GOE XI Final Day: The Journey Home

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Well, after a couple of days of riding and sleeping in the mountains, I guess being around so many people really drained me, it was time to head back home. Saturday Night was spent near Wheeling, West Virginia, right on US 40. I was about 290 miles from home, and my choice of The National Road, or the Superslab, I-70.

I started out on US-40, but it becomes I-70 before too long. I was making good time, and I was ready to be home. I-70 must be the most worked on section of interstate in the country! I saw more orange barrels then I have ever seen!

Springfield, Ohio was 160 miles into the trip, and the fuel light had been glowing bright for about 30 miles. I pulled off onto US-40, and pulled into a gas station. I had about 120 miles left, and I felt lucky that so far I had skirted any storms. A few sprinkles splashed the windshield, but it was really nothing.

After a few more miles, and passing along Dayton, Ohio, I crossed the border back into the Hoosier State. Still rolling on I-70, as I was making good time.

The skies over my destination were getting darker, and I knew that rain was in my future. It started as a light sprinkle, then dried out. As I approached the Mount Comfort, Indiana exit, the rain increased. The speed made it feel worse, but I decided to pull off, and take some surface street to get back home. The rain was light, and I meandered my way along behind the Sunday Drivers, tooling along in front of me!

I was glad to pull into the garage, and put the kickstand down for the last time. I was really drained, exhausted. I feel like I have little time to re-coup, as I need to start planning for next year's GOE, right here in Indianapolis!!

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Comments

Anonymous said…
Hey Rodney, Sounds like you had a great time in WVA. I was checking the National site and there is nothing there about GOE XI. I expected to see some sort of write up about it. Will there be??

Al
12:53 PM
Anonymous said…
Yep Al, We did have a great time!! Usually the National Director will issue a letter, and then I will publish it.
1:36 PM
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