Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Vacation Week...

Well, my work schedule this spring has been totally out of hand between deadlines and travel... Thank goodness personal commitments this month have me home and allows a bit of a respite.  Before it gets crazy again we scheduled a week of vacation to unplug and decompress.  Camping, riding, and some manual labor should be just the thing to put some balance back into life...

 
New way to camp...

Not sure exactly what the blend of activity will be so stay tuned to the posts ;-).  In addition to the obvious enjoyment of being on the road we also have a little planning going on in the background with these trips.  Along the way it is our goal to see what it would be like to stitch these jaunts together to form a 'longer adventure'.  There is probably a good bit I could write about that, but not now - dinner is cooking and I want to get this posted! 

Trip number three in the 'Roads Less Traveled' series.  Our favorite rides are the small back roads through the country, as evidenced by the title and road selection.  Please drill into the map below to get a flavor for the route.  This started out to be a rather utilitarian ride, we were out of toilet treatment tabs for the camper so it was just a 'going to Walmart' ride.  Didn't even grab the camera so just a couple of phone shots and a notes. Check the push pins on the map, looks like Google drops letters for way-points and guitar pics for points I add with descriptions and pictures attached.

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The loop through Capon Springs was oh so nice!  2nd - 4th gear work along rushing mountain streams, sunlight filtering through the trees and making the water dance and sparkle.  Over to US 48 then down the mountain with the idea of cutting over to Walmart in Winchester...  Those that have been around me for any length of time have probably heard me say you really only have two choices: follow the plan or change the plan (right?).  After several 'shouting matches' over the wind noise as we tried to point out scenic spots and points of interest I was reminded of my failure to order a Bluetooth Intercom.

Change 1: Swing by the Ducati shop and see if they have anything in stock.  Closed on Mondays. Change 2: Kinda hungry, so stop for lunch.  Change 3: Stop at the sports store to see about a GoPro.  None, but the friendliest folks ever.  Change 5: Swing by Valley Motorsports, on the hunt for the intercom.  Success!  Change 6: I hate to back track and Winchester Walmart is 'back' so how about Front Royal?  Sure!  Plus when asked where we were going I pointed east and south and said 'that way', and haven't seen Fort Valley in a long time ;-).  Skip the whole change thing, let's just see where we end up....

Hope you enjoy...

1 comment:

  1. Loved reading this and see what you two have been up to!! :)

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