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The rain finally stopped enough to be able to cook a little food. I spent a large portion of the day in the tent while it rained, as it was chilly and wet and I dont like being that combination. Anyway I made another helping of avocado pasta but was getting low on my food supplies. Just a few miles down the road was the first store I jad seen in almost a week with fresh produce! I got so happy to restock my rice and noodles, veggies and snacks at the ocean shore @iga_grocers. I went back to the ocean city state park which was now nearly empty. Almost everyone had packed up to leave to get back to the daily grind. After getting back it started raining again and I ended the day yet again in the tent but warm and full. It was a good day of rest and hpe the rain clears out to ride to my hosts next! #ridewithdanusa #onepedalatatime #raindays #rain #tentlife #dailygrind #stayinginside #cookingfromthetent #freshproduce #foodrestock #veggies #lackofveggies #olympicpeninsula #oceanshoreswa #igastores #camp #washingtonstateparks #campground (at Ocean Shores, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0u8t4Bvj3/?utm_medium=tumblr

Well my friend, @shawn.carr.142, gave me a ride to the city the day before to make sure I was close to the airport and avoided any issues, like having a brake lock up and stop us 6 miles from my destination. After some thought, I took half my stuff and bike the 6 miles and got a @lyft back to the truck to get the rest of my things and say farewell to my dear friend Shawn, he's the friend that gave me the tool to change my life. Thanks brother for the memories, mantra and mission! You may think you didn't do much but I may not have made it to this point without the enough you did. 🙏 I left my bicycle with my other friend, Doug, which was in need of a bicycle. This bicycle has served its purpose for me, it gave me the leap I needed into the cycling community and for that I am grateful. Its a bicycle that I am glad can find another purpose and hopefully inspire another human to do something crazy and amazing! The next morning I got to @loganairport_ to catch my flight with @jetblue, this time the only change made was the gate number. @hov_veterans_podcast picked up my wheels I had worked while I was gone and On the way back from @dfwairport, I booked my car rental thru @avis for the 14th to get to Denver, the first half of my route to Seattle. Maybe they can help out with the 2nd half somehow. Things were coming together, that was till I tried to put the bicycle together. I messed up and now was in need of parts, my fork is 8mm to narrow for my wheel and electric system I got through @sinewavecycles. I literally felt this anxiety and even the start of a panic attack coming over me! I stepped away to gather my thoughts and figure out my plan. Im super grateful for all the support I recieved from the universe and excited that I have ordered the items I need and will be getting those items in Denver while I visit the amazing @sarahnova88! 😊🚴🏾‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Donate.ridewithdanusa.com #ridewithdanusa #onepedalatatime #friends #mentalhealth #imessedup #bicyclerepairs #suicideawareness #suicideprevention #jonesbikes #imessedupsomewhere #myplan #dallastodenver #gettingready #amazing #newfork #grateful #sinewavecycles #universe #wheel #lookingforwardtothefuture #fork (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/COvKBi8BbHi/?igshid=1ei456fmaef3a

I met up with longtime friend and member of the One Pedal At A Time Movement, Rob Loesher while visiting Haverhill, MA. Ironically, Rob and I both got into cycling around the same time and have both used it as a tool for keeping our physical and mental health in check. We also took our first ride together from start to finish before recording this episode. Before cycling, Rob had a love for music that continues to this day. He really enjoys sharing that entertainment, that has been nearly nonexistent over the last year with the pandemic in Massachusetts and around the world. It hit us all hard the lack of interactions and gatherings. At the begin it was so hard but this was the chance for him to take his music to a new level. Like me, when I got it Cycling, Rob got into playing music for the wrong reasons but we both have found our real reasons for our activities. Rob is currently working on a new album and an amazing song called “Save Me” and you can hear a preview on his website, link below and stay tuned for the full album release.   Check out Rob's website: http://robertjmusic.com/ Remember to Subscribe to the podcast for future releases, leave a comment about the episode, Share with friends and family, and at the least come back for another FFR Podcast Episode! ________________________________ Check out Strada Soul (Here) for durable and expertly hand-crafted products made from used bicycle inner tubes and upcycled materials.  Try Athletic Brewing (https://bit.ly/3aQ4u8n) Brew without Compromise! Use RWD20 to receive 20% OFF your first order! Follow Dan’s Journey at Ridewithdanusa.com Support Dan’s Cause for Suicide Awareness at Opaatmovement.com OPAATM©2021 #ridewithdanusa #opaatmovement #friend #robertjamesmusic #robjames #music #listen #ffrpodcast #friendsfromtheroad #podcast #bicycles #saveme #song #opaat #downloadnow #newrelease #life #listenlater #challenges #worldchallenges #preview #athleticbrewing #withoutcompromise #stradasoul #upcycledmaterials #art #fun (at Haverhill, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/COaSFLmhh7f/?igshid=1hga0nyyt1s7o

