Tue. Nov 11 This morning we pack our bags on the motorcycles and head down to Hwy 160. This takes us by Red Rock Canyon, up over the Spring Mountains and down to Pahrump where we turn towards Shoshone, Ca. We stop at Shoshone to fuel-up and get a soda pop. I go across the road to the Shoshone Chamber of Commerce. It's an old gas station with all kinds of memorabilia of the history of the area. They even have a display of some mastodons that college archaeology students uncovered there in the late 1800s. The rule for filling up for gas in this area is if you see a gas pump, you get gas even if you don't need gas. Coming out of Shoshone we turn onto Hwy 178 which will take us into the southern part of Death Valley. At one point we had to stop for a few minutes because they were resurfacing a section of the hwy. We reach Badwater Basin, the lowest point in U.S. (282 ft below sea level) where we stop for a few minutes. people walk out across the salt flat and then they try to get the damp salt off their shoes before getting back in their cars. We continue north to Furnance Creek where we eat lunch. We met a couple of guys and a girl from Germany that had rented a couple of Harleys in Las Vegas. They had made a loop out to the Grand Canyon, down to Phoenix and over thru California to where they were now. They want to know the quickest route to Las Vegas because they had to turn the motorcycles in that evening. Leaving Furnace Creek we travel Hwy 190 on thru the rugged landscape to the sand dunes just outside Stovepipe Wells. Just past Stovepipe, we start to head up into the mountains. We keep going higher out of Death Valley and at the top we stop to take a look back down into the Valley below us. Continuing down the mountain for 8 miles we reach the bottom where we take a hard left turn at Owens Lake, which is a Dry Lake. But we can see water out there. There are large ponds built all over it. I don't know how many acres are in the lake, but the road we turned on starts about halfway and we travel close to 10 miles to the bottom end of the lake. I see a pickup coming out to the Hwy from I guess there headquarters, so I stophim to ask about the ponds and their function. He told us the dry lake has contanimated soil on the surface, what pollutants he didn't say, and they keep a thin layer of water on the surface to keep the winds from blowing the dirt around. He said the wind coming down thru the valley can occasionally reach 70-80 mph. We continue on our way to Olancha where we plan to fuel-up. No luck. The gas station is closed. I figure we have a comfortable 80 -90 miles left of riding in our fuel tanks, I don't want to go too much futher because we have been climbing mountains and running 70+ mph on this stretch since the last fuel stop. So it's south on Hwy 395 we go, hoping we see fuel. Luck is with us, about 18 miles later at Coso Junction we pull in for fuel, pops and info. The guy running the quick-stop tells us we can find a room at Ridgecrest for tonight. We turn off hwy 395 and head east to the town which is at the southern end of China Lake Naval Weapons Center. After walking down the street to a restaurant for supper we turn in for the night.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Nov. 9-10
Sun. Nov. 9 We left Tuba city at 7:00 this morning headed to the Grand Canyon. It's 37 degrees, but we have plenty of warm clothes on. We turnat Cameron onto hwy 64. We stop before we reach Desert View to look at the Little Grand Canyon. On the ride thru grand Canyon Park we see 2 elk with nice sets of horns. We drive up to see El Tarvor Lodge and the beautiful view of the Canyon. Heading south on hwy 64 we stop at Valle to fuel-up and rest. Talk there was a front was coming in later that evening or tonight with snow. We turn on hwy 180 and go thru the San Francisco Mountains on our way to Flagstaff. Elevation signs say we're at 8046 ft at ane point. Lot of aspen trees. Get in to Flagstaff at 1:00 and stop for lunch at Sizzler. Stop at Grand Canyon H-D before heading west on I40 to Seligman where we will get on Route 66. We see rain coming so it's time to put the rainsuits on. Starts to rain some then it turns to sleet and then snow for about 6-8 miles before we run out of it just east of Seligman, where we fuel-up. Then it's on to Kingman on Route 66. Coming out of the hills we can see Kingman down in the valley 27 miles ahead of us. And just coming over the mountains on the other side we see another rain headed towards Kingman. We pull under the awning at the motel just as the heavier rain starts. The lady at the desk said we could leave the biker under there and she would keep a check on them. As we were checking in a family of 4 pulls in headed to )regon pulling a u-haul, they're moving their military daughter back home from Al., said they came thru white-out conditions west of Flagstaff. Lucky us for we kept on moving to stay ahead of the storm.
