Home yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. Wow. I surfed a cold front the whole way home. After splitting from you Tom, I headed SouthEast to the Smoky Mountains. Stayed well East of Nashville on Sunday night, Cookeville, TN actually about a 100 miles West of Knoxville. I rolled a wee bit faster after 412 split from 62.
Star Motel. American owned and real nice place. $28.00 plus tax. 31 bucks. dang.
Saddle up Monday morning and it is like 41 degrees. maybe. had to stay off the slabs due to wind chill. Rolled 30 miles or so on 70 into Crossville TN where I stopped to ask for directions to TN rt 68. A guy behind the counter says " you have more inkling than I" Seems that he and his wife ride. We talked, I thawed out and after a Virginia ham biscuit and a fillet biscuit and some java, I suited up and rode 68 to 411 to the dragon. Rode the Dragon. Then rolled 28 into the Highlands of North Carolina. Bridal Falls and all. Headed to Dilliard then rode GA 17 to Washington GA. An elderly black woman and I guess her middle aged son looks at me and ask, "Boy how longer you gonna be in the wind tonight?" Man i was touched. here these two folks said in one sentence what we all could talk for days about. Anyways the guy says it is going to freeze tonight. I said to Wren or Vidalia or at least to I-16 and head to Savannah. Watch out for them 4 leggers... I rolled to 16 then west to Savannah, pooler actually. Had to run in front of the artic air mass. I would say I have never been so cold but as it was my hands only I can't say that. Never got a shiver till I left That enchanted city of Savannah Tuesday Morning. ...
Back to the Rally...
Great Rally! Most excellent. I wish we had two days of riding. Of all the Rallies the Saturday AR 08 ride was the bestest yet. gosh. Great pace roads that inspired me to ride with Tom across the northern AR border. I hate the Ozarks.
Gotta save the words for a ride report.
P.S.: Every time i roll with Cinnamon Girl, she tosses something. This trip is was her right pipes heat shield. And rolling south from Savannah, the speedo.
