Goodbye Ohio, Hello Kentucky – En Route to Kentucky, June 21, 2022

We have had a fun and exhausting week in Ohio visiting family and friends.  We have managed to do lunch with friends, endless happy hours, dinner dates, family visits, and even a retirement party.  In and amongst our social calendar, Ron painted and mount a new trunk for the motorcycle, perform his magic engine maintenance of oil changes etc., get a new tire and helmet for the bike, and lastly, installed a new backrest for both of our seats!   

A bit about the bike.  It’s a 2016 Harley Davidson Road King.  It’s a beautiful bike and I picked it out myself.  We found one that was a good price in Florida and Ron flew down and rode it home over the span of 2 days and 1100 miles.  It’s beautiful and I love riding with him.  I would not ride a motorcycle with just anyone but feel good since Ron has been riding since he could walk, did competitive off road racing through high school and college and had more trophies them I could count!  I love being married to a guy who is literally good at everything.  I would say our riding style falls somewhere between Sons or Anarchy and Brothers Gang which is mainly a club full of Orthodontist and Dentists.  We are mostly law abiding citizens. We do not belong to a crime ring. We wear hemlets/sunscreen/ear plugs, and just enjoy this as a means of travelling.  We rode a lot of day trips before we retired, and Ron has had a motorcycle as long as I have known him.  It also aligns well with the $5 gas prices as we can remain carless, get double the miles per gallon, and still get to do what we want, when we want.  It fits our off-season sailing plans nicely.

Thus far we started off our trip leaving Columbus for Cleveland, coming back to Columbus for a day and them completing our longest single day ride – 400 miles.  We have not joined the Iron Ass Club yet but by California they may induct us into their tribe.  After having the privilege of sharing the road today with Cornbread Express Trucking, passing through not only Campbellsburg but Big Bone Lick Ohio State Park (no lie!), missing out on the Kangaroo Petting Park and the (sadly booked – who doesn’t want to stay in a wigwam?) Wigwam Motel, we decided to stop in Cave City Kentucky for a few days of R&R and a change of scenery in our cheap but 4+ star hotel.  Hello Kentucky.