Mon. Nov. 10 As we left Kingman we continued west on Route 66. A few miles outside of town we miss a left turn and drive about 5 miles to the end of the paved road. A guy pulls up to the stop sign and I ask him for directions. He said we were suppose to turn left at the cattlegape. We were concentrating on the cattlecrossing we didn't see the small sign pointing out the turn. Back on the right track we we head thru the desert to the Black Mountains ahead of us. There are rough rocky roads that criss cross the desert with road names signs at each one. Houses and trailer homes dot the landscape. As we start up the mountain the road seems to get narrower. It is the original Route 66 carved out of the side of the mountain, no more than 14 feet wide at some points. That's why no vehicle longer than 30 feet are allowed along this streach of the road. In places it's pretty crooked as it zig-zags up to the top. But when you reach the top & pull over at a wide place for viewing, the ride is well worth it looking down on the desert below. We go by the Goldmine before reaching Oatman. When Theresa and I were out here a few years ago you could take a tour down in the mine, but now they have put new razor wire and gates up and no more public tours. Locals say they are going to resume mining opperations soon. We pull into Oatman where we meet more bikers that we share our travel tale with. After eating lunch we check out the town before heading to Bullhead City which is on the Colorado River. The motel that Clark Gable and Carol Lombard spent their honeymoon at is still here. The wild donkeys still roam the streets. Just north of Bullhead City we cross the Colorado River at Laughlin, Nevada on hwy 163 which Ts into hwy 95 leading us to the Hoover Dam. I guess with the holiday weekend is the reason there was so much traffic headed to the dam. After looking at the dam and the new construction of the new bridge that will allow them to stop the flow of traffic across the dam, we head to Las Vegas. We drive down Las Vegas Blvd. from the south end to the north end looking at all the sights. We work our way back to Tropicana Drive where we check into the Hooters Hotel ($39.00 a night) for the night. That night we walk down the strip to the Harley-davidson Cafe for supper and afterwards took in the water show at the Bellagio. The next morning we ate breakfast in Hooters where we talked to the waitress and she was telling us of all the layoffs at the big casinos. She said here they just cut everyones hours so nobody was laidoff.
Mon. Nov. 10 As we left Kingman we continued west on Route 66. A few miles outside of town we miss a left turn and drive about 5 miles to the end of the paved road. A guy pulls up to the stop sign and I ask him for directions. He said we were suppose to turn left at the cattlegape. We were concentrating on the cattlecrossing we didn't see the small sign pointing out the turn. Back on the right track we we head thru the desert to the Black Mountains ahead of us. There are rough rocky roads that criss cross the desert with road names signs at each one. Houses and trailer homes dot the landscape. As we start up the mountain the road seems to get narrower. It is the original Route 66 carved out of the side of the mountain, no more than 14 feet wide at some points. That's why no vehicle longer than 30 feet are allowed along this streach of the road. In places it's pretty crooked as it zig-zags up to the top. But when you reach the top & pull over at a wide place for viewing, the ride is well worth it looking down on the desert below. We go by the Goldmine before reaching Oatman. When Theresa and I were out here a few years ago you could take a tour down in the mine, but now they have put new razor wire and gates up and no more public tours. Locals say they are going to resume mining opperations soon. We pull into Oatman where we meet more bikers that we share our travel tale with. After eating lunch we check out the town before heading to Bullhead City which is on the Colorado River. The motel that Clark Gable and Carol Lombard spent their