2026 Natchez Trace ride - Day 15 - Wheels Through Time

Parked at the Wheels Through Time Museum

I was up at 6:00 but there were low clouds and fog, so no chance of sunrise photos.  I showered and got dressed anyway, then sat out on the back deck listening to Grant's memoirs and enjoying the  cool air.

At 7:30 I  pulled out yesterday's left over french toast.  I used it to make an egg in a frame.  Then I also cooked 2 over easy eggs to put on top.  A bit of maple syrup and I had one of my favorite breakfast tastes.  I love the runny yolk and syrup.

Yesterday Nan said she wanted a day off of riding so we knew that was coming.  Karen had a bad night's sleep and decided not to ride, and Angela decided to join them on.  So women were going shopping and men were going riding.

We picked our destination as the Wheels Through Time museum.  I guess there was a TV show by the same name and this museum is his legacy.  The museum didn't open until 10:00 and it was an hour away, so we waited until after 9:00 to leave.

I wanteded to do a timelapse video of the ride out from our house to the highway.  It's 3 miles and many sharp turns, but I've never bothered filming or timing it.  It took right at 10 minutes which surprised everyone.

We headed east on the highway, then turned south on another highway.  Finally after 20 minutes we turned onto a small road that twisted through the trees.  I looked down to check the temperature and saw it was 68, so I asked on the intercom if they had their heated gear on.  "Yessir, and it's running nice and warm" was my reply.

Nice roads

More nice roads

I love tree lined roads

As with the last 3 days, the roads were well maintained and the views were beautiful.  We had very little traffic.  The joking on the intercom continues to be one of the highlight, but most of the joking is so situation that it wouldn't translate well into the blog, so you'll just have to use your imagination.

We arrived in Maggie Valley just after 10:00 and pulled into the museum parking lot.  There were already about 40 motorcycles and more kept coming in after us.  We asked google, and it said that about 600 people visit every day.  John had watched the TV show in the past, so he was very excited to be here and his enthusiasm made Ron and I excited too.

Pulling into the Wheels Through Time Museum

We started in the gift shop, then paid our $12.00 (with our old man discounts).  There are bikes everything and in every condition. 99% of the bikes are Harley Davidsons and they had examples of every model ever made.  I guess the guy would go all around looking in barns to find hidden gems, then bring them back and film himself restoring them and talk about the process and the history of each bike.

Many of the bikes on display still run because of his skill.  Every so often you'd hear one of the bikes be started as an employee would start it while giving a presentation.

We saw racing bikes, hill climbing bikes, flat track bikes, glitzed up bikes, ancient bikes, and new bikes.

I didn't see any "celebrity" bikes, but I did see displays honoring a person that rode a particular bike for years.  There was a display of police bikes, but I expected it to be bigger.

There were also several mechanic shops that had been brought entirely into the museum and left much as they used to exist.

I pointed out to John that all the bikes had drip pans under them, he wasn't amused

Home built bike with a car's V8 engine

We spent almost 3 hours wandering the floors until my back started hurting.  Ron and I wandered outside and found a bench to sit on.  After a few minutes John came out and laughed when he saw us because he was going to sit down and wait for us.

We headed for our bikes and found a group admiring Ron's black Spyder.  They asked him allot of questions.

When we got on the bikes, Ron asked a question.  John hadn't turned his intercom on and I made a snarky comment.  Ron burst out laughing which got me laughing and we both could have fallen off the bikes we were giggling so hard.  John finally came online and wondered what was so funny.  I'll not share the joke here because it requires way too much context and setup, but to us on the ride,  it will be memorable.

We wrote about 2 miles to the twisted Spoke restaurant. They weren't many bikes here yet but it looked okay. We asked to sit outside and started looking through the menu. 

Ron and John decided to split a chicken sandwich and fries. I ordered nine buffalo wings with lemon pepper. They weren't very excited about their sandwich. It wasn't very big and John didn't like the parmesan cheese on it. The fries were very good, and my chicken wings were fantastic. The skin was incredibly crispy and the lemon pepper was very flavorful. 

When we were done we talked about weather just to head home or to keep riding and we all agreed to keep riding.   But I think we made a wrong turn as we exited the parking lot. Google Maps will recalculate very quickly if you make a wrong turn and that's what happened. We were riding for about half an hour when we all started saying hey I saw that earlier or I think we're going backwards. Google Maps took us right back the way we were coming instead of routing us around the rest of our ride. 

