Tuesday 31st July.

The day started well. I was at the Yamaha dealer by 8am and talked to the service guy as the shop opened. Luckily we caught the owner leaving on Monday even though it was his day off. The bike had several problems including spark plugs, venting hosing etc. We also bought Ross a cheap safe bike. It looks like a Harley but it is a Yamaha V Star 650. The engine is a bit small for Ross but it sounds and looks great.

We left the workshop after Shawn's bike was fixed and Ross' bike had a new rear tire fitted.

We had to catch up a half a day's ride as well the normal distance. We had planned 369 miles but ended up doing 533 miles and the last five hours in the dark. We travelled from Redding California, through Oregon to Idaho. The country in Oregon was amazing. I will try and post a photo tomorrow. It is now 3.41am (we moved to central time.) Are you waiting for the bad news of the day? Shawn has fallen ill. We are hoping that a good sleep will fix him. Tomorrow we hope to travel 377 miles from Boise Idaho to Jackson, Wyoming near the Grand Tetons.