honeymoon at is still here. The wild donkeys still roam the streets. Just north of Bullhead City we cross the Colorado River at Laughlin, Nevada on hwy 163 which Ts into hwy 95 leading us to the Hoover Dam. I guess with the holiday weekend is the reason there was so much traffic headed to the dam. After looking at the dam and the new construction of the new bridge that will allow them to stop the flow of traffic across the dam, we head to Las Vegas. We drive down Las Vegas Blvd. from the south end to the north end looking at all the sights. We work our way back to Tropicana Drive where we check into the Hooters Hotel ($39.00 a night) for the night. That night we walk down the strip to the Harley-davidson Cafe for supper and afterwards took in the water show at the Bellagio. The next morning we ate breakfast in Hooters where we talked to the waitress and she was telling us of all the layoffs at the big casinos. She said here they just cut everyones hours so nobody was laidoff.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
It all started as a July dream
This trip out to California started as a dream I woke up from in July. A few days later I told Joe that I had this dream that I was on my motorcycle headed west. He said when do you want to go. We decided on leaving the 5th of Nov. He finished harvesting his soybeans 2 days before we left.
Wed. Nov. 5 We leave home at 7:00 this morning headed west towards Arkansas. Our plans to go to Oklahoma have changed because of stormy weather headed that way. Instead we travel hwy 82 thru Arkansas into Texas where we pass thru the towns of New Boston, New Chicago, and Detroit where they have a sign up at the local school saying you can see the Detroit Lions play there. We make to Paris, Tx where we spend the night.
Thur. Nov. 6 When we awoke this morning it had rained a little. Got back onhwy 82 to Henrietta where we turned on hwy 287 which passes thru Wichita Falls and Childress where they were just starting to harvest cotton. When we got to Memphis, which had a lot of peanuts at a large warehouse, we turned on hwy 256 to take the back way into Amarillo. Before reaching Caprock Canyon we saw a lot of cotton and milo being harvested. I also saw a Roadrunner( the bird type) sitting on a fence post. We turned north on hwy 207. Before we get to Claude where we turn to head into Amarillo we see 30 something head of muledeer grazing on wheat in someone's pasture. We check into our motel and ride back to the Big Texan for supper. We had only eaten salad for dinner that day and saving room to feast on a big steak, it was no dieting on this trip. Before leaving the resturant there were 3 guys, I think they had been drinking a little and bet each other they could eat the Grandad of all steaks, had started on the 72 oz. Big Texan, boy those were big hunks of meat. It was a good thing we took hwy 82 route because the Oklahoma route had heavy rain and hail that evening & that night.
Fri. Nov. 7 We get up this morning it's 29 and clear so we take our time to let it warm up a bit before heading out. West of Amarillo we start to see the wind turbines. It's pretty cool riding. My fingers get cold but we have thermal underwear and our insulated bib overalls on which otherwise keep us warm enough. We see muledeer & antelope while traveling west on I40. Passing thru Albuquerque, NM was a slow go because of highway work. West of Albuquerque we cross the Continental Divide at elevation 7525 ft. and when we stop for the night in Gallup, NM the temp is 45. That night we went down the road (route 66) to Earl's to eat. Joe ask the waitress about all the Lava Rock we had seen west of Grant. She told us something about the legend of 2 giant sons of a chief. When the lava flow was headed to the village, one of the sons shot a giant arrow into the air and it came down at the tip of the flow, stopping it from coming any closer to the village. She said scientist said the perfect arrow shaped rock is 50 ft in the ground with 50 ft sticking up out of the ground. She also said they can only speak of the legend in the winter.