We had just gotten back on a main road when John spotted an LDS chapel. He quickly turned off the road and we rode up the hill to figure out new plans. I suggested we park in the shade and then get a picture of ourselves with the church in the background. With the pathetic little tripod I have it took a while to get a picture. 

Route planning at the LDS chapel

John planned us a new route and we headed off, but the very first thing we did was stop and get gas. No one wanted to get out in the middle of nowhere and run out. 

We followed the highway for a little while again , then turned off onto some small roads and we're back out into treelined and tree covered small roads. Especially like them when we have very little traffic. 

More nice backroads

Some highway riding

We rode around for about an hour and a half and then I can tell we were slowly headed back towards the house. We are on a road with a lot of sharp curves. When we're on roads like this John and Ron usually pull away from me. I just don't like doing them as fast as they do so I sit back, relax and do my own thing. 

I was coming around a corner to my left when out of nowhere to sport bikes flew past me on the inside of a blind turn. If a car had been coming around the corner, everybody would have been dead.  The Riders were dressed identically with helmets that seem to flow right into their jackets. I did get a small wave from the trailing writer as they sped off into the distance. 

That had really scared me because there was no warning. But I kept on writing kept on loving the views and the trees. About 5 minutes later another pair of bikes did almost the exact same thing, except this time they actually slowed slightly to get around the corner and then zip past. I don't know if that's a common thing here but it was really unusual to me. 

I kept on riding and the miles to arrival kept clicking down. Finally I came around the corner to a large Highway and I recognized where I was. I was just a mile or so from the turnoff to our rental house if I turned left. But I also knew that if I turned right there is a gas station just a mile or two up the road where I could get a nice cold drink of Gatorade and I was very thirsty. 

So I turned right, and I knew that John and Ron were probably waiting for me at the entrance to the neighborhood, so I texted them that I was going to get a drink. 

The gas station is also a fishing shop. I went in and was hoping to find gatorades Waters or something. When I went around the corner to the other half of the shop it had a massive display of drinks and a bunch of snacks. I went and found a gatorade, then to my surprise I also saw sugar-free purple Gatorade which we've been searching for since we got here . That's Nannette's favorite. 

I grabbed her for Gatorades and me one and as I was walking to the counter I saw an ice cream freezer. So I set the drinks down and went back and got myself an ice cream cone. I put the drinks in the bike and sat down on a rocking chair in the shade to enjoy my ice cream. I texted a picture of me back to the group so they wouldn't worry about taking so long. 

Carmel filled ice cream cone

Hydrated and refreshed, I got back on the bike and headed for the house. There is a truck just going through the gate and I thought about sneaking in behind him that decided against it. I looked up the gate code and entered it. Then I turned on my 360 camera and started a time lapse. This time it only took me 8 and 1/2 minutes to get back to the house. 

We chatted and joked for a few hours at the house and I started thinking about my broken headlights . I would really like to get them fixed. I changed them about 2 years ago so I know I can do it but it takes over an hour. I sat friending about it when I just should have gotten up and got on with it. 

Finally I looked up finally I looked up the YouTube video and watch that then headed out to the bike to see if I had all the tools I needed. I thought I might but I wouldn't know until I was deep into the process. 

Almost got it, but can't get the bolt at the top center above the headlight

I started pulling mirrors wind deflectors and body panels off so that I could remove the headlights themselves. It took me about 45 minutes to get all the way inside. I started with the left side headlamp and removed three bolts, but I could not get at the fourth Bolt. I needed a long extension and a 10 mm socket and I didn't have it. So I went inside and thread it again about what and how to do it. Put the bike back together and do it later? Take the rental car and go by tools and parts? Leave it till tomorrow by Parts in the car and do tomorrow is Drive in the car? 

Finally someone nudged me enough that I went out and got in the car and drove to town. I was going to go to an auto parts store and see if they had the tools as well as the headlamp I needed. When I got there I saw a dollar store next door so I went in there. Sure enough they had a little $5 set with sockets and an adapter that I needed. Then I went to the auto parts and got the headlights. By the time I got home it was about an hour and a half round trip. 

PERFECT.  Hex to 1/4 adapter with SAE and metric sockets

They had already started eating our street tacos for dinner so I made myself some. It hit the spot, especially a big dollop of guacamole and chips. 

