{"id":1975,"date":"2018-07-30T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whereisbobl.com\/blog\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2018-07-31T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:19:40","slug":"plans-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whereisbobl.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/30\/plans-change\/","title":{"rendered":"PLANS CHANGE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This turned out to be a dangerous selfie. To the bikers sitting at the table in front of me it looked like I was talking pictures of them. They, uh, expressed their displeasure. I showed them this crappy picture, told them where I am from and they apologized to me??? And we all left as friends. Remember, that gun has two barrels, watch where each one is pointing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So plans change. Originally I was going leave early June to go directly to Norway and loop clockwise through Loffeton islands and back down through Latvia etc. Then decide on a direction. Another rider from ADVRider.com was doing the same thing but counterclockwise and at an earlier time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, my later start than planned would have put me back in the main part of Europe when everyone else was traveling and when it’s really hot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So I did what I did so far, sticking to high elevations and amazing roads, planning on going into Norway early August and wandering around until a scheduled meet up about the 19th with the other rider to ride the Loffeton islands of Norway and the coast.<\/p>\n

Well, everyone’s plans changed and it looks like I will be heading to Copenhagen for the meet up and ride counterclockwise into Estonia etc before heading for the Loffeton islands then south along the coast.<\/p>\n

Dam this auto correct feature.\u00a0 Anywhere you see Loffeton islands, replace that with Lofoten Islands.<\/p>\n

This is a loose riding partnership as we will be heading in different directions from time to time.\u00a0 I don’t have a time limit as does the other rider.<\/p>\n

Here is my dilemma.\u00a0 I have 4,000 miles on a set of tires I normally get 8,000 miles or more out of.\u00a0 These 4,000 miles have been anything but normal. I am guessing I can get a max of another 3,000 miles\u00a0 That’s a guess, but that would almost be enough.\u00a0 Almost.<\/p>\n

So I need tires no later than Estonia as Sweden is crazy expensive and after that, time is an issue.<\/p>\n

For practical reasons Germany is probably the best bet. That gives me 3 days to find and mount tires if I want to keep to schedule (that would be a first).<\/p>\n

Or, I can schedule ahead for Latvia and part ways for a bit and change them there.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned as plans change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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