Motorcycling XCountry

To summarize my trip, I have to go back 6 years to when I was involved in a car accident that almost killed me.

The car accident was completely my fault, but I never knew that one mistake could lead to so much damage starting from outside in.

I was unable to look at my own face, and not to mention drive a car.

Living life from the other end of the spectrum, was hard to get used to.

When the insurance company sent me the check for my totaled car, I decided to purchased a motorcycle instead of a car.

I rode to conquer my demons.

And that was how it all began.

Ever since then, riding has always been a passion of mine.

It’s hard to describe the feeling that I get when I’m riding.

I would say it’s euphoria, adrenaline, and also fear.

But riding has been one of the few things that keeps me sane in this insane world.

When a blink of an eye is the difference between life or death, it puts everything else into perspective.

Your precise decision is what keeps you alive at that very moment.

Before leaving on this trip, I was working the graveyard shift as a manager at a restaurant in the city.

While working, I started to ponder, are we really just robots doing our part in sustaining our robotic lifestyle and existence?

Or aren’t we all supposed to try achieve something bigger than this?

Once I realized what role I played in the whole scheme of things, my job didn’t seem that important to me anymore.

I quit my job, and two days later I packed up my things, jumped on my bike and went west.

With no real plan of what, where or when, I began my journey into the unknown.

It’s been the best decision that I’ve made so far in my life.

Along my travels I have met many great people and made even greater friends.

I’ve seen places that one could only dream about seeing in one lifetime.

And I’ve felt things that I can’t even put into words.

I don’t know if I got all the answers I was looking for.

Actually, I don’t know if I have any answers at all.

Maybe that wasn’t the purpose of this trip.

All I know is that I had stopped searching when I started to look for answers.

This trip has made me a stronger person and has given me the ability to be versatile.

Now, I can truly say that I have conquered my fears.

Money Spent - $?000.00(still calculating…)

Days Traveled - 57

Miles Traveled - 15,211

Cities Visited - 37

Nights at Hostels - 44

Nights at Hotels - 5

Nights at Friends & Family - 7

Service Done - 3

Flat Tire - 1

Accidents - 2

Injuries - 1

Arrests - 1

Nights in Jail - 2

Pulled over - 3

Tickets - 0

Laundry - 6

Oh yeah… I almost forgot, Thank You All for the encouragement and support that you have given me!

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