I went back out to the bike put all my extensions and things together and got the headlight off. Sure enough the bulb was broken so I put a new one in and started reassembling that headlight. I disassembled the right side headlight but that bulb didn't seem to be broken. I replaced it anyway and put it all back together 

YUP!  1 broken fillament

When I fired up the bike the headlights came on. I was so relieved. But I was also sweating like a dog and decided that the rest of the assembly could be done tomorrow morning when it's cool. 

For the last 45 minutes I've been dictating this blog, I'll add the photos, then I'm going to shower before going to sleep . I stink. 

Daily Miles: 112

Total Miles: 3335

Total drive time: 74h29m

2026 Natchez Trace ride - Day 14 - Highlands for lunch

Standing behind Bridal Veil Falls

I woke up at 6:00 and felt really good. I lay there for a few minutes before I realized that it was well before sunrise and if I would just get my lazy butt out of bed I could maybe catch some nice pictures of the Sunrise.

So I showered and got dressed, then grabbed all three cameras and headed out onto the back porch. It was just that first light . I was going to have to wait 10 or 15 minutes.

When it finally got light enough to see I was somewhat disappointed to find low-lying clouds all across the tops of the mountains and fog down near the lake. I kept waiting for the orange sunrise to highlight the clouds, but I wasn't seeing it.

I used my 360 camera to get a picture of me on the deck.  I also took a few pictures of the mountains but they didn't really turn out. Then I walked out to the front of the house to see what picture I could frame out there. I walked about halfway up the driveway and when I turned around there was a really picturesque View of the house the lake behind the house the mountains off in the distance but unfortunately still no orange sunrise.

Back deck of our rental house

Our rental house from half way up the driveway with the lake and mountains behind

I went back inside and listen to my book for a while. Actually I'm not sure if I've even mentioned what book I'm listening to right now. I'm listening to the personal memoirs of Ulysses S Grant. I've been going to civil War battle sites, and I recently listened to the Civil War by Shelby Foote. I thought Grant's memoirs would be an interesting follow on.

Everyone started to wake up around 7:30. Ron started making french toast and Karen once again helped by making bacon. By 8:30 most of us have been up and eaten but Angela had a pretty good headache and needed to lay back down so we delayed our departure for a while. Nan also laid back down to get more rest.

John coming down the steep driveway after a test ride

I think we finally got on the road just before 10:00. We were going to do a loop kind of to the southeast and then come around and back in a clockwise manner. It'll be about 150 MI. We stopped for gas and to put ice in cups then headed east on Highway 74

After about 20 miles we turned South. We got a couple of odd instructions from GPS that had us flipping u-turns two or three times.  Somehow I wound up in the lead.  I almost never lead, not because I don't know where I'm going or how to lead, but because no one wants to ride as slow as I want to ride . So I usually wind up at the back following as best I can, but when I'm uncomfortable with the speed that the group is going I will just fall off the back end and catch up later.

So here I was leading while everybody's talking on the intercom.  We're joking and laughing and I missed a left turn followed immediately by a right turn.  This left us need to do another u-turns. That put us in even more laughter because I was complaining that I couldn't hear the GPS instructions with all the chatting going on. But nobody got run over and eventually we were on the right road headed in the right direction.

U-turns in the middle of the road - not really

We had been on the road a little over an hour when our first call for a potty break came. It came right after we passed the gas station and we did not flip a U-turn to go back. I started looking ahead to see if I can see a gas station and eventually found one.

This gas station had a magic key that you must have in your possession to go to the bathroom. So we had a little ritual of passing on the power of the magic key. 

When all were done, we got snacks or drinks or whatever was needed. Ron bought some boiled peanuts and several of us gave them a try . They are very salty and I can see how people could like them but none of us did.

We were sitting around talking for a while when John said that he and Angela were heading back to the hous.  I guess Angela had a headache since we left and was hoping it would go away, but it was getting worse and finally reached the point that she couldn't take it anymore.   They put on their gear and waved goodby.

The rest of us started looking at the map.  We thought we'd go another hour down the road and get lunch before heading back. We picked a town called Highlands that seemed to have many food options and I put that in as the next destination.  We loaded up and started riding.  These were some beautiful roads

We see kudzu everywhere, here they have been spraying to kill it

Riding past a beautiful lake

More of the beautiful lake

We took a back road to cut from highway 107 to 64

We have been dealing with road construction this whole trip, and this ride was no different. We Came upon a one lane road and wound up sitting there for almost 20 minutes. No cars were coming the other direction either so I think they were doing something that closed the whole Road for a bit. Finally we saw cars coming the other way and then we were allowed to go. They were repaving a large section and we had to pass by at a snail's pace.

