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Several of my riding buddies ride the MCGTT. They take pictures of their bikes at the various stops and send them to the tour guide. I also sign up for the MCGTT, but I just use the stops to dictate a route. I also added about 150 stops. Maurice wanted to go to several of the stops and I wanted to go to the last known signpost for the Republic of Texas. Thinking I might take a few pictures of my bike with the assigned number plate, I dug through my stack of mail that has not been opened and found my packet. Unfortunately, it was from last year. My new number was nowhere to be found. But my Texas map is well marked.
We decided on an early start last Wednesday, so Maurice went to Bible study Wednesday morning and met me at the donut shop about 9:00. We ate donuts, planned a first stop and decided we were not going to plan a return to home date or any stops. We were going to plan one stop at a time. Retirement is good. Our early start was about 10:45. Gold Wing and my new to me Vstrom 650.
I don't know which of the pictures are part of the MCGTT and which are my add on stops. Some may be last years stops. First stop at 174 miles for gas and food in San Augustine. When one does not have a sloped lot on which to build an elevated deck, one uses a little ingenuity.
The deck builder's business and truck, complete with gun rack. I think the builder is a cabinet maker. The doors to the shop and the wood storage building were open, but nobody was around.
We ate lunch in a cafe/drug store/clothing store. The food was good, but the prices of the clothing were out of my range. Zoom in to the price tag. It says $104.95. Other items were similarly priced.
The purpose of the trip, the last known remaining Texas Republic border marker.
New London memorial. The school blew up in 1937 resulting in the death of 311 people. Shortly after, Texas passed a law that required natural gas to have an odorant added so leaks could be smelled before another explosion happened.
On to Texarkana, Arkansas and Oklahoma by way of Gladewater when I get time.
We decided on an early start last Wednesday, so Maurice went to Bible study Wednesday morning and met me at the donut shop about 9:00. We ate donuts, planned a first stop and decided we were not going to plan a return to home date or any stops. We were going to plan one stop at a time. Retirement is good. Our early start was about 10:45. Gold Wing and my new to me Vstrom 650.
I don't know which of the pictures are part of the MCGTT and which are my add on stops. Some may be last years stops. First stop at 174 miles for gas and food in San Augustine. When one does not have a sloped lot on which to build an elevated deck, one uses a little ingenuity.
The deck builder's business and truck, complete with gun rack. I think the builder is a cabinet maker. The doors to the shop and the wood storage building were open, but nobody was around.
We ate lunch in a cafe/drug store/clothing store. The food was good, but the prices of the clothing were out of my range. Zoom in to the price tag. It says $104.95. Other items were similarly priced.
The purpose of the trip, the last known remaining Texas Republic border marker.
New London memorial. The school blew up in 1937 resulting in the death of 311 people. Shortly after, Texas passed a law that required natural gas to have an odorant added so leaks could be smelled before another explosion happened.
On to Texarkana, Arkansas and Oklahoma by way of Gladewater when I get time.
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