{"id":582,"date":"2014-06-13T06:03:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/?p=582"},"modified":"2016-02-20T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T16:45:16","slug":"day-42-drums-pa-238-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/?p=582","title":{"rendered":"Day 42 – Drums, PA (238 miles)"},"content":{"rendered":"
We got started a little late this morning. Partially because I was waiting to see if the weather would get any better and partially because last night’s party was a little strong for my co-pilot.\u00a0 The weather didn’t look that good and never got better.\u00a0 We rode the whole day in off and on rain showers (mostly on) and cold.\u00a0 It’s okay though, it’s been a long time since the weather was anything but awesome so we can deal with a little cold rain.\u00a0 Rainy days = slab days for the most part. Not too many sharp turns to lay the bike down in, no flash floods or streams running across the road to worry about and lots of stopping areas along the way.\u00a0 No worries though, if all the days were good days – – good days would just be normal days.\u00a0 I am quite the philosopher aren’t I.\u00a0 Ha ha ha…….<\/p>\n
The best it got all day.<\/p><\/div>\n
Many of you might be asking yourself, “Drums, PA – I’ve never heard of that” which is understandable.\u00a0 I’d never heard of it either until two years ago.\u00a0 I was leaving Marshal, VA headed north on my, finish the lower 48 states ride and it was raining.<\/strong>\u00a0 It was at least moderate rain from the time I got on the bike until I got off.\u00a0 I rode as far as I could that day and ended up here in Drums.\u00a0 The hotel I chose was a run down flea bag of a place but I just needed the day to be over.\u00a0 The guy that runs the place couldn’t have been nicer – he insisted that I bring him all my wet stuff and he would have it dried for me in no time.\u00a0 He put all my stuff (even my soaking wet cowboy boots) in the room where all their industrial dryers for the hotel are and he was right.\u00a0 Rain suit and clothes were dry in just a couple hours and the boots were good to go in the morning.\u00a0 That day I vowed that if I was in the area I would be staying at his motel.\u00a0 This time our stuff wasn’t quite that wet but he still offered to dry everything.\u00a0 I wish the hotel had nicer for Robin’s sake but I was good.<\/p>\n Obviously taken on a day with much better weather – The Lookout House Restaurant & Bar<\/p><\/div>\n Robin might have been wanting for a classier motel but she was very happy with dinner.\u00a0 I found a family owned and operated little place called The Lookout House that was within a mile or so & we headed over.\u00a0 It’s almost gourmet dining in the middle of nowhere.\u00a0 I knew something was up when the waiter showed up with the polished professional swagger of a waiter in a fine dining establishment.\u00a0 Turns out he is a local but spent 26 years in California working at a restaurant in Brentwood (that’s $$$$ for those of you that don’t know).\u00a0 Anyway, the place he worked went belly up 4 years ago and he came back home to Drums and started working at the Lookout again (he started here when he was 10).\u00a0 Every course was wonderful, and the cost was low all things considered.\u00a0 You might want to pick a better hotel but do yourself a favor if you’re in the area, and check out The Lookout House Restaurant & Bar – they actually have a motor lodge right here as well – maybe I’ll stay there next time. We got started a little late this morning. Partially because I was waiting to see if the weather would get any better and partially because last night’s party was a little strong for my co-pilot.\u00a0 The weather didn’t look that … Continue reading <\/a>
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