Day 197

Days that are out of the ordinary or not what was expected are usually the ones that are best remembered.......
Today was one of those. 

Wade and I woke up at Chief Logan Lodge this morning and had some conti-nental breakfast in our room along with coffee. Then we put on these 'beautiful' yellow rain outfits and headed out.

 The scenery was beautiful -we drove on back roads through West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. We rode in rain and clouds the whole way. There were towns in West Virginia that are dying - empty, abandoned homes and businesses. So sad.

Somewhere on a back road in West Virginia. And this, children is
how we used to pump gas. I couldn't get phone reception
either. Very, very secluded. And Wade said that the clerk was very
envious of him getting to drive the motorcycle.

 We went over many miles of twisty, curvy roads through national forests. We went past beautiful homes and farms and animals. On a motorcycle, everything seems more vivid and close up.  I didn't take pictures of the sights along the road with a camera, but I did take many, many mental pictures that I will be able to recall in my imaginations. 
And my rain pants fell apart about halfway home, so after that, my jeans got wet from the knees down - but, oh well. We both got cold and were pretty tired out when we arrived home but would I do this again? You bet!!! 
First thing I did was take a nice, long, hot shower and my sweetheart of a husband made a pot of coffee. After we recovered, he took me out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. And now we're watching recordings of "Haven" and "The Closer" in the living room. 
Another good day and one that we'll look back on and say, "Remember when.......?"