Just went for a stroll around the block 67.1 miles of backroads deer and Watching for "Topaz" 👀
Woke up feeling good for a change around 3:30am and decided to go to the local fuel station which starts serving breakfast at 4am, and to my surprise 2 klr650's was there from Ohio and was sitting at a table looking over a map 🫨 yes a paper map 😎
I immediately plunged my ass down a few tables over and ordered 3 eggs and biscuits and homemade sausage gravy 😋
I will admit I was hoping for one of them to look my way and within a few minutes 1 of them looked out and seen my Pan America sitting in the parking spot next to their bikes then turned and looked at me and nodded and I returned the nod , then before anyone could say or make a jester the waitress walked up to their table was was dropping off their food , her back was to me blocking my view of them and our bikes when she turned her head and looked at me over her shoulder and smiled at me 🙃
She went back and picked up my food and approached my table with a grin and said morning Doc 🌄 and I said morning Katherine 🌄
She then said you see those 2 guys over there they wanted to know if you knew where route 551 merges with knifley store road , I giggled a little because that is exactly where we were sitting enjoying breakfast 😉
She said Google has them confused and they got one of the local maps from the stand up front but are having trouble finding a nice route of backroads back towards lorreto and wanted to ride to the birthplace of "Lincoln"
And they were wondering if anyone knew that route and was wondering if perhaps you (i) did , she said I told them to ask you but they asked her to for them 🤔 then it hit me 🤦🏻♂️
I was in my rags/cut 🤷🏻♂️ and i hated that I seemed uncomfortable for them to approach 🤦🏻♂️
So I said I got this with a smile 😃 I picked up my plate and drink and walked over to their table and asked mind if I sit with you fellas and plopped my ass down at their table and took a few bites of my breakfast 😋
I probably looked like a Ole backwoods hillbilly because I don't have any teeth, hair a mess and haven't showered since Saturday morning 😂
Then I said where you men trying to get to and the mood changed immediately and went to conversations of where they came from and a few places they were trying to find and mentioned that Google maps ran them in a circle twice and when they seen the lights on here on their second circle they decided to stop for gas and a bite to eat and hopes of a local to help possibly .
So I turned and looked at a small rack where ink pens and highlighters were sitting with other items for sale and went over and picked up a yellow one and sat back down with them and said, yeah Google will not get you there lol , they looked amazed when I tore open the package for the highlighter and asked for their map and I continued to eat while I highlighted a route from where we was sitting to the place they wanted to go , and a additional route to where they were heading afterwards with 2 fuel stops marked for them if they choose to go that way 👉
I think I made a couple friends this morning 🌄 Katherine approached the table and asked if there's anything else she could get us and glanced down at the map and the opened highlighter and back at me with a smile 😃
I thought them 2 fellas half my age shit their pants not knowing how "small-town backwoods folks are for the most part 🤣
I said thank you but I'm good which they also said and she walked away and silence filled the table for about 30 seconds before she returned and laid down our bills and I snatched them up quickly and said I'm buying this morning and I got this highlighter also .
She smiled and took my debit card and then relief filled the table 😌 I said ya boys have a good day and stood up to approach the cash register and sign my receipt and noticed over my shoulder the 2 were leaving tips on the table trying to collect their things to catch up with me outside.
