It begins!

 My first couple of days will probably be somewhat boring.  I will be staying with friends in Asheville and Atlanta.  It all started with one of my many rides to Asheville.  I grew up there and went to school in Chapel Hill.  I have gone to Asheville no less than 500 times over my lifetime so I never use the GPS.  I take Rt 64 to Mocksville then get on I40 on up to Asheville.  It’s a piece of cake and this time something happened.  I am riding along and I notice that I am on I85 South heading to Charlotte.  I have no idea how I got there.  I was listing to my music and letting the Goldwing find its way.  I ended up taking 301 up into Statesville and back onto 40 again.  Other than that it was an uneventful ride and I enjoyed seeing a life long friend where there is always an open bedroom.  Judy is a lifelong friend.  Our families were very close.  Judy is a year older than me and her brother was the same age as my brother Bill.

The temperature was in the mid 80 with fairly low dew point.  Good day.  I did get to have lunch with one of my riding friends from Chapel Hill.  Dave met me at Bears Smokehouse on Sweeten Creek Rd.  Great ribs and Brisquet sandwich.  I will go back.  It has a brewery attached to it which is great.