“…it’s about the journey, not the destination…”
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| Morning on the BRP…beautiful. |
Today’s plan was to ride up US 276 and continue on it past the BRP to Waynesville. Then turn left, wader around on some small roads. Find someplace for lunch. Then navigate back to the cabin. Breakfast this morning consisted of two slices of toast with peanut butter and Curtis’ blue berry jam. Wonderful.
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| Yet another beautiful day on the BRP. |
This morning I managed to get on the road by 9:30. Gary and Curtis had chosen a hike they hadn’t done before and were out the door before me. I cruised back through Brevard and up US 276. This was a Monday, and traffic was less. However since it was the time for leaves to change color and there were still going to be a number of people on the BRP taking pictures of the foliage.
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I had to go up on the BRP for a look.
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I got on the BRP and went north to the first good over look. It seems that just in the time we’ve been here that the colors have become more dramatic. After taking a few pictures myself I got back on US 276 above the BRP and rode down towards Waynesville. The road was even more twisty on this side of the BRP than it been from Brevard to the BRP. Many tight 20 or 15 mph turns, and some that weren’t marked that caught me by surprise. Clearly not a road to race on. I rode at a brisk but safe pace towards Waynesville.
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Big Nicks Barbecue in Sylva NC.
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After an enjoyable ride down the mountain into Waynesville I saw a sign for Clyde’s Restaurant which looked interesting. The problem was that when I reached Clyde’s it was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It was around 11:30 by this time and, as I rode out of Waynesville on US 23, I was looking for somewhere for lunch. My preference is to find restaurants where the locals eat, but there are times this doesn’t work out and I stop at a Subway or some other chain restaurant.
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| Big Nicks Barbeque is not a very big place but very busy. |
As I rode into Sylva I noticed a restaurant on my right. There were lots of cars parked around it so I decided to try it. I had to do a u-turn but found a parking spot right in front of the door. I am no barbeque expert but I had a tasty pulled pork sandwich with fries and Cole slaw. I put some sweet bbq sauce on it…GREAT.
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| Hmmm…this looks like a nice place to read for a bit and have a cigar. |
After lunch back up onto the BRP to find a place to sit for a while. Riding north I found a wonderful overlook ( arn’t most of them wonderful? ). Took a few pictures got out my chair and a cigar. I ended sitting there for about 45 minutes ( the length of time it take to finish a cigar! ), enjoying a good book…..and perhaps taking a little nap in the warm sun.
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A couple from Fort Worth TX. were walking by after taking some pictures.
They said it was a nice view…I said that was pretty common on the BRP! |
I wanted to take a different route to Brevard. Looking at the map there was a NC 215 that intercepted the BRP right before Devils Courthouse mm 422. It took me down off of the mountain, the top part very reminiscent of the BRP. Once you got down there were several places where there were 20 or 15 mph curves. It was a pretty good motorcycle road. It hit US 64 just before Rosman NC. From there it was simply US 64 through Brevard and then US 64 to the cabin. For dinner this was left over night, which consisted of spaghetti, mixed vegetables, and pork loin, along with salad. It was great! Not sure what we’re doing tomorrow for lunch but we’re going out for dinner. We start the journey back home the next day, Wednesday.
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| Curtis once again provided us with a sumptuous feast…and it was leftover night! |
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