Niko’s Ride - Day 9
We arose this morning about 9:30am after late night talks with Grady, and got the bike packed up for the last leg of our vacation ride. Spent the morning chatting with Grady more, discussing the “lost Predators”, Denny singing Karaoke, and both singing “Rollin’ with the Flow”, which I found on YouTube.
Around 12pm, it was time to head North, so hugs and kisses all around, and we were on the road. Made a quick stop in Valdosta to refuel (both the bike, and my beer cup, LOL), then off again.
Around Forsyth, GA the skys opened up and began to pour a HUGE storm so we pulled over under a bridge where another biker was already hiding from the weather. We spent a good bit of time here waiting out the storm, drank a few beers, and kept checking the Weather Channel’s “Weather in Motion” to see what was in store for the rest of the trek north. Did not look too promising.
So, when the rains died enough to mount back up, we headed to Hooters of McDonah, along with our new friend Dale (the other biker hiding from the rain) for a cold beer and some lunch. Dale is from Chicago, and owns the “Inn Zone Bar & Grill” there, and also owns “Lone Star Motorcycle Tech Center” in Daytona. Great times, great guy, and great food!
After lunch we headed north again, and made a quick stop in at ZMoms again for some dinner, and a recap of the trip. Then it was time to head toward homebase.
Arriving home, the ending mileage for our trip was just under 1,800 miles. Long, exhilarating, and makes me miss the road already, we are so excited to do this again next year!