Sat. Nov 8 Well when we get up this morning it is 15 degrees. We get a bite to eat before heading north on hwy 491. Originally this road was hwy 666 or the Devil's Hwy. The states of New Mexico and Arizona changed it to 491. By the time we get to Newcomb, which is in Navajo territory, the temp has warmed up. An old Indian we talked to said we were at a lot lower altitude now than at Gallup. We were looking at some snow covered mountains to our north east and he said they were west of Durango, Co. While driving to the 4 corners we see a lot of octogen shaped buildings, some with dirt on to and others with thatched roofs. We later learned they are called Hogans. The dirt roof ones are used mainly in the winter and the thatched roof ones are for summer use. And they also have male and female versions. We stop at Shiprock to fuel up and take a break. A dog comes up to me that reminded me a lot of Ug, Robert's new ugly dog. Shiprock gets it's name from the sailing ship rock formation outside of town that protudes up out of the rolling terrain. This is where we turn on hwy 64 & then hwy 160 to the 4 corners. When we reach the 4 corners( Utah, Colorado, New Mexico & Arizona) we meet a couple of farmers from Kansas and talk to them for awhile. We leave there for hwy 163 thru Monunent Valley. The ride thru the Valley was a good decission, the different rock formation and colors as we approached Mexican Hat( there is a formation with a balanced wide flat rock on top that looks like a hat, thus the town name) from the North was well worth the time. We crossed the San Juan river at Mexican Hat as we we headed thru more of the Valley on our way to Kayenta, Az. We stop at a Buger King in Kayenta to get late lunch. They have a large display inside about the Navajo Code Talkers with uniforms and equipment of U.S. and Japan soldiers. Also next to Burger King there Hogans built and info on each one's funtion. We continued on hwy 160 to Tuba City, AZ where we spent the night.
I try to post some more later.
till then
Wed. Nov. 5 We leave home at 7:00 this morning headed west towards Arkansas. Our plans to go to Oklahoma have changed because of stormy weather headed that way. Instead we travel hwy 82 thru Arkansas into Texas where we pass thru the towns of New Boston, New Chicago, and Detroit where they have a sign up at the local school saying you can see the Detroit Lions play there. We make to Paris, Tx where we spend the night.
Thur. Nov. 6 When we awoke this morning it had rained a little. Got back onhwy 82 to Henrietta where we turned on hwy 287 which passes thru Wichita Falls and Childress where they were just starting to harvest cotton. When we got to Memphis, which had a lot of peanuts at a large warehouse, we turned on hwy 256 to take the back way into Amarillo. Before reaching Caprock Canyon we saw a lot of cotton and milo being harvested. I also saw a Roadrunner( the bird type) sitting on a fence post. We turned north on hwy 207. Before we get to Claude where we turn to head into Amarillo we see 30 something head of muledeer grazing on wheat in someone's pasture. We check into our motel and ride back to the Big Texan for supper. We had only eaten salad for dinner that day and saving room to feast on a big steak, it was no dieting on this trip. Before leaving the resturant there were 3 guys, I think they had been drinking a little and bet each other they could eat the Grandad of all steaks, had started on the 72 oz. Big Texan, boy those were big hunks of meat. It was a good thing we took hwy 82 route because the Oklahoma route had heavy rain and hail that evening & that night.
Fri. Nov. 7 We get up this morning it's 29 and clear so we take our time to let it warm up a bit before heading out. West of Amarillo we start to see the wind turbines. It's pretty cool riding. My fingers get cold but we have thermal underwear and our insulated bib overalls on which otherwise keep us warm enough. We see muledeer & antelope while traveling west on I40. Passing thru Albuquerque, NM was a slow go because of highway work. West of Albuquerque we cross the Continental Divide at elevation 7525 ft. and when we stop for the night in Gallup, NM the temp is 45. That night we went down the road (route 66) to Earl's to eat. Joe ask the waitress about all the Lava Rock we had seen west of Grant. She told us something about the legend of 2 giant sons of a chief. When the lava flow was headed to the village, one of the sons shot a giant arrow into the air and it came down at the tip of the flow, stopping it from coming any closer to the village. She said scientist said the perfect arrow shaped rock is 50 ft in the ground with 50 ft sticking up out of the ground. She also said they can only speak of the legend in the winter.
