Ferry Crossing Record attempt:

18 Ferries, 5 states, 1500 miles, 36 hours

After nearly a year, it feels like time to hit the ferries again. My previous attempt went well, but I have since figured out some major tweaks to the route. If the weather and the ferries cooperate, I should be able to up my total to 18 in the BB1500, including 12 in the SS1000.

I had hoped that other LD riders might take a stab at breaking my old record of 14 and 11... but so far it looks like I am the only one susceptible to this particular disease. Maybe I made it too easy. Let me see if putting the bar a little higher makes it more interesting.

Inland ferries are a unique but threatened bright spot on the American roadscape - so I hope this ride captures the imagination of others and helps raise awareness of these gems of the back roads.

The Ferries:

 1 Kampsville, IL

 2 Brussels, IL

 3 Golden Eagle, IL/MO

 4 Grafton, MO/IL

 5 Cave In Rock, IL/KY

 6 Reeds, KY

 7 Houchins, KY

 8 Green River, KY

 9 Valley View, KY

10 Augusta, KY/OH

11 Anderson, OH/KY

12 Turkey Neck Bend, KY

   (24 hour mark – SS1000)

13 Cumberland, TN

14 Houston-Benton, TN

15 Hickmnan, KY/MO

16 Ste Genevieve, IL/MO

17 Fredericksburg, MO

18 Akers, MO

This will be an attempt to improve thelong-distance motorcycling mark for the crossing of publicly accessible passenger vehicle ferries, by crossing 18 ferries in 36 hours while riding over 1500 miles, including 12 ferries in the first 24 hours/1000 miles.

The ride will be conducted according to the guidelines for Iron Butt Association “Saddle Sore 1000” and “Bun Burner 1500” long distance rides.

 

 

Rider: Steve Jones

 

Home Town: Sullivan Missouri

 

Bike: Honda ST1300

 

Some of my other long rides:
Set the original ferry record in 2008
1500 miles in 24 hours, the hard way (slayed a dragon and a ferry!)
1050 miles in 16 1/2 hours, all in Missouri, all in daylight, on a Ninja 250 (ouch!)
Just some pics from a 2004 Trip to the Rockies
My Big Fat Laguna Seca Road Trip (2005)
Laguna Seca Road Trip v2 (2007) - Photo Album. Some travelogue in the captions.