Today we started the second leg of our 2017 motorcycle vacation. If you missed the first day’s wrap up you can check out our ride across US Route 50 here.
Yes, todays 2nd leg of the vacation is subtitled correctly we rode in the rain…quite a bit. We delayed our start time leaving Debbie’s dad’s home for more than an hour waiting for the rain to end. That worked, to some level, as the morning rain ended but there was a lot of road spray. Wearing rain gear was mandatory all day.
About three damp, dreary hours later we arrived at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. After spending about 2 hours walking thorough the very cool exhibits and videos we began getting weather alerts on our phones. Based on the projections we decided we had time to grab lunch at the hall before hitting the road. The hall has a small café (the entire facility is smaller then what I expected) that has three separate food preparation stations each with a menu from a famous chief, although I did not know any of them. Debbie ordered a BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato sandwich)…check out what she received LOL.
One thing of surprising interest to me was that there were 2 motorcycles on display plus pictures of rock stars on bikes were scattered throughout the hall. One of the motorcycles is a custom trike from the Elvis Presley collection and one owned by John Mellencamp.
Not forgetting the pending thunderstorm we quickly finished the lunch and got to the motorcycle. We made it just in time for the storm’s leading edge to make itself known. By the time we got the rain suits on, the bike mounted and on the road the thunder boomer was at full power. I attempted to find a place to pull off but when I did I noticed that every window in the homes and businesses were fully barred. That and some other noticeable clues told me to move on, which we did. This was some tricky riding, there was at least ½ inch of rain on the highway, big trucks and merging cars everywhere!
After about 30 minutes the rain let up and we picked up our pace. The plan was to make it to Erie, PA for the night. Tomorrow we are going to ride the coast of Lake Erie up to Niagara Falls. I hope that the forecasted rain is not as bad as it was today!
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 