Quiet!

The weather is starting to turn a bit colder. You can see and feel the fall in the air. While this Gray Lady is off of her wheels for a while, I am still looking for that child or community that can use our school supplies.

Our website is now up. www.grayladyriders.com. Come and see what you think. Then come back to our blog and let us know. Any comments, good or bad will be accepted. (Please, remember to be civil.)

I heard about the dramatic flooding that occurred in Georgia. If anyone knows of a child in need, go to the contact page and send us an email!

Keep collecting those supplies. If you need to know where to send them, please, let us know.

Until later,
RoadRunner

Our next big adventure!

Jose and I know that many have been following us on our great adventure. While this trip did not end exactly the way we would have liked, we did get to see some amazing things, meet incredible people and most importantly, raise the awareness of our goal to provide school supplies to those that will benefit the most.

Now it is your turn to participate! In the coming months, children will be leaving school with slightly used backpacks, old school supplies will be put up and forgotten and stores will be putting amazing sales on new supplies. Here is how YOU can help.

Send us those slightly used backpacks, send us the school supplies that will not be used. Help us by buying supplies when on those great sales. And.. help us to identify children in your area that will "break the pencil in half."

For those that ride, there is still an opportunity to ride with us. Jose is spearheading the effort to get rides together. Unfortunately, this is a geographically limited prospect. Most of you that have been following us who do ride, are in areas considerably further away than north Alabama. But, for those that are interested and are near us, respond. Perhaps we can get rides together in the area to meet and to enjoy the ride.

For those that do not ride, come anyway. Contact us. Motorcycles are not the only way to move you through life or on the road. We welcome anyone, regardless of vehicle to join our cause!

Send us an email, or post a comment on the board. All comments are moderated, so if you don't want your email identified, simply state it, and I will remove that information from the post.

Jose and I again, want to thank those who followed us on one of the most amazing experiences of our lives. Particularly to those that rode with us and were with us each day. We felt your presence and hope that we can continue this great ride of life with all you ladies (and some men) that understand that what moves you in life is not about the vehicle, it is about the journey and the path that you may take!




Shiny Side Up!
RoadRunner

Home!

Turns out, that we were not very far from home. We took it easy getting back and made it home before 5! I even had time to run in and get a shower before Mr. Norm got in!

I was told that my posts sounded as if I were disappointed in the trip. I was, both Jose and I were. However, while I cannot speak for Jose; I will tell you that for the first week or so, it was a trip that was beyond my wildest dreams! Would I ride in the Mojave again? No, would I figure out how to get through California without taking any major (or minor) highways - yes! Would I have done the entire trip differently? Absolutely! Would I trade riding across country with my best friend - NEVER!

We have seen parts of the country that neither of us have while on a bike. Some may say that we failed, but I disagree. Two women, one 64 and the other 50, traveled across the country on our own. One could say that the wheels feel off on the return leg. Even then, we were still able to see things that had we been on the bikes, we would not.

We rode in rain, through snow (though not on the road), through dust storms and through sickness. Through all of this, one thing stood strong; the friendship between two women. That was never in doubt.
I will write more, like when we were on this small, dusty road in Wyoming and I was humming the theme to Deliverance, because we had NO idea where we were and if we would get off the mountain!

Today is clean up day and a time to reflect on what we have done. I want to go through the pictures and add some to the blog as well as some other thoughts.

Our primary goal was to bring attention to Gray Lady Riders and the purpose of find the child and children that will break the pencil in half and for those that are willing to help find or support them. In that, I feel that this has been a start. It will be up to those that have been following to continue the dream!

We were glad to get home. Shaun was not as happy as the rest of us.... He did not want to leave the trunk of the silver horse, but of course, but I made him!

Jose, loved the silver horse - he got her home!