Retired and Trippin

On fairly short notice Gary and I decided to organize a ride over Labor Day weekend.  Good friends, Bill and Jamie, were able to join us so we had three couples. We took advantage of the fact that most of us were retired and left early afternoon on Friday, September 3rd.  We departed from Judy’s home at 1:45 pm.  The weather was absolutely perfect; 77 degrees under blue clear skies.  Not a cloud in sight. We rode east on Hwy 50 to Sedalia and south on Hwy 65 to Cole Camp, where we stopped for gas.   (Jamie & Bill)   (Judy & Gary) After refueling and taking a butt break we rode east on Hwy 52 to Stover, southeast on Hwy 135, south on Hwy 5 through Lake of the Ozarks, and south on Hwy 7. South of Richland, MO, between Richland and I-44, we turned east onto a gravel road that took us to The Cave Restaurant and Resort (formerly Caveman BBQ). http://www.thecaverestaurantandresort.com/ We waited at the parking area for transport to the restaurant.  While waiting, Chris

The Falken car tire I’ve been running on my Goldwing wore out at 10,000 miles.  I was hoping for more.  Still, however, the Falken was a better value than the motorcycle tires I had been running.  It lasted as long as the motorcycle tires and cost about half as much. My second try at a car tire is a Hankook which I paid $85 for.  We’ll see how long it lasts.