Sat. Nov 8 Well when we get up this morning it is 15 degrees. We get a bite to eat before heading north on hwy 491. Originally this road was hwy 666 or the Devil's Hwy. The states of New Mexico and Arizona changed it to 491. By the time we get to Newcomb, which is in Navajo territory, the temp has warmed up. An old Indian we talked to said we were at a lot lower altitude now than at Gallup. We were looking at some snow covered mountains to our north east and he said they were west of Durango, Co. While driving to the 4 corners we see a lot of octogen shaped buildings, some with dirt on to and others with thatched roofs. We later learned they are called Hogans. The dirt roof ones are used mainly in the winter and the thatched roof ones are for summer use. And they also have male and female versions. We stop at Shiprock to fuel up and take a break. A dog comes up to me that reminded me a lot of Ug, Robert's new ugly dog. Shiprock gets it's name from the sailing ship rock formation outside of town that protudes up out of the rolling terrain. This is where we turn on hwy 64 & then hwy 160 to the 4 corners. When we reach the 4 corners( Utah, Colorado, New Mexico & Arizona) we meet a couple of farmers from Kansas and talk to them for awhile. We leave there for hwy 163 thru Monunent Valley. The ride thru the Valley was a good decission, the different rock formation and colors as we approached Mexican Hat( there is a formation with a balanced wide flat rock on top that looks like a hat, thus the town name) from the North was well worth the time. We crossed the San Juan river at Mexican Hat as we we headed thru more of the Valley on our way to Kayenta, Az. We stop at a Buger King in Kayenta to get late lunch. They have a large display inside about the Navajo Code Talkers with uniforms and equipment of U.S. and Japan soldiers. Also next to Burger King there Hogans built and info on each one's funtion. We continued on hwy 160 to Tuba City, AZ where we spent the night.
I try to post some more later.
till then
Sunday, November 23, 2008
There's no place like home
Well Joe and I got back from our motorcycle adventure out to California today, pulling in at home at 12:30 to the welcome of Patty, Mary Rose and Mama. It was a great trip, covering 6000 miles thru 9 states in 19 days. Doing my washing and cleaning now. Lodi was acting glad to see me. After I get everything sorted out, I will write and post a few pictures of our ride later.
Till then.
Till then.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
New Trip
As Peter, Paul, & Mary sang -- "Well my bags are packed and I'm ready to leave", I'm good for go. Except we're not leaving on a fast train and we know when we'll be back again. We're pulling out around 7:30 wed. morning on our harleys heading west. Plans are to be back a few days before Thanksgiving.
I've gone over my check list and think everything is in order.
Till later
I've gone over my check list and think everything is in order.
Till later
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Neil Diamond Concert Trip
I left home Sat. Oct. 25th headed to Silver City to meet up with Theresa for the first leg of our trip to Orlando , Fl for my much anticipated Neil Diamond concert. I have wanted to see him preform in a live concert for years and back in May for my birthday( Oct. 27th) present to myself I purchased tickets, center stage, 8th row seats 1 & 2, couldn't have been any better for me. But first let me tell a little about our trip there.
We headed down to Jackson to get on I-20 to Meridan. We stopped next door to the Harley dealership and ate lunch before heading out on Hwy 80 to Demopolis. Just north of Demopolis is the town of Forkland and if you are a motorcycle rider I'm sure you have heard of the Bama Bike Fest held there. This was my first time there and it was a real eye-opener for me. Now that's all I'm saying about the rally. We left around 4:00 headed to Montgomery to stay at Linda McIntyre's for the night. The trip there took about 2 hours. After resting a little she treated us by taking us out for supper.
