Short ride today! 321 kms

Mark loves his buffet! As do most of the patrons in "AJ's". Problem is, they enjoy it TOO much. Good grief - some of them overflow the chairs. And that's all I'll say about that.

We had a late start today. I took a run into the library in Roxboro to make my blog post and Nancy had to go to Roxboro for doggy food. She then had to make arrangements for someone to look in on the dogs and horses. Between the jigs and the reels, we didn't get away until 1230h. Beautiful day - sunny and 22 degrees. Great riding weather. Too bad the scenery was so uninspiring! Hwy 64 all the way to Lenoir - except for the little bit when we zigged when we should have zagged.

I think the community on the way into Lenoir is called Oakhill. That's when the scenery changed to 2-lane highway, lush foliage, beautiful 'estate' properties and finally, a view of mountain ranges.

The weather forecsat is for rain beginning tomorrow evening so we're planning to get to Deal's Gap and the Tail of the Dragon tomorrow afternoon. Mark has ridden "the Dragon" twice already. His plan for me is: he and Nancy will wait in the parking lot while I ride it alone - it's only 11 miles long. And then we'll both / all ride it on our way to Tennessee. I don't know the rationale for me riding it alone once but there you have it!