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<\/p>\nThis morning it was actually a little foggy in Alexandria, but that didn’t last long.\u00a0 Soon it cleared and the sun was warming things up.\u00a0 I was still on hwy 84 but somewhere along the way my GPS gave me a turn that put me on county road 8.\u00a0 Now I’ve been rather unkind with my criticism of Louisiana roads in the past, but this was a very good road.\u00a0 Almost no traffic and very smooth – this road is one I’ll remember as a very pleasant exception to the Louisiana bad road rule of thumb.\u00a0 It actually seems like the road is getting better the closer to the Texas state line I get.<\/p>\n
Well – this explains a lot.\u00a0 Great – no cell coverage so I can take a look at Google maps and plan an alternate route.\u00a0 Let the adventure begin.\u00a0 I head back east and take the first turn I come to; it happened to be southbound.\u00a0 And, it actually turned out okay – only cost me 30 minutes or so.\u00a0 But this bridge looks like it’s been out for a LONG time.\u00a0 I’ve updated my maps on the GPS so I’m a little disappointed about that but whatever – all part of the adventure.![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lennysride.com\/2016\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Bridge-Out.jpg?resize=584%2C350\")
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Buying water in a gas station is difficult in some places.\u00a0 I guess people think – “Water, what, you want people to pay for water?\u00a0 Water is free, look around you it’s everywhere.”\u00a0 Louisiana is one of those places.\u00a0 They have one brand of water, it’s about 80 cents a liter and the bottle and labeling looks like something somebody put together in their back yard.\u00a0 I bought a bottle of this “water” and then I saw these Chick-O-Sticks.\u00a0 I’ve heard that these things are awful, but I’m gonna see for myself.\u00a0 On the wrapper it says crunchy peanut butter and toasted coconut candy.\u00a0 So with an open mind I tried it – Yuck.<\/p>\n
The reason I picked College Station is that they have a Harley dealer here and I need to get my oil changed.\u00a0 I have all the stuff to do it myself but it can be a mess and it doesn’t cost all that much to get it done.\u00a0 I rolled into Independence Harley Davidson about 2:00 and they got me in and out and even washed and oiled my air cleaner.\u00a0 After all that rain in Florida I’m sure it needed some attention.\u00a0 Anyway – big shout out and thank you to the service dept at Independence H\/D.<\/p>\n
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College Station is called that because it’s home to Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University – or Texas A&M for short. It’s the states first public institution of higher learning and has been making Aggies smarter since 1876.\u00a0 My grandmother went to college here and my father was all set up to go to veterinary school here before he had to put plan B into effect.\u00a0 It’s a big enough town to have a Harley dealership and that’s why I’m here; otherwise it’s San Antonio or El Paso & I don’t really like either of those towns.<\/p>\n
First Day of summer is coming up tomorrow – my dad in Phoenix says that it’s supposed to be 120 there on Saturday, that should be fun & my wife says it’s Africa Hot there in Thousand Oaks – looks like I’m going to be riding into a furnace…<\/p>\n
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This morning it was actually a little foggy in Alexandria, but that didn’t last long.\u00a0 Soon it cleared and the sun was warming things up.\u00a0 I was still on hwy 84 but somewhere along the way my GPS gave me … Continue reading