MOA GETAWAY PINE MOUNTAIN - September 2018

Pine Mountain State Resort Park
Pineville, Kentucky
September 6 - 9 (1224 miles)

Left the house Thursday morning at 8:30 to meet Becky at the Marathon gas station in Supply.  After lunch and two fillups we stopped a little before 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Asheville (435 Smokey Park Highway).  This hotel will get a great review ... the story starts out with our sink in the bathroom being plugged up and the maintenance man coming to fix it.  We ended up moving to a new room which was right next door.  We moved our stuff through the adjoining door.  Soon after I decided to use the Keurig coffee maker, but after many tries couldn't get coffee to come out.  Called downstairs again and immediately they send someone up including our maintenance man next door who promptly fixed it.  Great service by the maintenance people and front desk.  To top it off Becky and I both got free vouchers to their deluxe breakfast.

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Only about 2 hours to the rally so we were one of the first to arrive. 

It was only 11:30 but our room was ready and we could register.

Pineville Resort State Park

Dry bag, and rally t-shirt in welcome bag

Our friend Jean-Guy (who rode with us on last years Saturday ride) was there with his companion Jackie.  They won the prize for the longest distance to the rally (about 3,000 kilometers).   Dinner was hamburgers and BBQ in the main conference room.

Our route for Saturday was Kentucky back roads to Cumberland Falls State Park.  

We did a detour from the trip ... Route 700 just after Whitley City

Five of us rode together ... Becky, Jill, Jean, Jackie and Steve (from Ohio on a red S1150).  This time Jean was the one with the map and GPS and led the ride to the falls

Our dinner companion at Cumberland Falls State Park Lodge

At the end of the ride Steve wanted to take the back road to the lodge and the rest of us stopped for gas and returned via the front entrance to the lodge.  When we got to the parking lot Steve was there with a flat tire.  Lots of people came out to the 90 degree parking lot to help ... Bill, Ray (the MOA representative), Deb and mostly Becky who tried to use the BMW Roadside Assistance Plan.  What we learned was the assistance is not exclusively for motorcycles but a general assistance/towing company.  They will tow you to a motorcycle dealer and that dealer will change/fix the tire and replace for free if you have the platinum plan.   The Plan wasn't working so Steve called the Honda dealer 12 miles away and they came with a trailer and took the bike back to the shop and put on a new tire.  He even made it back in time for dinner.  

Open Bar before the Buffet Dinner

             

Long ride home from Pineville to Wilmington/Bolivia.  Took a different route home through Virginia.  With two gas stops we made it to 78 and 211 in 8 1/2 hours.  Then we both had about 45 minutes to our houses.  Made it home in time to prepare for hurricane Florence!

RA RALLY WELLSBORO - JULY 2018

Tioga County Fair Grounds, Wellsboro PA
July 16 - 22  (1,455 miles)

We left home on Monday at 7:30 am for Farmville Virginia, 5 1/2 hours away.  Our route was 421 to 701 to 96 to 15.  Stayed at Tru Hilton, a new brand for Hilton more of a modern European style.  We went in the pool and also used the pool table in the lobby.  The room door opened with my cell phone!

The hotel let us park on the sidewalk out of the elements.

Tuesday we left at 7:30 to get to Winchester, Virginia.  We were planning on taking Skyline Drive but after looking at the forecast we decided to take 20 to 340 to get to Winchester before the rain.  Still nice back country roads and 3 1/2 hours later we arrived at the George Washington, a Wyndham Grand Hotel.  Even though it was 11am the hotel had a room available and the motorcycle parking was in the hotel garage.

Old Town Winchester has a pedestrian mall with shops and restaurants, a civil war museum, Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum and George Washington Office Museum.  At 16 he came to the area as a surveyor.

Benny's Pizza for lunch.

Had a Virginia slice and a beer for lunch. What a huge slice! Torrential downpour so I had another beer.

A Virginia Slice

Rain off and on most of the day.

We sat outside for dinner at Brewbakers on the Pedestrian Mall. Just as the bill came the rain started  again.

