today started off chilly and ended 498 miles later in Amerillo TX in another blazing heat day. I will be heading east to Oklahoma City then north east tomorrow to get into some cooler weather. I was stopping alot for water/shower breaks and found myself getting use to it. I think about what the wish kids go through fighting their life threatening medical conditions and it all does not seem so bad. I am starting to get on a roll,like when I rolled into The Big Texan and found myself up against a really nice steak dinner. well I am going to go relax and spend some time down at the pool and get ready for tomorrow.

Thank You for all the support.

Keep The Chrome Side Up

Dave