We got to Highlands and I pulled us into a gas station so we could try to find a restaurant. The intercoms really help for things like this because no one had to get off of bikes and huddle over someone's phone to try to pick something out. Ron suggested a barbecue place and I looked it up, it looked good so we headed off in that direction, after I pick the wrong direction and had to do a u-turn. U-turns seem to be the theme of today's ride.

We parked in the shade then climbed up some long steps to reach their patio. Ron and Karen ordered chicken tacos, I got shrimp tacos, and Nan got brisket burnt ends appetizer as her meal. We also got a banana pudding that the lady told us was the last one they had.

Lunch at the Highlands Smokehouse

The food was awesome, especially Nan's burnt hands were fantastic. There were some left at the end so we got a box and brought them back.

When we were done eating I went to get our banana pudding. It wasn't bad but it wasn't fantastic . Then we all took turns going to the one bathroom, but on our way to the bathroom there was a whole refrigerator filled with banana puddings .

We put all our gear back on except Nan and I decided not to wear coats so we slathered on the sunscreen and hopped on the bike. We got about 15 or 20 miles when I saw a waterfall off to our right and stopped. It was a pretty interesting waterfall with almost a little cave back behind it . We spent a while getting pictures then headed on down the road.

The "cave" behind bridal veil falls

Standing behind bridal veil falls

A bit farther back

All of bridal veil falls

They even put up a sign just for Nan

We've seen so many beautiful things that the rest of the ride was yet more beautiful things and unfortunately that becomes a little redundant . I'll post some of the pictures .

Achingly beautiful roads

More beautiful vistas

I've been on the road for 2 weeks now, and my bike is filthy. I've ridden lots of hot roads, a few very wet roads, some chip sealed roads, little bit of gravel , and it's all stuck to my bike . So I wanted to go give my bike a good wash but Ron didn't want to do that . So part way back to Bryson City they peeled off to the left .

We followed the GPS and eventually wound up at wishy-washy car wash. I pulled into an empty Bay then went to go swipe my credit card, but this one only takes cash. Luckily Nanette had $5. I wanted to get a picture so I gave Nana the phone grab the wand stuck the money in and immediately started washing the bike so now that can get a picture. Then I grabbed the phone from her and she wandered off to go look at a thrift store.

Pre-wash and loosening the dirt

All lathered up

I got the bike wet it down and then sprayed with some light soap, and switched on the foaming brush. This had a really good foaming brush and soon I had the bike completely covered in thick soap foam. I scrubbed all of the worst areas on the bike . I was kind of hurrying because I had no idea how long $5 would last. Once I got it all scrubbed I put the brush away grab the wand and switched it to rinse.

I saw that the countdown was at $4 and I'm thinking it was counting up, so I started rinsing the bike as fast as I could. I got it fully rinsed and then went back over thinking it was just about to run out but when I looked at the counter and it was now at $3.50. I still have more than half of my wash time left.

I gave the bike another really good rinse then switch to wax . Might as well. I put a light spray of wax all over the plastic parts , then switch back to rinse. I made sure to get all of the soap and all of the wax off of everything I can see. That's when the timer started beep meaning that I was down for my last dollar. I walked around for one last rinse and then put the wand away with about 5 cents left to go.

I got out one of my micro fiber cloths and started wiping first the bike seats , then the window , then the rest of the bike . It was pretty warm and I was done in just a few minutes.

I rode the bike over to get Nan at and then the two of us rode over to the local grocery store. We needed gallon Ziploc bags, Kleenex , and a bag of ice . Nan sat on the bike while I ran in to get all of that, then we headed back to the house.

We kind of sat around for the afternoon chatting and telling jokes until about 5:30 when John started pulling out the hamburgers to grill them. After only about 10 minutes John came back in and said the grill ran out of gas. He wound up frying them on the stove. We boiled some corn to go with it, then we sat down to eat. It was a very good meal.

While we were sitting around chatting, we got on the subject of politics. I let my dislike of Trump be known. We talked about it for a little while then got back off the subject.  It's perfectly fine for friends to disagree and continue to be friends.

Along with washing my bike, I decided it was time to wash my riding jacket.  I've sweated over 3,000 miles in that thing and it's a bit whiffy.  So I took all the pads out and put it in the washer and set it to delicate.  Then I'll dry it on low heat.

