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Maine
2015
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This was one of
those days that I go early into work - as in 4 AM - so I can leave about
lunch time. I've got Frost all ready to go, waiting in the garage. I tend
to some server stuff and other items, then head back to the Holler at the
lunch bell where fortunately my new HawksHead
TPMS has just been delivered as I hoped. I toss it in the saddlebag
and I'm ready to hit the road. |
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Lady Bug, my precious and usually
happy rescue pooch, knows what a packed two wheeler in the driveway means.
And she's not real happy about missing her morning belly rubs at all.
I tell her before I leave -
"Don't worry old girl,
hopefully I'll be back and resume service."
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Cross-town traffic
is not too bad as I head east on I40 to meet up with Fali and Charlie, my
riding friends. |
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I thought the TPMS might show
up late, so I had let them know that I might be a little later than originally
planned. But I pull in within ten minutes of when I targeted to get there.
I tell them
"Boys, I'm afraid we are
going to roast on the way up. So if you get too hot, we'll pull off and
take a break."
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With that we're
off like a dirty shirt, making good time toward Knoxville. Thankfully, Knoxville
rush hour traffic hasn't picked up yet, so we slide through the city pretty
quickly. |
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Soon we are on the
great trucker highway of the East - I81. It will take us to our destination
for the evening - a Days Inn Motel in Wytheville, Virginia. |
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The sky doesn't
look too promising, but at this point some cool liquid sunshine would not
be bad at all. |
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It still appears
to be more threatening than real, so we just keep on rolling along. |
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We beat the rain
storm to the motel and get our rooms sorted and such. |
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From the maps, there
were several eating options in the area. As it turns out, there is a Shoney's
right next door and a Chinese food place. After much deliberations, we decide
to pay Shoney's a visit. My experience with them has been they are usually
pretty good if they are in a small town setting. This one is and it is -
the buffet is fresh and well attended to and surely fills the empty spot.
There were few fragments that remained after the battle was over. |
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With our stomachs
properly stuffed and our breakfast option decided, we wander back to the
motel. I plug in the 'head' of my TPMS system so it can get it's initial
charge, then it's off to slumberland. I have no trouble finding the correct
route without a GPS as 3 AM came awful early this morning. |
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