“…it’s about the journey, not the destination…”
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Today toasted breakfast sandwiches with ham, cheese, and eggs.
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This is the last night staying here so I want to go for a short ride because we are having dinner out. As I looked at the map I decided to go down US 276 again into South Carolina and turn left towards the east on SC 11. The objective was to get a nice ride in and be back at the cabin by 3:00.
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I found a state park just west of Cleveland SC.
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Gary and Curtis had ridden US 276 south towards South Carolina yesterday an found the road surface to be rough shape. Once I crossed into South Carolina I found their observation to be correct. But while the surface was rough in several places it wasn’t bad on the Spyder. Could my suspension be better than theirs?  |
| Stopped by the lake, where there was a pic nic table conveniently placed to enjoy the view. |
Once I reached SC 11 I decided to to stay on US 276 just to see where it went. Riding down from the split I reached the town of Slater-Marietta. I stopped in a gas station to get a couple of sodas and asked if there was a park in town. The young lady gave directions to Slater Park, but I couldn’t find it. I decided to ride south until US 276 intercepted SC 414. Then when it hit US 25 take that north towards North Carolina and Hendersonville. Maybe I could find a park along the way.
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| Small grocery store obviously out of business in Flat Rock NC. |
I stopped on the way up and discovered a state park called Pleasant Ridge State Park. I rode in an found a nice little lake that had a pic nic table right next to it. Great place to read. After reading for around 45 minutes I decided to continue on US 25 north to Zirconia where I would pick up NC 225 to Hendersonville. From there I would take US 64 west Brevard.
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| DuPont Canteen just about 1/2 a mile from the cabin. |
I checked my watch and saw I was right on time to be at the cabin by 3 pm….HOWEVER I had not had lunch, and decided to stop at the DuPont Canteen that was very near cabin. After some ice cream ( what else? ) I rode onto the cabin, arriving there by 3:14 pm. Gary and Curtis arrived shortly after me. After a while we got on the bikes and rode into Brevard to a Mexican restaurant called El Chapala. This became the most fun thing of the day. Curtis asked for a small beer, and the server accommodated him.
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Curtis about to enjoy his small beer at dinner.
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After a delicious dinner we rode back to the cabin to watch the last of the movies in the Da Vinci series. We were getting on the road in the morning, Gary towards Atlanta, Curtis and I I/2 way home to Christiansburg VA. It has been a great trip with incredible weather, and Curtis still have two days to get home. Who knows what those two days will bring?
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| Simply a tremendous meal at El Chapala Restaurant in Brevard. You won’t be disappointed. |
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