Day 3.... Sunshine Again

Woke up this morning.... late, but that's what I do. The most wonderful thing... the sun was shining. It felt like the darkness from the night before really had lifted. It was a new day! I was so thankful. I love new days, but I have a very hard time letting go of the present one. It's just knowing once I go to sleep it is over and there is no getting it back. But I was ready to let go of July 30.
Driving through Louisville this morning I think we found where the Market America Directors live. Wow we saw some unbelievable estates. I didn't get any good pics though. 

Lot of fence and house waaaayyy off the road. I think they hid the horses, I didn't see any in all the fence line. But we did see 3 black cattle grazing along the high way. They didn't mind the highway noise they just kept eating.
There was also a lot of stone walls. I wish I knew what that was all about. they went on for miles and were in many different places.

We finally got to the mountains. Oh my gosh, it is as close to heaven as you can get to and still be alive. Up the mountain, down the mountain. When you got to the bottom it was 20 degrees cooler.

Then we got to Virginia............ had to put helmets on. The ride was beautiful. We are spending the night in Abingdon, VA. tomorrow........

the TAIL OF THE DRAGON. WAAAHOOOO  Deals Gap here we come. 318 curves in 11 miles. Can't wait. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

Well .....

I drank them all so it's time to get some sleep, but not without thanking all of you for your prayers, well wishes and your heart felt kindness during this sad & crazy time. Thank you.

Wish you were here.





Saturday.... 300 more miles

Started out day out around 10am. Sun shining, temp in the 80's and if you kept the speed up around 70-80 mph you could feel a little chill in the air.
We didn't go far, as usual, and we found a little cafe to have breakfast.

We MISSED breakfast! It  ended @ 10:30 we arrived @ 10:33. Not too flexible down here. I think it worked out for the best. We decided on a "Transitions" friendly lunch and had a great salad bar.

Then we headed for Indiana. We had never been though that state before. It looks a lot like Wisconsin. I figured out a way I could take pictures while I was driving. I always wanted to do that, you miss so much stuff as it just zooms by.

This is "The Look" I got from Bruce when he saw I was driving and taking pictures at the same time. (I know what those eyes look like behind those glasses).  He doesn't think I can walk & chew gum at the same time. He just shook his head! I didn't do too bad .

We ran out of sunscreen today and I left home without any lipstick. We found a CVS Pharmacy and I almost hyperventilated when I had to buy things from a store when I know I can buy it from my own store........www.shopwithbruce.com and get paid for it!

I found a lipstick in a black case so it could be mistaken for Motives! hehehe

Before we left I make and AWAKE to get rid of the headach I got.

We finally got to Indiana and guess what was waiting for me..........

Look carefully in the back. See the bridge??? Oh joy, I keep getting tested for this one. I think I have over come this phobia. I just need to work on the tunnels next.....we went through one of those also today. We got to Louisville around 5pm. Welcome to the Ohio River, which means Bridge. This one is an "UP & DOWN Bridge". while we were going on the bottom they had cars driving on top of us..........dang that's crazy.

Bruce got a phone call from home on our last gas stop let him know that his nephew Danny had died suddenly. Funny how things can change in a flash. I don't know what is going to happen now. We may go home, we may continue to Greensboro, who knows, time will tell.

Life is short and you never know what is going to happen next so life it to the fullest so you have no regrets.

Wish you were here.

First 300 Miles

So excited to be on our way. Off we go to Market America International Convention. We left Wind Lake around 10:30am with the goal of NOT using the freeway. We got as far as East Troy and we stopped for breakfast at the Princess Cafe.
This trip is about the long way, not the wrong way. :)

With our bellies full, off we went heading south trying our best not to go through Chicago. Not a cloud in the sky, temp 85-90 all day. We couldn't have had better weather.
We didn't stop for any lunch. Bruce had deep fried chicken livers from some gas station. Eeewwww and that's just southern Illinois! Wait till we get to the mountains. :) That food is always interesting.
I had an AWAKE, my eyes were getting tired (I hate when that happens).

It's so much fun traveling on the bikes, everyone you run into is so friendly and asks all kinds of questions and always wishes you a safe & fun trip.
We ended our day in Tucola, IL where it started to rain. Worked out well, it was 7pm. BTW, we didn't go through Chicago. We just took the long way, not the wrong way.
Wish you were here.