P-51 Mustang!!! ...
Let me preface this by stating I know hardly anything about planes except that I like them. Most combat planes are beautiful pieces of machinery. My enduring but uneducated attraction to planes was probably influenced by watching Top Gun way to many times as a young child. Oh, who am I kidding. I still watch it now. One of the rooms was devoted to nothing but flight simulators. ...
Day two announced itself by way of the screaming-harpy air-siren hotel alarm. Ughhh. I wanted more sleep but dragged myself out of bed. Not too sore or achy. My posterior had recovered from yesterday's beating. I quickly threw my (now dry) boots on and went to the free breakfast. Describing this amazing smorgasbord of a meal would be appealing to prurient interest, so I will spare you the lurid details and only say that it was free and hotel-provided. You can figure it out. I decided ...
The time difference between Michigan and Illinois afforded me a spare hour. That extra time allowed me to relax a bit and enjoy the meal. Following dinner I made my way to the concert. The venue is smack in the middle of the University of Illinois campus. There is parking all over the area, most of it free after 5pm. I parked in one of two garages within short walking distance. ...
Kalamazoo, Mi to Urbana, Il. Route: I-94W > I-65S > U.S.30W > I-57S Distance 250 miles (one way) Friends and loved ones expressed concern and incredulity regarding the trip I was about to undertake. Several people I spoke to were genuinely shocked and concerned to learn that motorcyclists take long trips. All the time. (I still have a lot to learn about common misconceptions and motorcycles, obviously.) My bike has never displayed any quirks ...
Updated August 7th, 2011 at 10:49 AM by Garrett
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