Saturday, July 31, 2010

Day 2 of 17

Woke up at 5am and it was raining. Sounded like a really good excuse to go back to bed, so I did. Woke up at 7am, done raining but still wet. Sounded like a really good excuse to go back to bed, so i did. Woke at 9am to the sun shine and Bruce coming back in the room after going to eat.

Packed up and headed out. K-Mart first on out list of thing to do. We needed  a Gazetter. So we headed there and then to Breakfast. We had breakfast with and old friend we hadn't seen in years. With our bellys full we hit the road. No destination just southeast.
 
We saw some of the most beautiful roads ever. I wish all of our riding friends and family could be here. I think Kentucky has moved up to the number one ride spot.
The sounds you hear in the video are cicata bugs. We heard them every time we stopped.  Did you know cicada are sometimes called "locusts". It prefers warm climates. It is able to makes really loud noise which is easily heard by human ears. This "noise" or "song' is how they attract mates. It is brown colored beetle usually found by large trees. I know I was hit in the head with one or two of them today. Felt like someone through a rock at me.
Ok, that is your lesson for today.  LOL 

Had an afternoon snack with the Doctor. The original one. In a glass bottle at that! Also found some candy cigerettes but Bruce said I shouldn't buy them.  :(



If I were to ask you "what was your favorite part of the day" what would it be? Mine was "I drove through the clouds." It was the most awesome thing ever. We drove into the Cumberland mountains in TN and when we got to the top there were clouds. The temperature started out at about 96, when we got to the top it was about 75. It was the greatest thing all day. I drove through clouds!!!

We ended up in Pioneer, TN. Just out side of Knoxville. Up in the mountains. It's been a wonderful day, great roads, lots of curves and we wish all of our family and friends could be here.  Bruce died again tonight, but I think he was happy.    




Friday, July 30, 2010

On Our Way



Day 1 of 17.... I can't believe we have 17 days of vacation ....
away from home. We are so lucky and so blessed.
We left Wind Lake @ 8am with every intention of not using any express ways. We will be in Greensboro, NC August 4-7 for marketamerica International Convention and want a slow interesting ride down there.

First stop.....Little Red School House for breakfast. If you are ever out on WI Hwy 45 just north of the Illinois border, The Little Red School House has great food. But they are only open until 1:45pm.

Bellys full and on our way again. Hwy 45 became quite a challenge. The red lights had it in for us. I think we stopped at 90% of them and every semi and delivery truck were out and heading south. And did I mention .... construction??? Yeah that too. The bikes getting hotter & hotter we realized that we need to get on the express way and cool things down.

So that is how we got to Louisville Kentucky and spend out first night.

We found a nice hotel. Wanted to go have a drink, but they had a DRESS CODE. Bruce needed a dress shirt & pants (they didn't like his jeans & harley shirt LOL). So we settled for diet coke & wings. Bruce died a very quick death and that's the end of day one.