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Well let’s keep it going.  Did 280 km today. 4 passes including stelvio. Been in northern Italy all day. Our digs for tonight

https://www.edelweissbike.com/en/blog/?p=33968  This is the company and our pic is on their blog. Stelvio pass today and now in Italy 

This is the only one as they forbid them inside. They provide the suits. You are way inside the mountain side. They had the biggest man-made invention of its time inside there. It was a huge brass brine pump. Worked for 110 years non stop. It would pump the brine like 300 feet up inside. Big...

5 bikes have husband and wife. One more bike solo. We had two days in Salzburg, did a Mozart dinner theater. He was born there. Then after the ride we will continue our own vacation in Switzerland, paragliding etc   The accommodations are top notch. Here is the view from our hotel tonight

In Austria, riding super adventure bikes with 5 other couples. First day. Glacier at 9575’ waterfalls all over, visited a salt mine, sound of music tour in Salzburg. Did 150 miles today. Doing the iconic “ Steveno” spelling my be wrong tomorrow. 47 hair pins up and 28 down the other side in...

I was wondering if anyone of you could have a contact in the UK ?   I am looking for someone that could pick up a part for me and prepare it for shipping to US  i could provide the postage via FED Ex.  the issue is that the seller (from EBAY.UK) really doesn't want to ship to the US, i would pay...

Worked on the excavator for 5 hours. Took all panels off between engine and center of unit. Have had a hydraulic leak for a long time. Some areas had 4-5” of dirt with grease. Had to use pics and shovels. Bought a new pressure washer and went to town. By time I was done had to throw my shirt...

Getting ready for 10 yards on concrete on wed. Pouring a pad for a 10x12 casita, sidewalk around the chicken condo and getting ready for my 30’ commercial flag pole  just saw my first walnuts in my trees ( first time)  digging more holes for more trees

i have my expensive one but seem to recall there was a common top choice for an inexpensive one, brand?  just cant find it

So what do you guys do and whats your reasoning? how do you  plumb your oil coolers vs remote oil filters

Had Bend Oregon ship a motor to me 1 year ago, freight collect.  none of my main guys were here,  I never have freight shipped to me collect.  an employee of the shop next door signs for it.  we build an engine, dont know about the freight collect,  customer paid for his motor and the shipping...

Breakfast in bed for my wife. Using eggs from her chickens. They are producing about 8-10. She now has 16 more she hatched from her eggs. I went crazy with purchasing extra trees. Guy was moving his yard so 24” box trees went from a crazy low price of $90 per box for the first 40 trees then down...

Had a sleep over church father and sons outing. I’m too old to sleep on the ground. (Forgot my air mattress ) lake Perris.  Going to plant more trees and work on the chicken condo

A little swimming and BBQ salmon. And asparagus grown from our garden

Got my truck running. Just washed it. Rented out two of my tractors today so I prepped and greased them. Played in a pickle ball tournament with friends at a local neighbors house going to buy $1000 of fruit trees -prepping

Well as of yesterday still on TCM!  but last week when i called the dealer for an update, they said it would be in early May but they had to do testing so plan on mid june.  if that was the case it would have been 10 months  almost 11 without my truck.   I asked is there anyway to call the...

Help a friend dig a hole for his underground cellar. Then working on the wife’s chicken condo some more, nothing like playing with my excavator!  8' now he wants to go to 10' deep  i have a big hydraulic leak in the main control valve in the center of the machine,  going to have to take off the...

So this week congress passed a new bill forbidding transgender biological males from competing in women's and girls sports.  However, the vote was straight down party lines.  All democrats voted that it was OK for biological males to compete against women, and all republicans didn't.  Really?  ...

Caught a snake at our neighbors house while visiting. Put it down a gopher hole at our house. The sky color today is totally awesome

Had a friend come over and do round 1 of fixing my little oui   Then was the MC for a pinewood derby event at my church. 3 groups. 9:30-11:00, 1-2:30 and one more later tonight