I WAS UP THIS MORNING BEFORE DAYLIGHT, PACKING MY BAGS AND GETTING READY TO DEPART THE MOTEL, AND THE OTHER 3 STOOGES. AFTER EATING A SMALL BREAKFAST, I HIT THE ROAD ABOUT 6:45 A.M. I KNEW WHEN I LEFT THE MOTEL I WAS GOING TO GET WET WITHIN THE FIRST 200 MILES, SO I DRESSED FOR IT.
NOT ONLY DID IT RAIN HARD AROUND MEMPHIS, BUT THE WIND WAS HOWLING. I WAS THINKING I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS TRIP WITHOUT RIDING IN THE WIND, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK THAT WAY.
THE TREES IN ARKANSAS WERE IN FULL COLOR, AND THIS HAPPENED IN JUST A MATTER OF DAYS, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T THAT WAY THE FIRST OF THE WEEK.
I ARRIVED HOME TONIGHT, AFTER RIDING A TOTAL OF 823 MILES TODAY IN ABOUT 14.5 HOURS.
THIS WAS THE LAST THUMPERCAFE OF THE YEAR, AND IT WAS A GOOD YEAR. THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT ATTENDED, AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
MOTOR MIKE
Glad you're home safe, Mike. Eight hundred twenty-three miles....
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