We Are Home

Just about everyone gathered in the breakfast area for the last time. The day was to be cool but sunny; perfect for riding. I would be leading a group of 7 people on 6 bikes home; our plan was to ride all the way home but to stop about every hour or so for a short butt rest. Two other groups left about the same time we did but they were going to ride much harder with maybe 1 stop for gas. Our little group did fine; cruising 65 and 70 on major highways. We ran into rain about 100 miles from home and had to stop to put on the rain suits. The rain slowed us down considerably and we made it home by 5:15 PM. 10 hours in the saddle but it didn’t seem bad; the 15 minute rest breaks helped. One of the other groups arrived home 1 to 2 hours earlier. The ride home was 408 miles and we traveled a total of 1700 miles from day 1 to arriving home. We visited a lot of places; had a lot of fun and rode some of the best motorcycle roads in the USA. Now it’s time to begin thinking about next year’s travels.