Confrontation with the next-door neighbor
We were warned by our Airbnb host that his next-door neighbor is not very friendly and doesn't like anyone to touch his 900+ acres of land. In order for me to ride up the gravel steep hill leaving the property we unload everything off the bike. With a hope and a prayer at the bottom of the hill I accelerate up the hill up into the street where traffic could be. After successfully making it up the hill I realized I was wearing my tennis shoes and not my Harley Davidson boots. Not a good idea for many reasons one of which is traction when I put my feet down on the ground. I asked Alice to go back to the room and get my boots while I hold the Harley up so I wouldn't fall over.
I parked the bike at the foot of the driveway of his neighbor. Within a matter of minutes I was confronted by his neighbor asking me what I was doing. I told him I was simply trying to be safe and stay off the road while waiting for my partner. He seemed very annoyed and irritated and not friendly at all. Parking my Harley on anything but an up slope or flat surface is very dangerous and if I can go down way too easily. There's no place around for me to park my bike I'm a flat surface.
Another ride in the park
Our ride in the Shenandoah national park was another glorious day of motorcycle. Yes I have created a monster. I think Alice had a smile on her face the whole day! We turn right At the park entrance instead of left as we did the day before.
Lunch with Alice on top of the world
We picked up a nice sandwich, chips and drinks at the gas station before heading to the park. I parked our bike on a beautiful overlook in the mountains and we had a great lunch. When we reached the end of the trail I told Alice we could go back a short way and she twisted my arm to turn around and hit the trail again one more time. It did not take much twisting!
Lots of hikers in the park
Hikers were every where young and old. We met one young man maybe in his mid 30’s He said he had been hiking since April 4th 2.5 months ago. Left his wife and child at home to do his thing.
Finished the Netflix series The Assassination of Gianni Versace an American Crime Story
In the evening we watched the final episode of the Netflix series on Versace's murder. We both loved the series very much. So well written, such great acting, such a moving and distressing story. It was very interesting for me to observe again the Versace mansion which I have photographed inside and out many times. I remember when they were filming the series at the mansion.
Now it's time to prepare to start our journey home. Today we drive back to Washington DC and spend the night there before getting on the auto train to head back to Orlando on Wednesday