I was putting things in my saddle bags when they came out and thanked me a few times and asked if wanted to ride along with them for a while and I said it's no problem and you are welcome but I'M ON A MISSION FROM GOD and had a different path to follow this morning which made us all laugh a second or two 🙃
We said our goodbyes and all left out down route 55 but I was WOT soon as I straightened out from turning out from the station and returned home with the misses breakfast and had the coffee pot brewing when I woke her up to eat before her ass goes to cutting grass 🤣😂
Just felt like sharing this with y'all this morning 🌄 we are all comrades to a certain point 👉 especially when someone needs help finding their way when lost 😎
Love this fourm and this amazing Pan America motorcycle 🏍
Woke up feeling good for a change around 3:30am and decided to go to the local fuel station which starts serving breakfast at 4am, and to my surprise 2 klr650's was there from Ohio and was sitting at a table looking over a map 🫨 yes a paper map 😎
I immediately plunged my ass down a few tables over and ordered 3 eggs and biscuits and homemade sausage gravy 😋
I will admit I was hoping for one of them to look my way and within a few minutes 1 of them looked out and seen my Pan America sitting in the parking spot next to their bikes then turned and looked at me and nodded and I returned the nod , then before anyone could say or make a jester the waitress walked up to their table was was dropping off their food , her back was to me blocking my view of them and our bikes when she turned her head and looked at me over her shoulder and smiled at me 🙃
She went back and picked up my food and approached my table with a grin and said morning Doc 🌄 and I said morning Katherine 🌄
She then said you see those 2 guys over there they wanted to know if you knew where route 551 merges with knifley store road , I giggled a little because that is exactly where we were sitting enjoying breakfast 😉
She said Google has them confused and they got one of the local maps from the stand up front but are having trouble finding a nice route of backroads back towards lorreto and wanted to ride to the birthplace of "Lincoln"
And they were wondering if anyone knew that route and was wondering if perhaps you (i) did , she said I told them to ask you but they asked her to for them 🤔 then it hit me 🤦🏻♂️
I was in my rags/cut 🤷🏻♂️ and i hated that I seemed uncomfortable for them to approach 🤦🏻♂️
So I said I got this with a smile 😃 I picked up my plate and drink and walked over to their table and asked mind if I sit with you fellas and plopped my ass down at their table and took a few bites of my breakfast 😋
I probably looked like a Ole backwoods hillbilly because I don't have any teeth, hair a mess and haven't showered since Saturday morning 😂
Then I said where you men trying to get to and the mood changed immediately and went to conversations of where they came from and a few places they were trying to find and mentioned that Google maps ran them in a circle twice and when they seen the lights on here on their second circle they decided to stop for gas and a bite to eat and hopes of a local to help possibly .
So I turned and looked at a small rack where ink pens and highlighters were sitting with other items for sale and went over and picked up a yellow one and sat back down with them and said, yeah Google will not get you there lol , they looked amazed when I tore open the package for the highlighter and asked for their map and I continued to eat while I highlighted a route from where we was sitting to the place they wanted to go , and a additional route to where they were heading afterwards with 2 fuel stops marked for them if they choose to go that way 👉
I think I made a couple friends this morning 🌄 Katherine approached the table and asked if there's anything else she could get us and glanced down at the map and the opened highlighter and back at me with a smile 😃
I thought them 2 fellas half my age shit their pants not knowing how "small-town backwoods folks are for the most part 🤣
I said thank you but I'm good which they also said and she walked away and silence filled the table for about 30 seconds before she returned and laid down our bills and I snatched them up quickly and said I'm buying this morning and I got this highlighter also .
She smiled and took my debit card and then relief filled the table 😌 I said ya boys have a good day and stood up to approach the cash register and sign my receipt and noticed over my shoulder the 2 were leaving tips on the table trying to collect their things to catch up with me outside.
I was putting things in my saddle bags when they came out and thanked me a few times and asked if wanted to ride along with them for a while and I said it's no problem and you are welcome but I'M ON A MISSION FROM GOD and had a different path to follow this morning which made us all laugh a second or two 🙃
We said our goodbyes and all left out down route 55 but I was WOT soon as I straightened out from turning out from the station and returned home with the misses breakfast and had the coffee pot brewing when I woke her up to eat before her ass goes to cutting grass 🤣😂
Just felt like sharing this with y'all this morning 🌄 we are all comrades to a certain point 👉 especially when someone needs help finding their way when lost 😎
Love this fourm and this amazing Pan America motorcycle 🏍
