Two Harley rainsuits, one new and one used -$160.00
A full tank of premium - $9.00
Staying warm and dry on the road - priceless
Oh, man, did the rain come our way! We left Elizabethtown around 10:30 eastern time, with only a light drizzle still falling. We got the word from Stephanie at LaQuinta Inn that the Blue Grass Parkway wouldn’t be friendly in the rain, with poor pavement and stops few and far between. So we decided to stay with the interstates, taking I 65 South to I 40 West. Stephanie also said we shouldn’t miss Hoover Dam while in Vegas, as she used to live there and assures us it’s worth seeing. As soon as we headed out on the highway, the rain picked up and christened us nicely. After a short while, it stopped, and we thought we had a clear run ahead, so we did a little side trip to Mammoth Cave. A word of advice - don’t do that on the spur of the moment - the shortest tour is 1 1/4 hours, and it helps to buy tickets ahead online. We used up some valuable dry time on that little venture. We would have stopped at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, but we used up too much valuable drive time at Mammoth Cave.
We hit a local restaurant called the Ole Sawmill Cafe for a buffet dinner. It was mighty tasty and had a good selection of food. It was reminiscent of the Cracker Barrel with rocking chairs on the front porch and a gift shop.
On day two for all you eggheads, we rode 430 miles today and a cumulative total of 837 miles since yesterday. Whew! Our butts should be really sore by now, but thanks to the new bike, we’re sitting pretty.
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Glad to hear your day wasn’t a total washout. It started raining here in Gibraltar about 2:30pm and hasn’t let up all day. Since it was a bad day to ride, I made some good progress on the Ultra. Take care and have fun!
I am glad to hear you two are making it through the rain ! I have been tracking the storms and waiting for you to post the next blog. Thank you for setting this up!! I really wish we were taking the trip together. I am looking forward to doing another trip together soon!! Love, Your Sis
Well, you 2 made it further then I would have in the rain. I am a fair weathered golfer and I would be at riding bikes too in the rain. Hopefully, you will have a lot more dry riding days ahead.
Hope today (Monday) is a better day for you. it’s rainy and dreary here.
Frank, on our way back north, at Mile Marker 180 on Saturday, there was an accident. (not involving us). We (Mike, Tommy and I) stopped the bikes on I-75 northbound and stood there for almost 45 minutes. I’m told there was a car fire, a fire truck showed up and then someone hit the fire truck. Closed all lanes north and south for quite some time. Backed up over 6 miles when we got through it in the other direction.
Glad you guys made it through the rain safe and sound - glad that Tim, Tommy and Mike weren’t involved in that accident on their way back from escorting!!!
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