It's not even 8:00 and I think I'm done with the blog for now. I still need to process all the photos and add them to the blog. Then I'm going to call it a night. 

Daily Miles: 111

Total Miles: 3223

Total drive time: 71h28m

2026 Natchez Trace ride - Day 13 - Tail of the Dragon

Tail of the Dragon

I woke up this morning at 5:30 but the whole house was silent and I decided not to wake anybody else up by clunking around.  Plus I needed to take a shower and due to some confusion last night, Nannette mixed all my dirty clothes with my clean clothes so she just decided to rewash everything. I needed to get up, get dressed in my dirty clothes, and go out and get my clean clothes so I can take a shower so I can put on clean clothes. Too much to think about. I'll just lay here and doom scroll for an hour. 

Eventually I did go get the clothes, showered, and went out to start breakfast. Last night we bought enough stuff for me to make omelets.

I made omelets for the early risers then continued as everyone else woke up.  Breakfast was done by 9:00 and all seemed to like it.  The only complaint was not having any ketchup.

We talked and fiddled around for another hour and then finally started getting serious about getting out the door. I had asked that we go ride the Tail of the Dragon today. This was Nannette's first ride of this trip. She just arrived and was feeling good and there's no telling how she'll feel. So I wanted the most significant ride we could do. 

The living room of our rental house - chatting

John trying to text the route to everyone - I guess the helmet helps with reception

With this being Nannette's first ride, I kept thinking of things that needed to get done and having to rush back into the house to get something or change something. The others finally got tired and started their bikes and left. Finally I think I had it all ready and got on the bike, just to realize I'd left our waters sitting on the counter. One more rushed back in, grabbed them, and brought them out. 

This was also going to be Nannette's first ride with everybody on the intercom. Once we had ridden the 3 miles out of the neighborhood, we could hear the others. We met up and turned right on the highway towards the Tail of the Dragon. 

The temperatures were in the mid-70s and it felt absolutely wonderful. The sky was completely clouded over, keeping the heat down. We immediately fell into laughing and joking as we rode. We told stories about old rides, brought up some of the stories from our current ride, and in general just loved the experience. I could especially hear it in Nannette's voice. She lives for this kind of thing, not the riding, but the socializing. I've always said her ideal vacation is to travel somewhere, walk into a house, and sit for the next week talking. 

Riding toward the dragon

Very well maintained roads and beautiful forest

Many lakes and rivers

More water as we ride

We rode out some beautiful highways and often there would be a lake or a river on one side or the other of the road. This is such a beautiful part of the country. We did hit a couple of construction zones and had to wait through a long one-lane road delay but we eventually reached "Deals Gap".  That is the unofficial beginning of what they call "The Dragon".  It's a 11 mile section of road with 319 curves, often very tight hairpin curves.  It's very famous as a motorcycle destination.  People love to come ride the dragon as fast as they can leaning very low as they round the corners.

We googled, and found that there is typically 100 accidents a year on the dragon.  And its not just motorcycles, we saw some crazy cars racing through as well.

We started by getting gas, then we rode to the massive motorcycle parking area and took up 2 spaces each.  I was mind boggled when everyone took their jackets off and had headed gear on underneath.  I was sweating for part of the ride and certainly didn't think it was even a little cold.  But John reminded me that I start to sweat and overheat in the mid 80s.  Fair enough.  I can't handle the heat and they can't handle the cold.  Live your own life and ride your own ride.

We walked over to browse the gift shop.  Nan and I didn't find anything we wanted, but Ron found a pair of fingerless gloves made from really soft leather.  He bought them.  I tried them on but thought they'd be too hot without mesh to let the air breathe.

We went back outside and took all the normal pictures at signs and statues, then got on the bikes to actually ride the dragon.  I told everyone not to wait for me since I would almost guaranteed be riding slower than the rest.

Nan by a dragon statue

Me by the dragon statue

All of us by the Deals Gap sign

The first few hundred yards of the dragon are in North Carolina, then it crosses over into Tennessee.

The curves start up immediately.  Turn after turn come within sight of each other and they really don't let up.  For the first 3 miles I kept up but was slowly falling back until the intercom chat started to break up.  I eventually switched Nan and I to private chat so we could talk without the static of the others.  She was really handling the dragon well.  I was concerned she'd tap out before we finished and want to turn around but she didn't.

