I honestly never thought I’d ever be writing a first blog post, but as they say there’s a first for everything. Blogging and writing and exposing thoughts to the public was never my cup of tea, unlike Cami who thoroughly enjoyed sharing with the world through this medium. It’s interesting to think about the first person that will read this aside from myself. Hello person.

I found it suiting that my first post be today, as it was 3 months ago exactly that the accident took place. A commemorative post to kick off what I’m hoping will be an oasis of thought and adventure, and hopefully inspiration to set forth on your own adventures. If you haven’t already, it would be nice of you to check out Cami’s Story.

I’ve been spending the past few weeks on and off getting ready for a cross country motorcycle trip. A first trip of this sort for me, and it’s been an enlightening experience preparing so far. It’s basically consisted of spending a decent chunk of change on Amazon for gear, reading a bunch about similar experiences, making sure the bike is in decent enough shape to withstand such a trip and stressing over little things like how many pairs of goggles I should bring.

August 8th is my departure date and there’s still a bit I need to figure out, accommodations I need to coordinate, packing list that I need to finalize, etc.. but over the course of the next few days I’d like to recount my preparations for the trip, share my packing list and thoughts on each item, information on my destinations and whatever else comes to mind, so that this can be used as a reference for others that plan on embarking on a similar trip.

My first destination from Chicago is Green Bay, Wisconsin as part of doing the Lake Michigan Circle Tour (or most of it).  I’ll be the first time I’ve ever been to Green Bay and first time I’ll be using couch surfing for a place to stay. I’ll probably dedicate a post to couch surfing and my experiences getting ready to try it out, so more on that later. A first for everything indeed!

Here’s a quick preview of my route. It’s not complete, nor is it 100% accurate, but the general idea is there.