Wandering Biker

Well…..the test packing of the motorcycle didn’t go very well…at first.
My original plan was to put the laptop plus my normal traveling bag inside a larger “expedition” style bag and fill in the empty areas with other things. My right saddlebag is full of equipment I carry for every ride but my left saddlebag was […]

Tonight is the last night in the apartment. I’ve been sleeping on a futon mattress since the move out on the 28th. Yesterday was cleaning day and today the rugs got cleaned. I turned on the garbage disposal today and was greeted with a LOT of vibration. Discovered that someone had accidentally dropped a dish […]

After losing my job I got a pay-as-you-go cell phone from Virgin Mobile. It was inexpensive and their monthly plan offered anytime minutes starting at 7PM instead of the 9PM other carriers offered. People complained that the LG phone I got for $29.95 sounded like crap and the coverage in my area was not all […]

I finally got the movers scheduled for July 28th, so I have five more days to complete the packing.  That gives me the 29th for the move out cleaning. The property management company insists on professional carpet cleaning and that is scheduled for the 30th.
A friend from New Zealand made the excellent suggestion that I […]

Packing Purgatory
So I’m in that “no man’s” land of packing. I have a week to go before actually moving my stuff into storage but most of the stuff I have left to pack are things I use every day. So there is this awful sense that I have a lot to do but as I […]

Hi. My name is Curtis. I lost my job recently and have not been able to find a comparable job or a low cost month-to-month apartment to rent in the small, beautiful town of Durango, Colorado. I am putting all my belongings in storage and “hitting the road” on my motorcycle, a bright red 1997 […]