With so many people working from home, it's important to keep a health balance of personal and work time. My next guest dealt with the struggle of not having a healthy balance. Listen to his story and be inspired!  I met up and stayed with my friend Mike O'Handley in Taunton, Mass while on my trip in New England. I met Mike around 2014 at his mechanic shop where he was working and living at the time. Every time we hung out regardless of the time of day or even night, Mike was working. He worked hard but missed the second half of that quote until early 2019 when the business was struggling, and Mike had done everything he could but it wasn’t enough. Mike thought he could fix things by pulling out lines of credit, but it just made things worse. The stresses of trying to keep it going and not having a healthy balance work and home led him to meet with a specialist for help and that’s when the transition began. Mike set boundaries by separating work and casual time while also going to fulfill the quote “Work hard, Play hard” with playing hard! Now going on adventures and on a new path, a path that started when he finally was willing to accept help and find balance. Listen as we talk about his OPAAT activity and it’s not pedal. Follow Mike @mike_weekend_warrior Remember to Subscribe to the podcast for future releases, leave a comment about the episode, Share with friends and family, and at the least come back for another FFR Podcast Episode! ________________________________ Bern Helmets "Stay Out there" Check out the Bern Barn for great Deals Try Athletic Brewing (https://bit.ly/3aQ4u8n) Brew without Compromise! Use RWD20 to receive 20% OFF your first order! Follow Dan’s Journey at Ridewithdanusa.com Support Dan’s Cause for Suicide Awareness at Opaatmovement.com OPAATM©2021 #ridewithdanusa #opaatmovement #taunton #friendsfromtheroad #ffrpodcast #podcast #stayoutthere #athleticbrewing #greatdeals #findingbalance #workandplay #life #balance #listenlater #downloadnow #inspiration #ma #workhardplayhard #gottadoboth #listen (at Taunton, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/COaPaQrFvRH/?igshid=1p8qe7ilfhsec

I've been busy the last several days but here a glimpse into a little bit of it. I was picked up by my friend, Alex, to head north for a night visit to our friend Scott's place. On the way there we grabbed some @athleticbrewing and shared some with them over memories form the past and I showed off my hopes for an earthship. The next day I did the same thing after getting an overnight visit to mass where Alex let me borrow his truck to still go see people. I visited my friend, Kylie, and then stayed with my buddy, @scoobydooval, where I shared more brews and future home ideas. Now Day 17 into my trip I woke up and rode my friend @harrington318 motorcycle around on a quick ride. I love my bicycles but I do look forward to having a motorcycle again too one day for that occasional change-up. After Kyle, Andrew, Dan Robinson, @burger.dave and others left for there ride, I took off for Manchester to get my bicycle and other gear while spending the night. During this visit my mom's dog became my friend finally! When she was a little puppy she had an accident and then I made sure she knew it wasn't okay. I didn't physically harm her but it left a mental image of me. Every time she saw me after she would avoid me like her life depended on it. No matter what I did it just never seemed like she would be my friend, until this visit. She either forgot because of the years in between visits or we have changed and can now get along in some degree. Things I'm still working on with some humans, but one day maybe I will be ready. I was provided a delicious linguica sausage sandwich on fresh sliced bread and off to Maine. I saw some friends and tried to see a bunch of others but plan to see a few these next several days while here in maine. #ridewithdanusa #borrowedatruck #massachusetts #newhampshire #maine #friends #newengland #drive #athleticbrewingco #athleticcheckin #differentbike #bike #allbikes #fun #linguica #sausage #food #memories #fresh #finallyfriends #dog #story (at New England) https://www.instagram.com/p/COLEWEPlaQt/?igshid=14py9u9k1mgrn

The next few days were off my bicycle. I got to see 2 of my nephews and niece with my sister. We flew kites and played keep-away a little bit. We enjoyed some pizza together and had a great time. The next day my brother, Matt, offered to let me use his motorcycle and I totally took it for a ride up to Laconia to visit my friend, Travis, for a quick visit at his place of work. The visit was sort because rain was coming and I wanted to try to beat it. Well I didnt and got caught in a hard rain, thankfully it was towards the end and it was for super long. I was completely soaked when I got back but it was worth it! I did some work on both my mom and sisters toilets to get them flushing and filling properly. I also put up some tarps on the porch to make the wind tolerable. I really enjoy working on projects and look forward to doing my own projects at some point. I got a photo with my mom before getting picked up by a friend to visit a spot up north for a night. #ridewithdanusa #toilets #family #nephews #niece #motorcycle #kawasaki #livetoride #projects #stilllovemybicycle #futureplans #soaked #rain #laconianh #nh #manchesternh #headingnorth #flyingkites #familytime #riding (at Manchester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CODWiL2FtvK/?igshid=3esx8hoqbfoe

Well while visiting with my nephews I was notified by my friend that picked me up from the airport and had a fire with last week as well, now he had Covid. I canceled my other plans and began looking for a test site before continuing forward. I felt fine but definitely wanted to make sure for others. The following day I found a free testing site in Boston and went. I double masked and really wasn't sure what to expect for how many people would be there, I was nervousit would be busy with people actuallyhaving the virus. Well there wasn't many people there at all, no wait time actually and got my swab and was done in minutes. Now it was time to stay in place and wait for my results. I was told it would take 24 to 48 hours on average and up to 72 hours. The following morning I woke up to very much unexpected weather, snow! This was a blessing as I was meant to be further north originally and now I was stuck in place, but it was several hours later that I recieved my results, NEGATIVE! Awesome, I had to make sure before going forward! I ended the night grabbing dinner with a couple of friends and will now prepare to go forward on my mini journey. #ridewithdanusa #COVID19 #snow #makesure #covidtesting #freetesting #unexpected #cold #mybodyfeelsit #negativeresults #unexpectedweather #stayinplace #swabtest #weather #fastturnaround #newengland #friend (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxF2faFJ7j/?igshid=fi3qj4429uzu