Saturday, January 22, 2011

The packet has arrived


We received the packet from Edelweiss on Friday via email. They've sent the basic info and some recommendations for gear, etc.

We put in for a BMW R1200RT, but they've assigned us an R1200GS.

Rex and Gabe will be on a Harley Softail.

We're going in a day early to let our clocks catch up and catch some local culture.


The plan is in place.

Well, it looks like we are set to go. Karan and I have been planning to go to Europe for several years to tour on a motorcycle. We have some friends that have toured with Edelweiss Tours (www.edelweissbike.com) years ago and loved it. We've wanted to do it for some time and finally have the time to do so after getting both our grown kids out of college in married off.

The plan is to pick take the "Best of Europe" tour. We are going to go with our friends, Gabe and Rex Keese. The Keese have a big event in June with their daughter's wedding, and we'll all be leaving July 13th. Rex flies for Delta, and Gabe speaks fluent German, so we have sophisticated travelers to tag along with.

I'm going to start the blog and do a little at a time, so it doesn't become too much to keep up with and boring to read. But I'll try and keep up with our plans and preparations, and hopefully will be able to update it daily while we are there. Thanks for checking in. Any comments are welcome.
Darrell