Day 3, 6 Jun

I guess it's pure anticipation that gets us up early today. The three of us tossed and turned in our cots until 0600 at which time we simply could not stand it any more and got up to shower, etc. We left at 0800 with our destination as Mark's niece's house about 50 miles away. His parents are going to join us for a big family gathering so this is a big deal. Still, we had lots of time to kill so we went to the American Motorcycle Museum in Pickering, OH for a visit. Of course it is neat to see a collection of special bikes but the current display is of bikes from the stars (movie stars, that is) so I was not as blown away as others might be. I don't even own a TV and can't care less who some of these people are. The bikes were cool.
Late breakfast at a small town spot and then off to Melssia's place way out in the country. She is a Sheriff's deputy, as is Troy. Between them they have the ultimate man cave out in the country,but without any of the rough edges. We spent some time talking and having a fine time until Troy asked if we wanted to do a bit of target shooting. Well, not one to turn down such an offer I said HELL YES so we headed off to a deserted part of the property. Between the Glock's, the AR15, and the shotgun we had a wonderful time throwing lead at paper targets. Troy is a K9 handler so we got to see all the dog stuff. Man, I'm glad we have a guy like him in that job.
On the tech side, the bike is running great. That new battery is charging at 14.29V and everything seems to be perfect. My low fuel light came on at 141 miles, I refilled at 190 and had lots left. I saw that my tires had lost about 1.5 psi and will fix that tonight since Troy has compressed air.
Tomorrow we want to make it to Mackanaw City (sp) which is about 385 miles away. With an early start that should be do-able and will be our longest day of the trip. I'd actually like to go beyond that but we are still figuring out our riding patterns. Now it's time for burgers on the grill and some really great beer. Life is very good.