Ocean City MD Saturday Dec 12 2015

Hey all.
We have hit some great weather the lest few weeks and it was looking for great temps for the weekend.
I had Saturday off so I decided to do a short trip.
Just down to Ocean City MD

https://goo.gl/Ng5dQO

Ocean City is really nice with a great boardwalk and lots of shops.
I had been here early in the spring so i was pretty familiar with the area.
I spent the night at a Holiday Inn.
I dont normally splurge this much on a room but felt i had earned it.
Plus it was off season so relativity cheap.
I figure I'm pretty lucky still riding this close to Christmas.
Weather is going to change in the next few days and its going to get considerably cooler here.
I didn't see that many bikes out Saturday but there sure were a lot out Sunday.

Pats or Gino's Dec 06 2015

A couple years ago I did some research on steak sandwiches.
As a lover of a fine sandwich I wanted to get more info on the Philly Cheese steak Sandwich.
It seams the 2 best places are right in the heart of Philadelphia.
Pats and Gino's.
There are otheres worth mentioning (like Steves and Tony Lukes) but Pats and Gino's are arguably the 2 best.
I've been meaning to make my way there to try them out and today was the perfect day to try this.
I was hoping to try both places but only managed to get one from Gino's
The biggest difference between the 2 is the steak.
At Gino's the steak is pieces and at Pats the steak is ground up like the texture of hamburger.
Gino's makes a dam fine sandwich with just the right mix of everything.
I can wait to go back and try Pats.
What a great was to spend a Sunday afternoon :)
See pics

Fall Ride Sunday recap VA / WV Oct 2015

Hey all I'm back.
I got back yesterday afternoon.
Here is a recap of the trip.
I left Winchester VA Thursday morning and made my way to Salem VA.
Here is the route.

https://goo.gl/pELq0M

The 678 / 675 is a great alternate to the Skyline and theirs a wonderful pull off on the 675
Theres a great Bar BQ joint on the 151.
Now this place is quite the dive but the girls were good looking and the food was fantastic.
Blue Ridge Pig.
The 56 is one of my favorite roads and worth checking out if ever in the area.
I took it to Vesuvius and back to the BRP.
I then took the BRP all the way to Roanoke and then to Salem.
The BRP was full of color with little traffic.
Salem is a great place to spend the night with an abundance of rooms and food.

Friday I woke up and planned this route for the day.

https://goo.gl/wg1kWX

The 311 is a wonderful ride and theres a great pull off all though hidden.
Point Bank is a great rest stop for food / drink and free wifi.
The 18 is a great twisty road and then I took the 220 with a stop at the waterfall.
Its a simple way up to Petersburg WV but a wonderful ride up.
I like Petersburg as theirs a great little mom / pop that I stay at and a great place for food / drink.

Saturday I woke up and this was the planned route for the day.

https://goo.gl/nuLbNf

Once i reached the interstate I would just blaze home from there.
The 220 is a lovely ride up north of Pertersburg.
The 51 / 9 are both very challenging with some wonderful pull offs for picture taking.
They are a wide mix off tight twisty / sweeping curve / farmland country.
By the time I reached the interstate the sun hid behind some clouds so I found it best to just blaze back to Wilmington.

This was a great trip and I cant wait to go back to this area.
Here are a bunch of random pics that i missed posting while on the road.
Enjoy.

Fall ride Fri VA / WV Oct 2015

Hey all.
I'm just chilling at the motel.
I'm in Petersburg WV.
Another glorious day and amazing weather.
Really patting myself on the back as this has turned out to be awesome.
70's again today and the colors are brilliant.
I head back to DE tomorrow.
Here are some great pics from today.