No service so this is the first day route, I'll make a map when I have internet connection
Rough route - we took the back road, but since my gps mount doesn't work I can't do the actual track.
4705 Edgewood road college park md
4372 Decatur dr Woodbridge va
Cardinal dr - miniville rd - 234 west - (l) Bristow rd - (l) Aden road - (l) fleet wood dr. - (r) court house - (l) elkrun rd - court me else corner road - (r) summer duck - (l) Kelleys fort road (l) stonesmill - (l) Edward shop road - (l) eleys fort road - (r) yellow bottom road - (l) route 3 - (r) flat run rd (r) rt20 (l) gold dale rd (r) old plank road (l) Dulin lane - catharpjn road (r) lawyers rd (r) Belmont rd - Stubbs bridge road 522 (l) 208 -(r) Kentucky springs road.
Total 130 miles
Three years ago when I left for tails of the dragon for the first time with Yermo I was .... Different. I always remember the anxiety I felt, with nothing but my motorcycle under me, going as far as i couldn't have imagined. For the first 200 miles into the trip, I felt like I need to turn around, and while I never looked back, or turn around, I always left myself emotionally trailing and dragging 30 min behind me.
I had very minor anxiety last year before leaving for cross country, and by the time I was half way across, I almost dreaded the time I had to turn around and go home. By the time I hit Seattle I really didn't want to go back the other way. A stark contrast to the year before
I had the ducati all prepped and ready to go, I was even going to wear the helmet the kids drew for me,
But alas it wasn't meant to be. Some lady ran over my bike in front of Starbucks in Kentlands 2 days before the trip...
I got a call yesterday from the adjuster to the tune of 7300 dollars in dmg. The bike is totaled. So I prepped the BMW to go instead.
If you have met me 3 years ago, I probably be so down, with mix emotions of resentment and a myriad of other issues. Today, I was just annoyed. Annoyed that I had it prepped to go and now I can't. But oddly, I didn't care that much, I guess it wasn't meant to be.
Got ready to go, it was kind of wierd, taking the BMW cross country last year, seem anxious, when I packed it to go today... I can't say I was worried. In fact, it almost feel too natural. I wasn't anxious, and when I got on the road, it just felt natural.
We gather at Josh's house, before heading down to his lake house. This was the gas station by his house as we has up and head underway. I read with these guys quite a few times. Josh and rob are all in thier mid and late 40s. I tend to always hang out with older people. I don't know why, people my age all want to go clubbing and blow money on going to the bar. I am not against it, nor do I look down on it, I just find it really boring. Now if tell me, I can see natures perfection that is yet untouched by corportization, I'm packed and ready to go.
Our first day was not really a first day, it's more like a fraternizing day. We were gonna head to Josh's and hang out. There is a resturant josh suggested. It was sushi,and if you know me and fish, you know I didn't object. During lunch, I text Katie, cause I remmeber her and Michael has a place in lake Anna, and I told them I hit them up when I'm down there.... Turns out they live... Like 2 min away... Walking distance. Lol we visited thier new kitchen construction, and josh invited them over for dinner.
We had a good time. We had 4 bottle of wine. At the end... No one wanted to be on my team, cause I sucked so bad. It became a joke that when someone missed badly they would say "you Yun it " lol. Was never gonna be a pool player anyways.
At 9. We call it a day. Cleaned up, and passed out.