Jennifer Smith's Harley Adventure

Jennifer Smith CP and Harleys, in front of a hotel in Bamburg, Germany.

Jennifer Smith CP is an up-n-coming practitioner on the West Coast. One of the joys of my work with Flex-Foot is the chance to work on projects with Jen, Kurt Collier CP, and the other high caliber Certifees on their staff and consulting roster. Jen recently mentioned that she had just returned from a motorcycle trip across Europe, and kindly permitted me to digitize some of the photos to share a little of her adventure with the colleagues who read this Corner.

Jen joined her dad for part of the trip, covering 3000 miles across Europe in 12 days. Her dad biked for a total of 6 weeks, adding over 8,000 miles to his 1987 Harley Softail. Of course, since it already had over 300,000 miles on it before this trip, another 8k is no big deal!

Jen's father is a firefighter, and a founding member of the Wind & Fire MC International Club a decade ago. This trip was the Founder's Tour, to celebrate the club's 10 year anniversary. The members include firefighters from around the world who ride Harley Davidson motorcycles to raise money for various charities.

The trip started from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, and included forays across Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany before Jennifer had to leave the entourage. In addition to plenty of time touring the countryside by bike, there were also ample opportunities to stop and sample the local culture, food, and brews.

Like many of life's adventures, this one concluded all too soon, and Jen had to return to the daily grind, leaving her dad to finish the tour on his own. Few of us will ever make the time in our busy existence to enjoy such an experience. Congratulations to Jen and her dad for having the foresight to do so, and for sharing a bit of their continental tour to inspire the rest of us!