We are home from our motorcycle trip
We are home! While I enjoy taking trips, I am always relieved to be back home. We arrived back home last night at about 6:20 PM. I took the motorcycle to Amy’s grandparents house to pick up Kaitlyn, our 3 1/2 year old daughter. She was surprised to see us, as we weren’t supposed to be home for another day. She was thrilled that she got to ride the Nighthawk 650 home with me. That is one of her favorite things to do.
On the way home, we decided to take the interstates, as there was some bad weather moving in. We were able to keep ahead of most of it, only getting caught in a few showers, nothing that I even felt I needed my rain suit for. I did stop and let Amy put hers on though, as she doesn’t have the weather protection that i do on the R1200RT. Storms or not, I set the GPS to stop in Lexington, KY at the Taco Tico on Boardwalk Ave. Taco Tico is one of my favorite restaurants. Taco Tico is no five star joint. It is a mexican fast food place. I used to go with my father to Taco Tico when we lived outside of Louisville, KY and I have always stopped when I pass through Kentucky or Kansas. I wish somebody would open a franchise in Canton, OH so i could enjoy their food more often. I always get the same thing when I go there, a couple of combo burritos. Their hot sauce is probably the biggest reason I go there. I used to buy hot sauce from them every time I stopped. I don’t know what it is about the sauce, but it has the best flavor of ANY hot sauce I have ever eaten.
After our stop in Lexington, our next real stop (other than to let amy don her rain suit) was in Zanesville, OH at A&W for a root beer float and to let Amy have a break from the backseat of the bike. I think that the front seat of the R1200RT is comfortable, and I have ridden on the back one time with another person driving. I cannot stand that rear seat. I don’t know why, but after 3 miles, I’d had enough. Amy doesn’t complain about it until we do about 300 miles, then she needs a break. I guess it is not too bad if you can sit in the same position for 300 miles at a time. On the Honda CB900 Custom that we used to travel on, we were both ready to stop at 100 miles.
Today, I had to get my hair cut, so Kaitlyn and I took the R1200RT down to the barbershop. She had a ball. She was waving at everybody, sticking her hand out in the breeze and gawking at everything. She loves wearing her helmet, and doesn’t want to take it off when we stop at places. She has a Fulmer youth small full face street helmet.
We are looking at taking a small trip with Kaitlyn. We will probably drive the car, as she is too young for any motorcycle trips of any length longer than running to the store.
We were able to stay with family during the entire trip that we took. It helps when you don’t have to pay for lodging. The trip I took before, when I went to Mt. Washington was fun when I stayed in some motels. There were a few that I was just glad that my motorcycle was still outside when I woke the next morning. I have decided that I will probably use Hotels.com to check places out and book rooms. I have used them before and found the reviews to be dependable. Give them a try, I am sure you will be happy with their rates.
Tags: food, Motorcycle