The bike was ready at 1:30 but it was hot so I decided to wait and do an evening ride. Left home at 6:30 and rode until my eyes tired around 10:30 in
Bowling Green, VA. It was the Relax Inn for the evening. Nothing else around. So I enter the lobby and see a buzzer and a bulletproof glass window. For $49 the room was mine. Beautiful, very stained carpet and a pretty dated motel. I am too tired to search for something else so now the decision.....Do I wash the road grime off before bed or do I wait until morning and wash the room grime off before getting on the bike? I was tired and I think Ozwald wanted to sleep on the bike. The gentleman that rented the room was up when I loaded the bike. He was telling me what a wonderful country this is. He has been here 5 years and is now a citizen and he gets social security and medicare. This didn't sit so well with me so I was off.
Beautiful day but still hotter than I would like. The first blockage was the Annapolis Bridge and terrible traffic at 8 in the am. So I bypassed it and went for breakfast then on to the Tunnels. Everything went smoothly but the twin bridges over the Delaware River had a back up for 6 miles to the Delaware rest stop. All of this was going to the NJ turnpike so I came up through Princeton on 295 and it was all clear. In all around 500 miles today and a nice visit with my friends in Woodstock, NY and a very nice bed!
The rest of the trip will settle down to lower mileage days. Tomorrow 250 and Monday 200 miles before I get to the Portland ferry to Yarmouth, NS. It should be cooler on the Mass Pike tomorrow and I will enjoy a shorter day.
Motorcycle adventures on a 2017 BMW R1200 GSA and a 2017 Suzuki DR650. If you want to see the recent NC State Parks posts go to the Labels on the right side and click on NC State Parks. If you want to see the trips in 2023 then click on the label 2023. The follow box is on the upper left of the page in blue. If you want to ask a question or make a comment there is a place at the bottom of the page that says "No Comment". Please be nice. Thank you. Safe travels!
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