Motorcycle Adventure, Day 3
I woke up every 30 minutes last night and got up at 0500. Somehow I am not as tired today as I was yesterday. I repacked the bike and headed out at 0630. I headed to Robbinsville, NC and got breakfast and topped off the gas tank. Then it was on to the Cherohala Skyway. It was well worth the trip as the scenery was excellent. It was a long day and by noon, the leather jacket had to come off and I traded it for a cooling vest. 365 miles today which is nothing to brag about, but it is a lot more than I have done the last couple of days. I cut a pretty good swath through TN and holed up for the night at the south side of Clarksville. Hopefully I can catch up with Retired Jake before I make more dust. Breeze, I appreciate the advice regarding water. I am force feeding myself in order to stave off dehydration, but you are correct about the loss of water due to wind. That is why I try and wear a jacket, but it was unbearably hot today after noon. The cooling vest works great; the missus bought it for me a few years ago, but I have never worn it prior to this trip. Sure am glad I stumbled on it before I left because I sure wasn't looking for it.
Here's a Harley shop I saw in Cherokee, NC. I had the whole road to myself.
I made a new friend; Bob from Pensylvania. He's a professional musician who I found practicing at the first overlook on the skyway. He was looking at the sun come up over the mountains.
This is what Bob was looking at.
Unfortunately, photos don't do the scenery justice.
A Harley botique at the end of the skyway.
