Friday, October 7, 2011

DAY #1...HUTCHINSON, KS. TO HEBRON, NEBRASKA...260 MILES

We rode out of Thumperville about 8:00 this morning under increasingly threatning skies. All day long you could see rain in the distance, but we didn't have as much as a drop. We started out riding north on highway 14, ending up in Cawker City, Kansas, home of the worlds largest ball of twine.


Along the way we found an old limestone bridge a short distance from the road.


We then started meandering our way back east and north to our destination for the day, Hebron, Nebraska.
The wind was gusting around 40 MPH out of the south, so while riding north it was great. I was getting close to 80 MPG because of the huge tailwind.
Riding east was not quite as much fun, but I got use some of the rubber off the sides of my tires, so that was a positive.
About 16 of us had supper together tonight, renewing old friendships and making some new ones.
That's about it for today. I'm not used to such short days, but it was kind of nice.
Stay tuned for tomorrow nights report after the ThumperCafe.
Motor Mike

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