NY, PA, MD, DC, VA, WV Ride Report 3
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:24 am
My connections have not been good from my location over the last 2.5 weeks. Hoping for a 'wake-up' ride to work in the AM. Can't sleep, so I'll catch up on mine & MWL's first motorcycle vacation.
On day 3 we left my daughter & son-in-laws home near Red Lion PA late in the morning.
The first photo-op wasn't MC but it seemed 'Americana' so I took a few.
Including the gratuitous bike inclusion;
Our next stop was a stop at the babysitter (in-laws) to see our grandson again before we left.
The next stop was a lot of interstate away, and by the time we arrived MLW had enough it. Mandate; no more interstate the rest of the trip.
We went all the way from Bob's to the Capitol on US 1 (one something) and it really sucked. We were both so bitchy from the heat, traffic and stoplights that we didn't stop for a single picture there. After a few hours MLW relented and we took the slab to Mansassas and stopped at a national park. We met a ADV Rider and took a few pics. He was in the midst of a Four Corners Tour. Nice to see another R-type.
We didn't see a lot of the park because we wanted to get to our hotel, but this struck me as a very sobering statistic.
We finally made it to the Skyline Drive, but without a lot of time to see much prior to nightfall. As it turned out we spent almost two hours driving it in the dark, and there are A LOT of deer there, fortunately they seemed to stay still and not spook.
We did manage to get a couple of shots before dark though.
We finally made it to the hotel only to find out that I closed the browser too quick the night before and the reservation that I thought I had was never completed. I learned my lesson; always get the confirmation number. Lesson #2; it's not worth the aggravation to talk to a clerk with a 'defective attitude' (Navy term). Finally, after hours of night riding that neither of us liked, we made it t a hotel near Monticello.
I really appreciate the detachable feature of the BMW side cases. The nightly routine of checking into the hotel was always quick and easy. More next time.
DLS
On day 3 we left my daughter & son-in-laws home near Red Lion PA late in the morning.
The first photo-op wasn't MC but it seemed 'Americana' so I took a few.
Including the gratuitous bike inclusion;
Our next stop was a stop at the babysitter (in-laws) to see our grandson again before we left.
The next stop was a lot of interstate away, and by the time we arrived MLW had enough it. Mandate; no more interstate the rest of the trip.
We went all the way from Bob's to the Capitol on US 1 (one something) and it really sucked. We were both so bitchy from the heat, traffic and stoplights that we didn't stop for a single picture there. After a few hours MLW relented and we took the slab to Mansassas and stopped at a national park. We met a ADV Rider and took a few pics. He was in the midst of a Four Corners Tour. Nice to see another R-type.
We didn't see a lot of the park because we wanted to get to our hotel, but this struck me as a very sobering statistic.
We finally made it to the Skyline Drive, but without a lot of time to see much prior to nightfall. As it turned out we spent almost two hours driving it in the dark, and there are A LOT of deer there, fortunately they seemed to stay still and not spook.
We did manage to get a couple of shots before dark though.
We finally made it to the hotel only to find out that I closed the browser too quick the night before and the reservation that I thought I had was never completed. I learned my lesson; always get the confirmation number. Lesson #2; it's not worth the aggravation to talk to a clerk with a 'defective attitude' (Navy term). Finally, after hours of night riding that neither of us liked, we made it t a hotel near Monticello.
I really appreciate the detachable feature of the BMW side cases. The nightly routine of checking into the hotel was always quick and easy. More next time.
DLS