I didn't take many photos while riding the dragon due to the technical riding required.  It would have been unsafe to take my eyes and concentration off the curves.  I did take a time lapse video and if/when I have time to process it, I'll add it in here.

Around mile 6 we saw our first photographer.  There are companies that sit by the tight corners and take pictures of every rider that comes by.  Then you can go to their website and look for your picture to buy them.  I think we passed 4 or 5 of these.  I haven't looked yet to see if we want to buy any.

2 times I pulled off to let cars or motorcycles pass us.  I really thought we'd have to pull a lot more than that.  I also thought we'd see people flying toward us coming the other way, laying down almost flat on the pavement, scraping bike parts, and shooting sparks everywhere.  There was none of that.  Every bike was practically upright and in full control.  Only a couple of cars came past with engines roaring and chirping wheels through the turns.

When we eventually reached the end, we found the others parked "IN THE SHADE" waiting for us.  We looked at a few routes to take home but we also wanted lunch.  The closes food was back at Deals Gap.  We all agreed to ride right back down the Dragon and get lunch there.

Much like the ride up, I kept up for a while but fell back steadily till I gave up trying.  But this time, not a single car or bike came up behind me.  I rode the full length of the dragon at my own pace without a single annoyance.  It was pretty fun.

We pulled back into the parking lot.  There were a lot more bikes this time but still plenty of room for us.  Once we parked we went into the cafe.  Its mostly burgers with some sandwiches and sides.  Nan got a hawaiian burger with fries and I got a hot chicken sandwich with onion rings.  My onion rings were great but they mis-ordered and gave me a normal chicken sandwich that was nothing special.

A lot of bikes in the parking lot.  Ron chatting with fellow enthusiast modder

We didn't stick around long after lunch, but started to get back on the bike.  As Nan was putting on her helmet, she was fussing trying to get her hair to stay back.  I commented that I'd seen some helmet liners in the gift shop that you put on first to tuck your hair in, then put your helmet over it.  SHE WANTED ONE, so I told John and Ron I'd be right back.  We ran in and got her a ue one.

So far she loves it one out of one times.  She said its the first ride she's been on where her hair wasn't falling out of the helmet and blowing in her face.

We rode back down the highway on the exact same route we came up and through the one lane road construction again.  There was a group of 10 motorcycles ahead of us that were going the speed limit, how rude.

We arrived back at the house around 2:00 and were quite happy to be done for the day.  We all agreed that the ride into this private neighborhood is every bit as curvy as the dragon, maybe even more so since the road is narrower.

I started working on pictures for the blog, and while they were uploading, I started making our shopping list.  We had made a "meals" list early and we needed to translate that into actual items to buy.

Our general meals were:

1. salad with shredded rotisserie chicken

2. street tacos (chicken)

3. hamburgers

4. pot roast

Our grocery list is too long to put here, but you can imagine.

I said I'd leave shortly to go buy everything and Karen volen-told Ron that they would be coming too.

Right about that time, an Amazon delivery arrived for Ron.  He ordered a phone mount for his bike. It was like watching a puppy be whipped, to see him have to set his shiny new toy down and come with us shopping.

The walmart was 26 miles and 45 minutes away.  A lot of the travel time was leaving the neighborhood.  Then we sped up highway 74.  I was driving the Toyota Sienna minivan that Nan rented.  It was a 2026 and drove really nice.

When we arrived, we got 2 carts and split up the grocery list.  We were all running around getting things as fast as we could, but shopping in a store you don't know adds time.  We took over an hour to get everything.  The cost was $225 for 4 meals and 3 breakfasts.  That's about $5 per meal.  Pretty good.

We were back at the house by 6:30.  Tonight's meal was salad with shredded chicken.  The ladies prepped while I worked on the blog and John and Ron played with the new phone mount.  I was working when I realized they would be using the junk tools that came with the mount.  I have a really nice bit set and ratchet driver on my bike, so I got it and went down to join in the fun.  It didn't take long to get it mounted and Ron's very happy with it.

Dinner was good.  We only used 1 bag of salad and not even half of the chicken so this will probably be another meal later in the week.  The watermelon I got wasn't great but no one wanted to throw it out so we'll have that too.

I came into our room to work on the blog while they are playing cards.  That's the price I have to pay if I want these blogs in the future, I have to write them now or they become logarithmically harder as the days go by.

Daily Miles: 108

Total Miles: 3112

Total drive time: 68h13m