The next morning( Sunday) after loading the bikes and saying our goodbyes we east on hwy 82 towards Tifton, Ga. This was my first trip this far east on 82 and was pleasantly surprised at the Old Towns we went through with all of their beautiful old homes and building either restored or being worked on. We drove through Union Springs, with their Red Door Theater, which use to be the Trinty Episcopal Church ( hence the name of the theater from the color of the Church doors). We traveled on to Eufaula, crossing the Chattahoochee River into Georgetown, Ga., and stopped in Cuthbert for early lunch.
After reaching Tifton, we turned south on I-75 to make a quick run down to Ocala, Fl for the night. The next morning, Monday, we went to Ocklawaha. I wanted to find Ma Barkers Hideway. I didn't know anything about the place, just that I liked the name. We arrive around 10:00am. They are a biker friendly bar with a burnout pit out front, large BBQ grill and cover aera for partying. Inside we find 3 older men and a lady drinking beer at the bar. Theresa and I ask them about a little history on this place. One of the guys at the end of the bar was more than willing to give us the lowdown. Turns out this is the oldest bar in town. Was a watering hole for the Ma Barker Gang while laying low in Jan. 1935 when a gun battle erupted, killing a couple of the gang. He said they wouldn't have been found if it weren't for one of them shooting an alligator in Lake Weir, which was a few feet from the front of the house they were staying in, with a Thompson Machine Gun. He told me where the house is and I took some pictures of it.
We continued our trip with a stop at the Kickstands Saloon in Eustis. Now this guy has it figured out. The front part of the building is a bar with a long plate glass window looking into a full service motorcycle shop in the back. We reach Orlando that evening and check into our motel. We ride around town to check out the sites before eating supper and calling it a night.
Since I had picked our tickets up Monday evening at the will call, Tuesday morning we head to Universal to see the sites. We came back around 4 to get ready for the concert.
We catch a cab to the Marriot which is across the street from Amway Arena for a bite to eat. We enter the arena and were escorted to our seats, which like I said earlier, couldn't have been any better. Neil came out on stage about 8:15 and performed for 2 hours. He sang the songs I grew up on, taking me back to the fond memories linked to those songs I have of those days, and he sang a couple of his new ones from his new cd. You couldn't have ask for a better performance. He had an eleven piece band and three girl backup singers. The platforms on stage would move from side to side and back and forth giving not only us but the audience on each side a remarkable show.
Wednesday we head out on hwy 50 to Weeki Wachee where we travel hwy 19 to Perry. Hwy 98 takes us to Medart for the night. We check in and ask for a place to eat seafood. They recommend Poseys down the road a few miles. Had some pretty good food. Met some guy who lived in Itta Bena for awhile when he was a kid.
Next morning (Thursday) we travel 98 along the coast, going through Mexico Beach which has some pretty scenery along their white beach, on to Panama City, Fort Walton Beach, Orange Beach, Pensacola and stopping in Foley, Al for the night. That night we went to the Ya Ya which is a biker friendly bar with a deli which we had seen on our way to our motel. That night people were coming for the pool tournament. We stayed for a little while before calling it a night.
Friday morning the temp is a little warmer as we head out for home. I stop at the Harley dealer to get an oil filter & oil, need to change before heading to California next week. We get to Hattiesburg at dinner time so we eat at the Farmers Market. They had good smoked brisket and ribs. I stopped before I ate too much.
We made good time coming home, arrived around 4:00. Betty Jane and Mary Rose were mowing the grass when I pulled in. Went over to see Mama and visit a little. Got everything unpacked and started washing machine. Will rest up and get things organized before embarking on my next adventure with Joe and hopefully Mike Y.will go with us.
Well till later
We headed down to Jackson to get on I-20 to Meridan. We stopped next door to the Harley dealership and ate lunch before heading out on Hwy 80 to Demopolis. Just north of Demopolis is the town of Forkland and if you are a motorcycle rider I'm sure you have heard of the Bama Bike Fest held there. This was my first time there and it was a real eye-opener for me. Now that's all I'm saying about the rally. We left around 4:00 headed to Montgomery to stay at Linda McIntyre's for the night. The trip there took about 2 hours. After resting a little she treated us by taking us out for supper.
