What a wonderful time we had in Peachtree City, and what a treat to have Robin along this time around – everybody likes Aunt Bobbi.\u00a0 I try to get back here every year to see my nieces and when I do they do everything they can to clear their schedules to spend some time with their Uncle Lenny.\u00a0 Dinner on the last night is always a blast with 8 kids ranging from 3 to 14 (most are under 8 though) and this year was no exception.\u00a0 Almost everyone wanted to go for a motorcycle ride after dinner.\u00a0 So, that’s what we did – you can check out the pictures here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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OH – YOU NUMBA ONE<\/p><\/div>\n
Here are a couple pictures from the road that Robin was able to snap with her iPhone while we were riding.\u00a0 Sure is nice to have a photographer along to document, don’t you agree? $\"30$ <\/a> $\"30$ <\/a>We try to stop fairly often to break up the day – sometimes it’s just a gas station or on the side of the road.\u00a0 This time we got lucky and had a nice view – for a little while, when the bugs started getting thick Robin beat a hasty retreat – there’s a lot of bugs in the south…..<\/p>\n
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From a Scenic Overlook where we pulled over to stretch our legs<\/p><\/div>\n
The reason for this leg of our adventure was to ride The Tail of the Dragon<\/strong><\/a> at Deal’s Gap.\u00a0 This is a stretch of road that motorcyclists and sports cars from all over come to ride\/drive.\u00a0 There are 318 turns in 11 miles and there are many unfortunate enough to be unsuccessful at navigating them (there are LOTS of youtube videos if you wanna go check it out).\u00a0 There’s even a makeshift shrine called the tree of shame at the Deal’s Gap Motorcycle Resort at the end of the road.\u00a0 Bikers hang or otherwise attach their broken motorcycle parts after signing and dating them. We were able to complete the ordeal without having anything to add to the tree.\u00a0 For our trouble I got a T-Shirt, Robin got a hat, and the trailer gets a couple of stickers.\u00a0 We also got our picture taken – there are no fewer than 3 separate photographers on this stretch of road that make their living selling pictures to riders\/drivers.<\/p>\n
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Dragon Slayers – Hwy 129, Deal’s Gap, The Tail of the Dragon – 318 turns in 11 miles.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Translation – Truckers, DO NOT enter the dragon!!<\/p><\/div>\n
247 miles doesn’t seem like a lot, but when you only travel on state and county roads and spend most of your time in the mountains – it takes all day.\u00a0 We were ready for the day to be over when we rolled into Maryville, TN.\u00a0 Since I didn’t really spend any time looking for a place to camp we just grabbed a hotel room.\u00a0 It’s been a big surprise to me that the KOA’s charge so much for their tent sites.\u00a0 For about the same amount of money you can stay at a Motel 6 or a Super 8.\u00a0 And at the end of a long day on the motorcycle – all you care about is a place to crash.\u00a0 Uh – yea, I probably could have picked a better word there…… $\"30$ <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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