We left our hotel somewhere around 1:00 after our morning ride. It appeared that rain was on its way but now it was pushed back to early afternoon. We rode back to the Tail of the Dragon which is 20 miles from where we are staying. Lesson learned here..... When you map something, it is a straight line from point A to point B. If you want accurate distance, you need to route it. When I was picking out hotels to stay at, Google Maps shows the Two Wheels Inn seven miles from the Deals Gap Resort. When I actually plugged in the the resort to the GPS from the Deals Gap resort , it showed me 20 more miles. O'well. It was actually a nice ride.
The Tree of Shame (ironically, the Saturn is not part of the tree)At the Deals Gap Resort, they have this Tree of Shame. Basically, it is a collection of bike parts as a result of crashes on the Dragon. It is pretty interesting. See the video below.
After buying some souvenirs, we headed out out. We received word that there was an 18 wheeler stuck up on the dragon backing up traffic. Matt and I headed back towards the resort area but checked out some new areas to us. We stopped at this Memorial along the way.
From where we are staying, unless you want fast food, there were not many options. On our GPS units, we looked for food in the area. We found a small town called Andrew. We saw this place on the unit but figured it was a little more then we wanted to spend since it was called "Steak and Seafood".
We found the restaurant but agreed that if we could not find anything else, we would try this place. Let me add here that this is a dry county. The county is large. Most places close at 8:00 and it was closing time for most. I jokingly told Matt that it was our lucky day. Since there were no other places to go, we were having steak and seafood.We pulled in, not even sure if this was place was open but it was. We walked in and my mouth dropped. It was a newly renovated diner with booths and no linens in sight. Plus they had Wheel of Fortune on the TV next to the hanging kayak on the wall.
The red light start spinning in my head. Back home we would call this a Greek restaurant but this was country style. The food was OK. I had the most unhealthy meal for this trip. Country fried steak and mashed potatoes smothered in gravy. I managed to eat the chicken but there was so much gravy, the potatoes became liquid. Note to self... don't ask for smothered anything when in the south. Careful for what you ask for.
Yup, the bikes had there own a garage at the Two Wheels Inn.I would stay here again.
I ended the night on a good note. We went back to the room and parked the bikes in the garage for the night. I then lit up a Rocky Patel cigar and enjoyed the sun down. Matt and I were going to the pavilion to chill out.(see image below) On the way, we stopped to talk to some fellow riders. Next thing I know, I am enjoying some beer which led to vodka which lead to after 11:00. I know, its not that late but Matt and I wanted to get off to an early start. I wanted to avoid a hangover and I did. I didn't want to end the night but I wanted to be rested for the hot ride to Birmingham. So I drank up and headed back to the room. To the Florida Harley chick, thanks for the vodka and stay away from land sharks
The pavilion at the Two Wheels Inn
Our view behind the resort
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