I think it actually warmed up overnight. We woke up to oppressive heat. My bike was sitting directly in front of my room and I took my saddlebag outside to put on the bike and the hot, steamy air condensed water all over the saddlebag almost instantly. I have to tell you, the heat was unbearable. By this point my chain had developed some slack so a took a few minutes to tighten and lube my chain.
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Since there was a Waffle House next door to our motel there really was no question about where we were going to eat breakfast this morning. The big surprise was what Mark ordered this morning, T-Bone steak and eggs. Mark was just basking in the glory of it all. 1,500 miles from home, riding a motorcycle, and eating T-bone steak at a Waffle House for breakfast. It was at this exact moment in time that Marks life became complete.
Wednesday morning brought one of the biggest highlights of the trip, the Barber Museum. This is something everyone who loves motorcycles really needs to see. It is located in Birmingham, Alabama and it is an amazing place. It sits on the edge of Barber Motorsports Park. This really is a first class facility. Mid Ohio has really improved over the years and is quite a nice place, but Barber is like being in a state park. The grounds are unbelievably well maintained and it is just a beautiful place.
It rained all night long Monday night and we woke up Tuesday morning to more rain. The weather forecast did not look good at all. Rain all day and the temperature dropping to 40 degrees. We were supposed to leave the Gap and head into Georgia and then towards Birmingham, but I kind of thought if might be a good idea to just stay at the Gap one more day until the weather blew through. Mark would hear nothing of this and was totally in favor of heading out, so this is what we did. It turns out that this was a good idea because it was not long until the rain cleared up and we really did have a beautiful day of riding.
I got another early start this morning and got a few sunrise runs. Once again I was greeted by turkeys. This time I ran into two of the little buggers. I just don’t understand why they love standing in the road so much.
I still could not get Mark to do a sunrise run and he slept in. It really would be smart for me to sleep in once in a while on these rides but I just can not bring myself to do it. I feel guilty if I sleep in because I feel like I am sleeping away my trip.