Left Winchester Wednesday morning, a beautiful sunny day in the 70s. Got lost for a while in the Pennsylvania mountains but finally got back on track taking Interstate 99 and 15 to our Quality Inn Mansfield, just six miles from the rally.  Walked to dinner next door to a great restaurant on the top of the mountain called Lambs Creek Food and Spirits.

Thursday morning lots of fog over the mountains, all gone by the time we left the hotel for Walmart to buy our chairs.  Got to the rally about 9:30, found Jerry and put up our brand new tent in one of the barns right next to Jerry.

My all time favorite camping spot

We're all set with electric outlets, bathrooms with showers in the building right by us and electric lights along the barn's main walkway.

Found Jerry and Cindy from ROK while we were walking around, they are staying in a cabin about 30 miles away.

 

Food for the rally was in the main fairground building and the ladies made lasagna or roast beef sundae for dinner.  Of course, hot dogs, hamburgers, strawberry short cake and other food. 

Bill and Ed came to register and we arranged to ride together on Friday to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania in Tioga State Forest.

We helped Jerry with the Thursday evening free beer and hot dogs. Tony and I worked the keg and Jerry cooked the hot dogs. Went through a full keg in 60 minutes👍😎 .

Before we went to the Grand Canyon we listened to a talk about George Wyman the first person to ride a motorized vehicle in 1903 from San Francisco to New York City (a one-and-a-half horsepower motorized bicycle).  The lecturer traced the original trail on a Zero electric motorcycle, its range was 88 miles at 55 miles per hour before charging.  His challenge was to find charging stations within that range across the United States.

Pine Creek Gorge (Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania) 50 miles long and over 1,000 feet deep

After looking at the weather we decided to leave early Saturday and take the interstate home in two days instead of our original itinerary of leaving on Sunday and taking 3 days on back roads.  Thank you Bill for all your time and help with loading our GPS with your route home (and showing me how to make custom routes).

Friday night we took the "no schedule" shuttle bus into Wellsboro for dinner at Timeless Destination, a very good Italian restaurant.  Got back around 9pm and had a great evening with Mark and Jerry at our campsite.🍸🍺

Saturday up and out by 7am to get as far as we could before the forecast rain.  We made it 5 hours before the rain started.  The last hour and a half we had heavy rain  and stopped a quarter mile from the I-95 exit in Fredericksburg.  So glad to get out of soaked riding gear and be inside while the rain continued most of the night. Bikes sat in the rain all night. 😣 Ordered Chinese takeout which was delicious.

Sunday morning we left at 6:30am trying again to miss some of the rain forecast for the whole way home.   Got to Emporia, gassed up and it started to rain, amazingly 10 minutes later we drove into clearer skies and got home with no rain at 12:30. 👍

OUR BMW MOTORCYCLES

September 10 2007 - Drive to St. Louis Missouri
1984 R100RT

August 2, 2008

First motorcycle ride to Mount Mitchell, North Carolina

October 4 -5, 2008

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 Revolutionary War Reenactment

December 5 - 7, 2008

Tybee Island Rally (Dunes Inn)
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February 13 - 15, 2009

Columbia, South Carolina

Capital Tour and Congaree National Park

June 20 - 22, 2009

North Carolina Zoo - Asheboro, North Carolina
Appomattox Courthouse - Appomattox, Virginia

July 16 - 19 2009

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July 23 -26, 2009

RA Rally (Canaan Valley Resort State Park)
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August 8, 2009
Katie Wedding
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CCBMW Motorcycle Club Challenge
38 North Carolina State Parks and Recreation Areas
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 R100RT

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November 3 - 5, 2009
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May 31 - June 6, 2010
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August 12 - 14, 2010

Daniel Boone Rally (Boone KOA)

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September 7 - 12, 2010

Beemers in the Bluegrass Rally and State Capitol Building

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November 13, 2010 - Civil War Reenactment
Boone Hall Plantation - Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

April 29 to June 1, 2011

Georgia Mountain Rally (Ramada Inn)

Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee, Georgia

May 19, 2011 - Drive to Iowa City
1973 R75/5

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August 8 - 11, 2011

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June 2010 to June 2012

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September 21 -23, 2012

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October 5 - 7, 2012

Beemers and Warbirds (North Landing Beach Campground)

Virginia Beach, Virginia

November 20 to December 2, 2012

Tybee Island Rally (Desoto Beach Hotel)

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April 26 - 29, 2013

MOA Getaway (Fontana Village Resort)

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May 22 - 27, 2013

The Great Chicken Rally (Ditto Landing)

Huntsville, Alabama (1650 miles)

June 20 - 23, 2013

BMW RA Rally - Asheville, North Carolina (at the Biltmore)

June 24 - Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky

June 25 - 28, 2013

Unrally - Blowing Rock, North Carolina (Meadowbrook Inn)

9 days, 2 rallys and a horse park (1920 miles)

Motorcycle Safety Course September 13, 15 and 22, 2013

Cape Fear Community College North Campus

December 6 - 8, 2013

Tybee Island Rally (Dunes Inn)

Tybee Island, Georgia (750 miles)

February 1, 2014  drive to Beaufort South Carolina
 2009 F800ST

 May 2 - 4, 2014

Georgia Mountain Rally (Lake Chatuge Lodge)

Hiawassee, Georgia (944 miles)

May 16 - 18, 2014

Morton's Spring Fling (Natural Bridge Hotel)

Natural Bridge Virginia  (790 miles)

May 28 - June 2, 2014

RA Rally (Barber Motorsports)

Birmingham, Alabama (1,315 miles)

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area

September 12 - 14, 2014

Twin Valley Rally (Willville Motorcycle Camp)

Meadows of Dan Virginia (711 miles)

September 19 - 21, 2014

Knobbies Rally (Catabwa Meadows Park)

Morganton NC  (778 miles)

September 26 - 28, 2014

Beemers and Biplanes (North Landing Beach Campground)

Virginia Beach Virginia (594 miles)

April 30 - May 4, 2015

Hopewell Road Rally (Hocking Hills State Park)

Logan, Ohio (1,406 miles)

May 21 - 25, 2015

ROK Rally (Two Creeks Campground)

Del Rio, Tennessee (956 miles)

June 4 - 7, 2015
Square Root Rally (Camp West-Mar)
Thurmont, Maryland (1,149 miles)

July 7, 2015 drive to Tavares, Florida
2013 F800GT

September 17 - 20, 2015

Knobbie Rally (Catawba Meadows Park)

Morganton, North Carolina (943 miles)

October 9 - 11, 2015

Colonial Virginia Rally (Rockahock Campground)

Lanexa, Virginia (809 miles)

February 2, 2016 buy 2009 R1200RT from Bill Traina

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

April 8 - 10, 2016

Motorcycle ride to see Rosie and Stan
Charleston South Carolina (400 miles)

April 17 - 19, 2016

Cedar Island Ferry to Ocracoke, Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island Lighthouse

Outerbanks, North Carolina (516 miles)

May 8 - 9, 2016

Elizabeth City and Albamarle Boat Factory

Edenton and Elizabeth, North Carolina

July 12 - 19, 2016

BMW MOA Rally (Hamburg Fairgrounds)

Hamburg, New York (1991 miles)

November 5 and 6, 2016

Beaufort South Carolina (504 miles)

November 16, 2016

Deb Gasque at Rivertown Roasters on Main
Conway, South Carolina

May 4 - 7, 2017

Mountain Moxie Rally (Little Switzerland Inn)

Little Switzerland, North Carolina (971 miles)

May 26 - 28, 2017

ROK Rally (Two Creeks Campground)

Del Rio, Tennessee (918 miles)

July 2 - 11, 2017

RA Rally (Emmet County Fairgrounds)

Petoskey, MI  (2,469 miles)

September 15 - 17, 2017

Knobbies Rally (Catawaba Meadows Park)

Morganton, NC (689 miles)

July 16 - 22, 2018
RA  Rally Tioga County Fairgrounds
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November 3 - 5, 2018
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August 6 - 9, 2018
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Pine Mountain State Park
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James E. Ward Agriculture Center

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