Here we come Texas!

[gunkylump]

I'm pretty sure we pulled in to Waco at about that time David! Dang it! Raining here still this morning, we're going to check the weather and decide on what to do once Beth gets up......so darn much rain the roof is leaking here at the Inn.

 

gunk:depressed:

[gunkylump]

Well, unless things change big time by 11:00 a.m., we're going to stay put right here in Waco.

 

I-35 is closed just to the south of us, and ol' "shebad" is tearing up the I-35 corridor. The hot tub, two pools and free beer later with finger foods will just have to keep us happy for another day.

 

If things change, I'll post it before we leave.

 

gunk:confused24:

[Squidley]

Relax and enjoy some rest, you'll swing around here eventually....that hot tub would be hard to take for 2 days in a row

[Yammer Dan]

Relax and enjoy some rest, you'll swing around here eventually....that hot tub would be hard to take for 2 days in a row

 

 

 

 

Really roughing it to wait it out there. You could be under a bridge somewhere.

[gunkylump]

Relax and enjoy some rest, you'll swing around here eventually....that hot tub would be hard to take for 2 days in a row

 

Well, it's 10:30 a.m.....time to roll. Did the hot tub thing...the pool......weather isn't as bad...at the moment, so we're headed for San Antonio. Wooohoooooo!

 

gunk:Avatars_Gee_George:

[Monty]

Good to hear! Be careful.

[gunkylump]

The trip to San Antonio was ummm, wet....couldn't believe the amount of water running off the land in some areas. Very intimidating! I'm really glad we had the E'3s on....so much better than the stock tires we had been running.....I would not have attempted the run to S.A. on either the 404's or the Bridgestones - no way.

 

San Antonio is a very beautiful, fun city! We did the Alamo, Tower of the America's, the Riverwalk of course! Met some fine people from all over, and funny thing....the beer on the Riverwalk seems to be the same beer as on Beale street in Memphis....dang stuff gave me a headache again? Can you believe that? Good thing you were'nt with us Monty....those headaches are a real pita!

 

We'll come back to San Antonio again....probably fly down next time though...in the early spring when our weather at home is still being a coody pooper

 

gunk:smile5:

[Jerry W]

That is wierd about the beer, almost like it came out of the same "bad" batch. A buddy and I are headed out on a roadtrip to New Mexico & Colorado in the morning. I will let you know if the beer is any better in that part of the world.

 

Even if the beer isn't any better, I am thinking the weather is better.

[Ponch]

We enjoyed a nice steak or two w/Randy & Beth tonight. Good to see you guys.

 

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[gunkylump]

We enjoyed a nice steak or two w/Randy & Beth tonight. Good to see you guys.

 

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We had the best steak last night that I can remember....Ponch and L'il Bit sure know where the hot spots are.

 

Today we rode around the Houston/Tomball area...and in Mont....Montgomery...or was it Montrose??? the bike surpassed 100,000 k's...not bad for an 04 from Canada. We had a great ride, saw some beautiful country......and guess what? We even got to see Brad and Lonna.....and met up with Ol' School as well.

 

This trip has been really GREAT so far.....the best part to me has been meeting up with old friends, and meeting new ones as well! You meet the nicest people when you go out for a ride! We've put on almost 2,000 miles so far, the bike is runnnnnnnnning great(dang dyslexic finger), the weather really hasn't been all that bad, we've seen some great country, reviewed some very interesting American history, and didn't have to shower for 3 full days thanks to "shebad", or as the newspeople call it....Her...mean..er...mine...well, whatever.

 

Kregerdoodle...when your day of reckoning arrives....I sure hope there are a lot of pictures....you da' man! All you Texans need to get passports and come visit us, we have 3 empty bedrooms, and two couches..and a bathtub that can all be used! Or abused

 

Tomorrow, bright and early, we're off to Savannah, Georgia. The talk at the dinner table today pretty much convinced us to just boot right through and catch up with New Orleans when we can take the time and $$$ to fly down. Enough said.

 

Once again, thanks to our Texas...er...Texan friends, and our transplanted Mich/Texas friends, and if we don't see you before, we hope to see "y'all" at maintenance day in Ohio next year!

