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For the past few years I've been doing a May motorcycle trip of a week or two, but this year I decided to take it a little easier. I got hit by an SUV last August that broke my femur, so I was off the bike through the fall. Figured it might be good to ease back into touring. What's more, several friends of mine wanted to go on a trip but couldn't do long ones, so the decision was made: four-day trip over Memorial Day weekend. As always seems to happen when I plan trips, several of the people who really wanted to go ended up having to drop out last minute due to work or family issues. But still in were Keith (NobodySpecific, whom you'll recognize from two prior ride reports if you've read my older ones) and Tommy (korndogg), who'd never gone touring before.
So I worked out a big loop through Quebec, Keith and I loaned Tommy some touring gear, and we all packed up our bikes the night before departure in anticipation.
--mark