Day 2- Gold and Dragons...

Breakfast at Longstreet Cafe, then off to Dahlonegha Georgia (site of the first gold rush in the USA) to pan for gold. The boys didn't quite pay for their trip but did find some gold. Headed up into North Carolina to Deal's Gap and road the infamous "Tail of the Dragon," a twisty, turny road favored by motorcyclists.

From Randy: Not nearly as many miles today, but great quality! Woke up at the TuckerHouse (thanks again Steve, Diane and Ella), Hank went for a run, saw two deer. Had breakfast at Longstreet cafeteria- Highly recommended if you're in the greater gainesville metroplex- then headed off. Gold museum and panning in dahlonega, then on to Suches and T.W.O. motorcycle resort- the restaurant was closed, but a very pretty place. Rode Wolf Pen Gap road over to 129. hank was lovin'it, but it was going to get better! Rode up 129 into N.C. and Deal's Gap, better known as the tail of the dragon- 11 miles of road, 318 curves. Insane! Hank rocked it, Randy was passable. Tons of fun had by all!!! Spent the night at the tuskeegee inn just down the road from the dragon, slept very well! For more about Deals gap, check out www.tailofthedragon.com

Day 1- Departure

With all last minute packing complete (and a quick tire repair by Hank), the boys feast on blueberry pancakes, sausage, and melon before hitting the highway. One quick stop at AJ's house and then it's open highway in a push to get out of Florida.
From Randy: 651.5 miles today, but who's counting? Mostly uninteresting interstatate miles, but the last few hoursinto Gainesville, Ga. were on back roads, which was nice. Lunch was at Sonny's, which in retrospect probably wasn't the smartest choice when you have many hours on a motorcycle ahead of you...
Dinner at Steve and Dianes was excellent, however, with homemade pizza, salad and homemade salad dressing. Now off to bed.

Day 0

So the boys took a test run through the Everglades and Jane's Scenic Highway to test out the intercom system and just have some fun. A stop by the Skunk Ape Research Center and a prime photo op were the order of the day.