Our Trip to South Carolina

Mohican State Park

 I rode 212 miles up to Mohican State Park, walked around there and drove thru the park roads ended up on the other side of the park.  I figured my way back and then went to Malabar Farm.  Went into the visitors center and visited with an older lady.  She was so impressed that I had ridden all the way from Marysville in one day.  She was sweet.

 After I left the Farm I wanted to head out to Butler to get a bite to eat but there was Rt. 603 which I had visited for the first time on my Rebel. Was one of my first longer rides by myself.  Love this road really big hills.  So I took it got a couple pictures then my camera died.  Got gas in Lucas and then took 39 to 603 again and rode it back to 95, was beautiful. I then headed into Butler, stopped at the Whilffletree for lunch.  Nice little small town restaurant.

 From Butler I headed to Bellville, we use to go to church in Butler and this was the way we went home.  was fun to see these roads again.  From Bellville I took Bellville - Johnsville Rd.   fun little road took me to Johhnsville.  I went past our old (new) Highschool then past our old home.  The stone quary m brothers use to swim in is now a pond in front of a house.  It looked so small compared what I use to remember.   Then past our poor poor house that use to be so pretty.  Needs a paint job so badly.  Wish we could get that house and fix up.  Two men were working around the yard.                 I was going to go to Iberia and take 309 to Marion and then 739 to Raymond and then home.  But the clouds started to look dark and so I decided to just head home.  Took the road from our house to Mt Gilead and then 42 toward home but then took Cty rd. 24  since it was so windy there was much more protection from the wind this way.  Great Ride!

March 17 ride to Washington Courthouse

54">Beautiful ride to WC. to watch my nephew play his tuba in a band concert. The sky and the clouds were amazing on the way down and back. I did get sprinkled on and thought oh no not a year like last year. I got soaked so many times last year I lost count. I need to buy a new rain suite.
Any way the concert was good, I enjoy watching them all play reminds me of years passed. I met a friend of my sister, and they pulled up to me getting ready to ride in the parking lot. She said " You just went up a bunch on notches on the cool factor in my book". That was a nice complement.
I got the camera out for the ride home and had a fun time taking shots mainly of the clouds. They got darker and darker as I came home, the roads were wet but not one drop on my coming home. Yeah
This is the first I have used the iPad to do this blog and for some reason it will not let me up load my pictures. I will do that later on my real computer.

January 31, they are calling it Junuary.

The weather is great, got up to 59 at least. I have been sick with a cold in my chest, but could not resist this weather. So I started Shad up, he didn't want to start at first but then he did. The front tire was low so instead of going out to the shop and using the big compressor, I remember we had bought a small one that you plug into a cigarette lighter. It worked good, I need to use that more often. Then I filled up with gas, geared up and off I went, it felt so good just the freedom of the ride. Some times the fear would try to creep in, so you just slow down and get use to the ride. Loved it. Had to cough a few times in my helmet, did not like that. Rode for about an hour just around here and started to get cold so I headed home. Was great, I look so forward to riding season.