Happy New Year

2011 arrived and I am a little sad.
It has been 3 years since the concept of taking this bike trip to Manchester was born.
I guess reading just about every motorcycle road trip book out there, added to the videos, the TV coverage and my head full of ideas, has created a monster.

On the bright side I have started Roadto Manchester on Facebook, and tjhe @Road2Manchester twiietr page now has almost 2000 followers.
Both media lines have brought Manchester based people to see the quest.
(Thoughts of Monty Python, Holy Grail... "What is your quest?").

So it;s 2011, No job, no income, business closed down, Christmas cost far too much, bike all wrapped up for the winter...... and still no positive GO GO GO! for the United States of Amaniac.

BUT, life goes on and despite this depressing blog today, I still have hope.
I have asked the Facebook foloowers in all the Manchesters across the USA to pass my on (as it were). The request for information about their town and maybe a bit of video put on facebook, is out there.

Fingers crossed. and as they say in the song. "the only way is up".


2nd Jan 2011 Manchester UK (Man1)

Many thanks from Chris in Manchester Montana USA

Merry Christmas

Seasons Greetings to anyone watching. I have had some success with Facebook
Roadto Manchester with photos coming in from new friends in Manchesters across the US. (see below).

Xmas Eve tomorrow and with 9 for dinner on Christmas Day, the prep starts for the big one.
The bike has been relegated to the garden and fully sheeted up against the freeze that continues. Minus 13.5 this week, is pretty much a record for Manchester (1) and the ice has not melted for 3 weeks now. Not rare, but unusual for us.

This Christmas is a low profile one as our pockets are bare (as they say).
Work dried up in November and the lack of funds means a quiet, low spend Xmas this year. This also does not bode well for the trip of a lifetime, which is fast becoming a road to nowhere.

Still, Rome wasn't built in a day.

Merry Christmas (Happy Holidays for the US) and looking forward for a better 2011 all over.

Manchester Montana yesterday. Cool