On Saturday my dad left on his motorcycle for a 6 week 16,000 km ride through North America along the infamous route 66. Starting from Toronto, Ontario, he follows route 66 southwest through the US to reach the west coast within 2 weeks. Then north along the coast to Vancouver and the Island, and finally back to Ontario through the US again.

He’s set up a webpage that he’ll be updating with pictures and commentary whenever he finds a wifi hotspot, currently he’s updated through day 3 (as of this posting, he’s on day 5). His webpage is here.

If it isn’t cool enough that he’s updating a webpage as he goes, he’s also using his APRS radio to broadcast his position, live! You can see where he is in real time on Google Maps here. In addition to that map, you can also view this page, which shows the weather radar for his region, in addition to other cool maps.