It was freezing. I think the temperature hit maybe 4 degrees.
It was sunny, but still...
I had the death shivers by the time I pulled into my laneway.
Sunday and Monday were un-seasonably warm.
Sunday went up to 12 and Monday broke a record...it reached 21 degrees.
Sunday morning was raining. I talked to Brent 3 or 4 times about meeting up, and we were both just waiting for it to clear a little bit.
There was what appeared to be a lull, so I headed out.
Actually it started raining about 5 minutes after I left, and the roads were soaked.
I was watching the water pour over the tank in front of me and head for my "special guys" .
Yikes !
I pulled over every 10 minutes or so for the first little while to dry the tank off and keep my guys dry.
Being wet is not so bad when it is warm out, but at the time it was still about 4 degrees out.
Wet and cold? Not so good.
It got sunny just after Carleton Place, and I could feel the warm front coming in. Nice.
I met up with Brent in Perth, and we decided to head to Sharbot lake, and then to Kingston.
Not anything special, but a nice relaxing trip.
I stopped in Smiths Falls at the park on the way home.
I am not sure why I like this place so much...but it's peaceful and the old stone buildings are somehow comforting to see.
So I stop there whenever I can.
Looking at the weather forecast for Monday, I decided to take an official vacation day.
Brent was in...so it was a go.
I left the house around 7:45 am and took the long route to Brent's place.
He pulled in from his bus run at 9:30 and we headed out.
Oh ya...his bike was in Macdonald's Corners where he picked up the bus, so he rode on the back of mine to get it.
I know..I know...you are saying to yourself that it is supposed to be "2 wheels...2 nuts ".. but helping a friend out doesn't count.
And it isn't like we were out all day as a couple :)
We stopped to gas up and were talking to a lady driving a Victory.
We said she had a nice bike, and then she launched into a bit of a speech about buying a Victory because Harley is overpriced.
This from a person with a fake ponytail attached to her helmet? Wearing a bright green safety vest?
We headed to Westport via Glen Tay and the Christie lake road to the Bolingbroke road.
It was pretty windy, but the route was nice.
Quick stop beside a random lake.
Westport was really quiet. We didn't stop.
The old highway to Kingston, and a stop at Kingston Harley to poke around.
We chatted with a real nice guy who worked there.
From Kingston we 401'd to the Parkway the other side of Gananoque, and rode along the seaway to Brockville.
The wind along the seaway was crazy. ...but still a great ride.
The scenery there is great no matter what time of the year you are there.
Brockville to Smiths Falls and home by 4:45.
We certainly were not the only people riding on Monday...I had motorcycle wave fatigue in my left arm.
Strangely enough, I would say that the vast majority of people we saw were riding Harleys.
On another note...I looked at my tripmeter, and I have done over 26,000 km ( 16,000 miles) this year.
That is a respectable amount of riding.
Not amazing...but respectable.
It is not about the actual number of miles ...they are really just an indication of distance which in and of itself means nothing.
I think to me it is about all of the places I went , and people I met.
....The number of hours of "happy" I experienced.
Laughs
Sunburns
Bugs in the face or down my shirt
Meals at the side of the road
The more you ride, the more of the above you get to have.
It sounds like I am wrapping things up for the season?
Absolutely not!
The 10 day forecast has no snow in it.
I will keep riding until the snow is here to stay.
True, the rides will probably get progressively smaller...but I am an optimist...there will be 1 more full day of riding yet to come.
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