Okay- been a couple of days since wifi access and all that. Yes, I know that you can go to any library, etc. etc., but I didn't. There isn't much time when you're a whirling dervish of motorcycle mayhem (Hank's term) crossing the continent. Anyhow...
We headed out of Little Rock with the now named "Toenail of Destiny" securely zip tied to my right turn signal. It is the official trip talisman from here on out. We crossed out of Arkansas and into Oklahoma on I-40 with little fanfare. Oklahoma's new slogan is "experience the excellence". More on that later, with no disrespect to any of you with ties to the sooner state. Had lunch at the Hungry Traveller restaurant. NO SWEETTEA! I would've lost money on that bet. Okay- back to the "excellence". If by excellence they mean poorly patched, motorcycle eating potholes on the interstate, and rest areas that are nonexistent and far from restful, then yes, we experienced the excellence. Seriously- the rest areas across the entire state had no buildings, no facilities (one had a picnic table) and no upkeep. Hank found a sweet pair of sunglasses in a trash can, though.
We did stop by the Oklahoma City bombing memorial, though. Powerful. No more to say about that except that it boggles my mind that some folks are capable of an act like that.
After Oklahoma City, we continued on I-40, but jumped on and off Route 66 where it still exists. Saw some really neat old buildings and towns. If you haven't seen the movie "Cars", you should. It pretty much sums up what I-40 did to the towns on 66. Anyhow, we crossed into Texas on 66, even rode a dirt section! Eventually we got back up on the interstate and rode into Amarillo. Had a lovely dinner at the Waffle House in front of the motel, where we were entertained by "WingDing" (Hank's name) the resident waffle house crazy. He played some songs on the jukebox and had a one-man pose-off competition, throwing blue steel around the place. We couldn't stop laughing. Eventually we made it back to the room and passed out.
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Enjoyed the pix of the Barber Motorcycle Museum. Uncle Frandy is enjoying following your trip via road atlas. More place names please! :-)
Oh My!!....what a fantastic ride and the museum looked awesome! Thanks Randy for keeping Hank off the track! Bet the Dragon was better anyway. Angie, Connor and I loving the videos...Stay safe.
These youtube clips are rockin' the TuckerHouse. I haven't heard the Bryan Ferry cover of "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" in years. The motorcycle pics are cool too.
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