Set Backs and Alterations in Our Plan

Current Location: Hazard, Kentucky; Miles Traveled: 328

Good evening readers!

As you can tell from our current location, and miles traveled, things are not working out exactly as planned for Ricky and me! :) Bright and early this morning, we began to put our carefully packed bag complete with a tent and other camping materials on to the pack of the Harley. Well... we apparently thought we had lot's more room on the luggage rack than we acutally did, because Lord Have Mercy, all our junk was not fitting.

Seriously? Seriously. The morning of... what can we do? As Ricky began to contemplate ways to better place our luggage, we had a visitor. A little blue eyed, scruffy lookin' white kitten showed up on my door step looking like he was straight from an ASPCA commercial. I quickly ran to our kitty cat's room and grabbed some food and water for the cutie pie. After playing with him, and feeding his scruffy butt, we decided to 86 the camping, and just get hotel rooms because of the lack of room.


Finally around 9 am (2.5 hours later than planned!), we were ready to hit the road. FYI: It is cold as heck in May even at 9 am. So about an hour into our trip, we stopped to grab a bite to eat, and.... we had to buy gloves so that we could arrive with all of our fingers!!! :)

--- Fun fact: as we left the Harley store, we passed a "if flashing you are speeding sign" and Ricky said, in the most serious tone: "what if the 'flashing' they are talking about was real flashing; like someone flashing us?!" ~ that's my shuggg!

After several hours of driving in the cold cold wind, we arrived in Galax, Virginia. And, honey, let me tell ya, we had a gay ol' time there!!! We were on a deserted four lane road, driving along minding our own business when out a' no where blue lights appear in our side mirrors. SON OF A GUN!!!!!!!!!

As the jerk, I mean policeman, walked to the motorcycle, I could already tell he was in a bad mood. "Hello! How are you doing?" I asked. "Fine," he snapped, "let me see your license." Wow, I thought, what a rude state trooper! He brought our ticket (Ricky's first ticket in eight years), and didn't even offer to give us directions even though we told him we were far from home and not one hundred percent sure about the road we were traveling on.

Finally, we were on the road again, and on the way to Louisville, Kentucky - we decided to stay there because of our setbacks, and knew we could make it there before the sun went down. Three hours, and a missed turn later, we ended up here in Hazard, Kentucky. I don't know how, or why, but we were led to an American Value Inn by a very very nice state trooper about thirty miles back.

We checked into the hotel (which I got a sweet deal on) and decided on Subway for dinner. We stood in line, decided on what to order, and watched the "sandwich artist" put our supper together. As she began to ring up the two sandwiches, Ricky reached into his pocket, and O M G his wallet was NOT there!!!!!!!!!!!!! He must have left it in the hotel three miles away. He had to go back because I didn't carry a bag so I didn't have my wallet either! After standing there uncomfortably a few minutes with these hillbilly workers waiting, he came back, and finally we were able to eat, come back here to the hotel, and now we are ready for BED!!!!! :) We've had a great time together - despite the setbacks, ha! - and we know that this is going to be the greatest vacation ever! :D We can't wait. Tomorrow, we are going to try and make it to western Missouri. If all things work out, this time tomorrow, we will be back on schedule. I'll update as soon as I can. Tomorrow, I am going to upload some photos to our photobucket, so check back tomorrow for that web address.

By the way, if anyone could please google or ask around, and please find out why in good gracious' name do people in Kentucky let their eight rolls hang over their britches under their two sizes too small t-shirts??? Someone please let me know! Ok, thanks! :)

Good night guys!
Amy and Ricky (who has now fallen completely asleep)