Last Day to Play

Breakfast at 8:30 for Bill, Sandra and us; Dwayne and Sherry slept in planning to leave around noon. We said our goodbyes last night knowing we would be out on the bikes before they even thought about getting up. When we walked out of the room for breakfast it had started raining – and was coming down in buckets. Then the sun came out so we were climbing the mountains heading for Maggie Valley by 10 AM. We were heading to the Wheels Through Times Museum. This would be our 3rd time to visit this museum but every time is different because Dale continues to add new bikes. All the bikes are American made and almost every one runs. We were so fortunate to have Dale’s son wonder around the museum with us and start up many of the old bikes and tell us about the bike, where his Dad bought it, how they put it back together. He even suggested I sit on one of the old antique bikes to see how the old seats felt; gee I had been wondering if they would let me sit on one but I hadn’t worked up the nerve to ask him. It was such a thrill to be in the saddle of a bike built in the early 1900s. Of course I had to buy some raffle tickets for a 1947 Harley Davidson; get a T-Shirt and a couple of DVDs. Then off to find lunch at the Bear Den and then ride the last 14 miles of the Blue Ridge again. Back at the hotel Bill, Sandra and I head over to the Bear Zoo to feed the bears and watch them dance and beg for food. Packing is next on the list so we can pull out early in the morning.