Final Day of the Ozark Trip

We were very concerned about the weather for our ride from Eureka Springs, Arkansas to Kansas City, MO....so basically nothing new for this trip. We had heard that a major cell was coming through between 9 and noon, so we decided to leave at 6:15. Off we went, in the dark, without coffee or breakfast...again.

That driveway at the Inn was killer. Dave made the initial sharp turn, when he put down his boot it was total slippage....we were lucky or possibly he is very skilled, anyway we remained upright and went down the hill very slowly and carefully and did not go off the steep cliff that looked very likely at one point. Scott and Margaret were right behind us and things didn't look too good...but it all worked out fine. And did I mention that it was totally dark and raining?

We had on rain gear because I insisted that we take it, even though Dave thought we would not need it. There was plenty of room so why not pack it? Scott & Margaret were wishing they had theirs.

We rode off and tried not to notice the rain, wind, and lightening. The signs for curvy roads usually excite us, but now we were thinking they might not be that great. We drove on until we needed gas. Then we realized we were stopping at the same place as on the way down....the one that we couldn't stand the smoking. So we drove 2 miles to go to McDonald's....for coffee....we can not believe that we're thinking this is great coffee...and a breakfast burrito.

The rain lifted and we had a dry ride to the Worth Harley Davidson dealership. There was that trip to the gas station to fill up before we turned in the bikes. There really weren't many stations, and we almost rear ended a car that didn't make the turn when we thought it would and we were looking the other way for the station, but again the guys have great skills and can stop on a dime....good thing. We dropped off the bikes, changed in to our traveling clothes, and got a ride to the airport....where we went to the first restaurant that served alcohol and got ripped off and paid over $120 for lunch.

Long trip, 3118 miles....

Oh, and here's what we saw at the airport...good thing we didn't need it

It's good to be home.....