The next morning( Sunday) after loading the bikes and saying our goodbyes we east on hwy 82 towards Tifton, Ga. This was my first trip this far east on 82 and was pleasantly surprised at the Old Towns we went through with all of their beautiful old homes and building either restored or being worked on. We drove through Union Springs, with their Red Door Theater, which use to be the Trinty Episcopal Church ( hence the name of the theater from the color of the Church doors). We traveled on to Eufaula, crossing the Chattahoochee River into Georgetown, Ga., and stopped in Cuthbert for early lunch.
After reaching Tifton, we turned south on I-75 to make a quick run down to Ocala, Fl for the night. The next morning, Monday, we went to Ocklawaha. I wanted to find Ma Barkers Hideway. I didn't know anything about the place, just that I liked the name. We arrive around 10:00am. They are a biker friendly bar with a burnout pit out front, large BBQ grill and cover aera for partying. Inside we find 3 older men and a lady drinking beer at the bar. Theresa and I ask them about a little history on this place. One of the guys at the end of the bar was more than willing to give us the lowdown. Turns out this is the oldest bar in town. Was a watering hole for the Ma Barker Gang while laying low in Jan. 1935 when a gun battle erupted, killing a couple of the gang. He said they wouldn't have been found if it weren't for one of them shooting an alligator in Lake Weir, which was a few feet from the front of the house they were staying in, with a Thompson Machine Gun. He told me where the house is and I took some pictures of it.
We continued our trip with a stop at the Kickstands Saloon in Eustis. Now this guy has it figured out. The front part of the building is a bar with a long plate glass window looking into a full service motorcycle shop in the back. We reach Orlando that evening and check into our motel. We ride around town to check out the sites before eating supper and calling it a night.
Since I had picked our tickets up Monday evening at the will call, Tuesday morning we head to Universal to see the sites. We came back around 4 to get ready for the concert.
We catch a cab to the Marriot which is across the street from Amway Arena for a bite to eat. We enter the arena and were escorted to our seats, which like I said earlier, couldn't have been any better. Neil came out on stage about 8:15 and performed for 2 hours. He sang the songs I grew up on, taking me back to the fond memories linked to those songs I have of those days, and he sang a couple of his new ones from his new cd. You couldn't have ask for a better performance. He had an eleven piece band and three girl backup singers. The platforms on stage would move from side to side and back and forth giving not only us but the audience on each side a remarkable show.
Wednesday we head out on hwy 50 to Weeki Wachee where we travel hwy 19 to Perry. Hwy 98 takes us to Medart for the night. We check in and ask for a place to eat seafood. They recommend Poseys down the road a few miles. Had some pretty good food. Met some guy who lived in Itta Bena for awhile when he was a kid.
Next morning (Thursday) we travel 98 along the coast, going through Mexico Beach which has some pretty scenery along their white beach, on to Panama City, Fort Walton Beach, Orange Beach, Pensacola and stopping in Foley, Al for the night. That night we went to the Ya Ya which is a biker friendly bar with a deli which we had seen on our way to our motel. That night people were coming for the pool tournament. We stayed for a little while before calling it a night.
Friday morning the temp is a little warmer as we head out for home. I stop at the Harley dealer to get an oil filter & oil, need to change before heading to California next week. We get to Hattiesburg at dinner time so we eat at the Farmers Market. They had good smoked brisket and ribs. I stopped before I ate too much.
We made good time coming home, arrived around 4:00. Betty Jane and Mary Rose were mowing the grass when I pulled in. Went over to see Mama and visit a little. Got everything unpacked and started washing machine. Will rest up and get things organized before embarking on my next adventure with Joe and hopefully Mike Y.will go with us.
Well till later
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