 

Hey Boomer CPO....if you happen to read this...and you're not toooo busy washing the oil off of....ummm... whatever?whomever it is you're washing oil off of these days....where the heck are you and are we gonna get a quick visit in or are you toooooooooooo busy.....mebbe gone up to Vegasland and having a right reverend Elvis hitching you up along with the pack of pygmies as witnesses? Huh? Where you at? Who dat?

 

Tomball...we're heading east...Georgia...here we come! And we'll hunker down in Hampton Inn's or somewhere we don't have to pay out of pocket for the internet so y'all will know that Beth is doing just fine

 

gunk:missingtooth:

[Gary N.]

Have fun and be careful. See you soon.

[gunkylump]

It's the last leg of the Flat @ss Tour of 2010 Gary.....over to Savannah and then on up home. It really has been a great trip so far! See you soon!

 

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[Kregerdoodle]

Kregerdoodle...when your day of reckoning arrives....I sure hope there are a lot of pictures....you da' man! All you Texans need to get passports and come visit us, we have 3 empty bedrooms, and two couches..and a bathtub that can all be used! Or abused

 

I aint Skeered....... And I`m sure when that day comes, there will be cameras coming out of the wood work....

 

 

 

 

 

We had the best steak last night that I can remember....Ponch and L'il Bit sure know where the hot spots are.

 

Today we rode around the Houston/Tomball area...and in Mont....Montgomery...or was it Montrose??? the bike surpassed 100,000 k's...not bad for an 04 from Canada. We had a great ride, saw some beautiful country......and guess what? We even got to see Brad and Lonna.....and met up with Ol' School as well.

 

This trip has been really GREAT so far.....the best part to me has been meeting up with old friends, and meeting new ones as well! You meet the nicest people when you go out for a ride! We've put on almost 2,000 miles so far, the bike is runnnnnnnnning great(dang dyslexic finger), the weather really hasn't been all that bad, we've seen some great country, reviewed some very interesting American history, and didn't have to shower for 3 full days thanks to "shebad", or as the newspeople call it....Her...mean..er...mine...well, whatever.

 

Kregerdoodle...when your day of reckoning arrives....I sure hope there are a lot of pictures....you da' man! All you Texans need to get passports and come visit us, we have 3 empty bedrooms, and two couches..and a bathtub that can all be used! Or abused

 

Tomorrow, bright and early, we're off to Savannah, Georgia. The talk at the dinner table today pretty much convinced us to just boot right through and catch up with New Orleans when we can take the time and $$$ to fly down. Enough said.

 

Once again, thanks to our Texas...er...Texan friends, and our transplanted Mich/Texas friends, and if we don't see you before, we hope to see "y'all" at maintenance day in Ohio next year!

 

Hey Boomer CPO....if you happen to read this...and you're not toooo busy washing the oil off of....ummm... whatever?whomever it is you're washing oil off of these days....where the heck are you and are we gonna get a quick visit in or are you toooooooooooo busy.....mebbe gone up to Vegasland and having a right reverend Elvis hitching you up along with the pack of pygmies as witnesses? Huh? Where you at? Who dat?

 

Tomball...we're heading east...Georgia...here we come! And we'll hunker down in Hampton Inn's or somewhere we don't have to pay out of pocket for the internet so y'all will know that Beth is doing just fine

 

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[gunkylump]

Well.....we made it safely through 4 states today, count 'em, 4! We left Texas, poked through Louisiana like a herd of turtles, slid through Mississippi like a fat kid on a water slide, and then rambled through Alabama in a way that Lynryd Skynryd would have been proud to motor on with us!

 

A little better than 600 miles to Greenville, Alabama. The flat @ss tour of 2010 really took on a new meaning today....and it's a DRY county on a Sunday? What the? Good thing I had packed some beer, coolers and a bottle of wine in the saddlebag in Texas before we left. Just cuz' I have perpetual coon eyes don't mean I'm dumb you know!

 

It was a hot one, but we made it this far. We'll get to Savannah tomorrow sometime, spend a couple of days there, and then make the trip north back to reality starting early Thursday morning.

 

We had a great time in Texas, hooking up with old friends and meeting new ones is always tops on our list.

gunk

[BradT]

Randy, sounds like you two are having fun. Better have a jacket when you get back up North.

