Kaha's World

Another public service ..... the last few days I haven't had the bandwidth to post the whole post. or something like that, anyway we're currently in Alabama and trying to figure out how to avoid the coming rain....will keep everyone posted.. Aloha...kaha

Today I fulfilled a promise made 40 years ago and put to rest an old friend... and several dragons. The day was somber and the walk to the wall was inspiring. I'm amazed of all the people that were at the wall, they came in all colors and sizes. Mom's, Dad's, Brother's, Sisters all of them with one purpose, to pay respects to the fallen. People would come up to me and welcome me home with a hug and a smile and thank me for my service. It gives you such a warm feeling knowing that someone really cares. The “Run for the Wall people ( that includes Grabber and I ) posed for the regular picture on the steps of the Lincoln memorial and then it was mission complete. I don't know if I will ever see these people again but the camaraderie we shared across the country will be remembered the rest of my life. MISSION COMPLETE!!!!!! Well Grabber and I were going to do Rolling Thunder but after spending the afternoon in the hot sun we thought it better to just buy the pins ...

Well we're not in Kansas any more Dorothy. Matter of fact, I think we're two states over. We left the group and decided to run in front. It makes it a lot less stressful. One of the reasons I haven't posted is there hasn't been anything going on in the states we've passed through. Having said that I did realize that most of these states have a particular smell to them. Take Kansas, as you enter through the I-70 highway you get a strong smell of cow dung ( Grabber had me clean up this part ) and she reminded me that this area of Kansas makes methane. Passing into Missouri it smells like chicken manure and Indiana smells like pig manure. BUT when we got to Kentucky it smells like bluegrass and horses ( Grabber wants to move there, except for the snow ). Well, the run today was short and we got to Lewisburg, WV around 11:00am, several hours before the pack. Had lunch and Grabber and I cleaned the bike then took a ride into the country....GREAT RIDE. Note: “...

This is a quick post to let you know that it will be a few days until the next one.... the reason is last night I only had one small bar on the phone, tonight I only have one room plug and poor phone connection... I will get back on it as soon as possible... Aloha...k

Ok, it's been a few days since the last post but I been busy trying to survive. From a crazed woman hitting me with a red mustang convertible to almost dying in the desert ( it was for real ) it's been a very trying last few days. On the upside, I'm alive and well ( had the Needles, CA emergency hospital jam three quarts of fluid in my arm ) When they say to drink plenty of water they mean plenty of water . I would like to modify that to drink plenty of Gatorade. ( electrolytes, for the nurses that are reading this blog ) Here I was driving down the desert road with several hundred other bikers when my vision started to go ( a very bright light, ...ok not “ that bright light ” ) I managed to drop out of line and pull over to the side of the road, park the bike and have Grabber ( Peggy, in case you forgot ) get off before I passed out cold ( in this case hot ). Freaked her out because no one stopped, all of the other bikers and road guards just kept going. Thank the God...

Well, we're off and running. Thanks to Tom and Yolie Miller who kept us in their loving arms for two days ( alright ...wait a minute we're BIKERS, cut that cutie, sing kumbaya stuff!! yick/yak ). Anyway, we left San Diego in overcast skies and 58 deg. ( Grabber and I were ready to come home ). The first 60 miles was very Seattle like gloom and doom mixed with a sprinkle of mist just to let us know we're not in control of the weather. Fearless leader Klaus was directing us north to LA. Now I thought we were just going up I-15 ( I was at the riders meeting- breakfast at Dennys) so we were a little shocked when Fearless Leader left the freeway for hwy 215. For those of you who don't have a clue what freeways we're talking about, the main issue is Klaus was lost and we didn't figure it out for 20 miles. It was shortly after my asking him “HEY!!!” ( you have to yell loudly motorcycle to motorcycle ) where are you going....needless to say we finally mutinied and...

For the love of a GPS Well, we got here...San Diego. Grabber, I and Klaus managed to up grade to 1 st class ( for mileage not cash ). The problem with that it's not like your daddy's first class. The airlines in their pursuit of the all mighty dollar made the spacing between the seats just about the same as the cattle car in the back of the plane... so what do I get for my upgrade?? a small glass of champagne, a bag of nuts and a smile. I shouldn't bad mouth it too much; we got the greatest little hand-held DVD players to watch movies. Once again taking away the opportunity to practice my social skills ( ya, like I really have any ) But the trip went well and upon arrival we rented a car and headed to our first overnight place before we pick up the bikes. This gets me to my original thoughts...” GPSs” I have a hand held ( GARMIN..product placement here ) and so when the girl behind the counter ( rental car ) asked if I needed a map I naturally said “no thank you, I ...

Well... It's official Peggy has a “biker name”, I want to thank all that participated and want to let everyone know that each entry was painstakingly reviewed and discussed. As it should be, she picked a name with a history and a story. So what is the name you ask????? "GRABBER" A fitter name will never grace the asphalt of bikerdom, the story of this name will be told far and beyond. This truly is how legends are born. ( Ok so I got carried away, but its still a cool name ) Note: those of you who have a problem keeping your mind clean ( dave ) the story is very cute. If there is enough interest for the story I will ask her to put it to print ( for the unenlightened posted it to the blog ). To date things are ready to go , we fly out Sunday the 13 th and start the adventure. Again, I will try to keep everyone posted as to what we are up to and take pictures. I still haven't b...