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![]() Kirkland, Washington |
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![]() In a word, beautiful. |
![]() Eager to start the rally. |
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DAY 0: The Rally Tribes Assemble. | ![]() |
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Rallyists rarely
agree completely on anything, but all the car rallyists seem to concur that the motorcycle guys are totally nuts. |
It's one thing
to launch yourself onto a 5000-mile road trip in a truck or a Jeep or
behind the wheel of a snazzy new Subaru or Volvo. To do it on a motorcycle
- especially solo - well, that just seems beyond the pale.![]() |
Sixteen car teams are in the race. Subarus appear to be the make of choice... six teams in all, I think, including us... but Volvo has a strong showing too, with the company fielding three of their new AWD wagons. I didn't see the Mini Cooper, but I hope it will start the rally. I heard that the mother-daughter team in the 1954 Mercury Monterey (a Carrera veteran) won't start the rally, as the car is still in pieces, but they vow to catch up with us in Quesnel. That's the "press on regardless" spirit! |
Humorous moment
of the day: coming back on the freeway from the odo check leg, we hear
a friendly honk. Who should it be but Jamie the Subie
Gal in her fine black rally unit! She smiles and waves, we smile and
wave, and wave and smile - and completely miss our exit. ![]() ![]() |
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