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Left Avon for Knoxville, TN at 0615 A.M.!
Riding the Harley on this trip. Meeting Larry and Don at 0730am about an hour south of my place for breakfast. Riding 500 miles +/- to Alcoa where we will stop for the night. Then, on to the Tail of the Dragon and other sights in the area!
Made it to Alcoa, Tennessee at about 7pm. Long, tiring day, but BEAUTIFUL riding. The horse farms …
Day 22 - Gatlingburg - Tennessee
... NSW, on a larger scale accompanied by a lot of bible bashing and patriotism. The problem is that I'm neither a devoted god loving Christian nor am I American, but the majority were and they are the target market. I went to two different shows, one gospel the other country (or hillbilly) and in both the order went God, then veterans, then God bless America, with a hand on the heart standing ovation for an anthem style ...
Day 21 - Gatlinburg - Tennessee
... called "God's World", then I saw a dozen people in t-shirts that said "I was saved by Amazing Grace". They certainly love their religion around here. But they also certainly love their food. There's quite a weight issue. I don't say this is a local issue as many of the people here are in town visiting for the weekend from elsewhere, but I'm sure the 30 odd pancake places here don't really help. What a ...
About Halfway There
I've been alone in this car for eight hours Right now I'm wishing I didn't buy an aftermarket exhaust because after eight hours I can't hear at all. Right now I'm wishing I didn't eat that bean burrito fifty miles back, because we just passed the last rest stop for 100 miles. Right now I'm wishing I had packed something other than oatmeal cream pies and Mountain Dew for snacks. Speaking ...
Bagel stop!
... I had a normal sandwich and I had one of the bagel things. I don’t remember exactly what I got, but it was good. After that we just went on our way.
Written by Derek ...