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Weekend Wrap-Up: Around the Corner Edition

Well, it is now the final stretch for this trip. Less than 2 months to go, and it still seems like I have a lot to get done.

I almost feel like I should start packing now!

One of the major items I need is to either purchase heavy duty dry compression sacks, or make my own. I’ve been looking at the make my own route.

The Sea 2 Summit dry sacks I purchased from REI lasted 2 camping weekends. They are just not meant to rest on a pannier strapped down on a KLR with all of the vibrations.

The 2nd big item I need to finish up is my food. I am in the final stretch with that. I have enough recipes for the trip, it is just taking the time to order, and repackage everything.

I will also need to start dehydrating fruit and make some jerky pretty soon.

And last is I should start mapping out possible camping locations.

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Across the Sound – Destination: Phinney Bay Machine Works

Waiting for the Ferry in Seattle - Taken with my Blackberry

Waiting for the Ferry in Seattle - Taken with my Blackberry

For the last year or so, their has been a gentleman on a local forum I frequent (Pacific Northwest Riders) that I have been meaning to take the time to go and see.

Jim Whipple, and his wife Tamara, own a small machine shop located in Bremerton, Washington by the name of Phinney Bay Machine Works. Across the Puget Sound from Seattle, this small Naval town is an hour ferry ride from the Main terminal in Seattle.

I decided on Saturday, to send Jim a message to see if was at all opposed to my stopping by, to just take some time to watch him work and bs with him.  He was completely open to it, and told me to come anytime so I let him know I would come over on Sunday if that was ok.

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