 

Brad

[gunkylump]

That's too funny, one of the SCRC members mentioned snow...she say's it's the only part of Mother Nature we haven't encountered.....now you with jackets....I don't want to go back to that stuff!

 

We're in Savannah, Georgia now.....we'll be here for the rest of today and tomorrow, then head north, back to the dog team and parkas

 

It's been one heck of a trip so far...and I did buy my new boots in Texas....which is why we went there!

 

gunk:smile5:

[Kregerdoodle]

Heck ya`ll leave Texas and we get a cold front blow in..... only made it up to 91 today!! May have to dig out the Long Johns before to long!! Glad ya`ll are haveing a good trip and making good time!! Be carefull and enjoy!!!

 

 

That's too funny, one of the SCRC members mentioned snow...she say's it's the only part of Mother Nature we haven't encountered.....now you with jackets....I don't want to go back to that stuff!

 

We're in Savannah, Georgia now.....we'll be here for the rest of today and tomorrow, then head north, back to the dog team and parkas

 

It's been one heck of a trip so far...and I did buy my new boots in Texas....which is why we went there!

 

gunk:smile5:

[BradT]

only made it up to 91 today!! May have to dig out the Long Johns before to long!!

 

Better buy some electric gear if you want to come up here in the summer. Rarely gets to 91 here, actually be lucky if we get one or two a year.

 

That's too funny, one of the SCRC members mentioned snow...

 

I did not say snow but 50 and 60's is jacket weather for sure.

 

Enjoy it while you can.

 

Brad

[Gary N.]

Randy, you call this a vacation? Sounds more like a marathon to me. Don't know if I'd be able to keep up with guys.

[BradT]

Randy, you call this a vacation? Sounds more like a marathon to me. Don't know if I'd be able to keep up with guys.

 

Gary these are Kinda like my vacations as well. Guess that what happens when you got to get back to work.

 

Brad

[gunkylump]

Randy, you call this a vacation? Sounds more like a marathon to me. Don't know if I'd be able to keep up with guys.

 

We kind of like rabbits...go like the dickens.....then rest up for a couple of days so to speak. Not leaving Savannah until Wednesday morning, then we'll "meander" back home.

 

It's only 3,000 miles so far Gary...10 days....10 states.....not a difficult run at all!

 

gunk:smile5:

[gunkylump]

Gary these are Kinda like my vacations as well. Guess that what happens when you got to get back to work.

 

Brad

 

No Brad, you're right....she said snow...you only mentioned jackets......either or ....not what we're looking forward to...heck, next thing you know, we'll be in Kitchener for the winter meet and eat...and shivering!

 

gunk:Im not listening to

[ibents]

No Brad, you're right....she said snow...you only mentioned jackets......either or ....not what we're looking forward to...heck, next thing you know, we'll be in Kitchener for the winter meet and eat...and shivering!

 

gunk:Im not listening to

Too hot round here Randy, don't need the long johns yet. Ride safe on the home stretch.

 

Ian

[gunkylump]

Well...we left Savannah this morning, and headed north. Up to Myrtle Beach, and it "warmed up" big time. From Myrtle Beach, we headed north west, and ended up in Rock Hill, North Carolina. Kind of a round a bout movement, but some terrific roads, fresh seafood for lunch....not a high mileage day but nice!

 

Tomorrow, we head off to Shady Valley Tennessee, and ride the Snake. We rode part of it last year, and want to do the entire ride this year. No sense getting home too early! The ride has been great so far......only used the Stebel horn 3x.....the folks we've hooooooooked up with have been awesome, roads and scenery 2nd to none, sampled some good beers and great wines...this really has been one trip to remember! We're already looking at going to the Black Hills next year...I've always wanted to see Deadwood and Mt. Rushmore, Spearfish etc. Hopefully, it works out for us and we can "git 'r done"

 

Bedtime for this old coot, a wee bit tired.....heck, we're still :sun1:pretty much newlyweds ya know!

 

gunk:smile5:

[BradT]

We're already looking at going to the Black Hills next year...I've always wanted to see Deadwood and Mt. Rushmore, Spearfish etc.

 

What better reason to make the International Ralley.

 

We stayed in Deadwood a few years back what a nice little town. I liked the ride to get to it.

 

Oh and a must is to get to the top of the hill where the cemetary is what a hill.

 

Brad