Well, I got out of Cleveland over two hours after the initially planned departure time and managed to have a textbook rookie day on the road. For some reason or another, my bladder decided it was time for a system purge so, while I can normally go tank to tank on the bike, I had to make unscheduled stops between fill-ups.
The trip started under overcast skies and temps in the sixties. For me that calls for heated gear which was nice and cozy. The clouds parted when I reached Columbus and the temperature jumped to the upper 80’s! Suddenly, I was overdressed ...... something that does not happen often!!
Time passed faster than miles and after a short stop for dinner east of Indianapolis I settled down for a dusk ride. I got to the Illinois border just as night fell and I had only consumed half a tank but I had to stop to change from the smoked helmet visor to the clear.
Just as I was approaching the Mississippi River, lightning lit the sky up ahead, looking like a mad assemblage of white roots in the darkening sky each time the heavens let loose. That show came with rain and, luckily, the rain was well timed with a rest area so I got off the freeway and got all my wet riding stuff out and on.
Good thing! The last 40 miles were rather damp, the dampness being offset by the wonderful light show. I made is safely to the hotel ...... wet, but, safe.
Tomorrow I take off at o’dark thirty with the hope that I arrive in Denver at a decent time. I am about to get some shuteye and I will leave tomorrow to tomorrow and keep my worries to a detailed examination of the back of my eyelids.
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