No new SWD today. I'm pretty sure we heard some today but I think we're getting so used to them we no longer recognize them as being particularly "odd". Either that or the heat has caused a breakdown of some the the synapse that still work, causing a complete loss of memory.... I don't remember.
We left Bremen, GA this morning at about 8:00. The only thing that we had planned for the day was to visit the Barber Motorcycle Museum and Track in Leeds Alabama, just out of Birmingham. On our way to the museum we passed the Taledaga Speedway and stopped by to have a look. Of course it was closed, but it was interesting to see and the place is huge. We arrived at the Barber Museum at 9:00 AM. Needless to say the place didn't open until 10:00 so we blew off an hour drinking coffee at the Bass Pro Shop which is just around the corner from the museum.
The museum, grounds and track are spectacular. We were there about 2 hours and didn't scratch the surface. The building is 5 stories high and every bit of it loaded with all manner and size of vintage motorcycle that anyone can imagine. From the inside you can look out over the grounds and watch the people running the track in the driving classes that are offered. I'll try to include a few pictures, but a photo won't be able to do the place justice.
From Birmingham we again headed west. The riding was uneventful except for the heat. Charlie's thermometer read 95 degrees, but it wouldn't supprise me if that was a bit low. It was hot! We're wearing a black helmet and in the heat and sun, I'm pretty sure we both did some serious damage to our brains. While I know this would be hard to prove to anyone who knows us, you just can't put ones brains in a black container in heat like that without breaking something. In any event, we ended the day in Meridian, Mississippi.
Well, that's all for now... we need to cool down a bit. For those interested, we traveled about 270 miles today.
1 comment:
From Kim: Looks like a really neat place! Great pic.
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