We spent Sunday with Mike & Pat, my colleague from IBM. We drove about 30 miles down the road to worship with Mike and his wife at an awesome little church of about thirty or so people. They were just beginning the study of Revelation. A bold challenge that many of the biggest of church will not tackle. I was impressed with the completeness of the lay-pastor's message and the genuineness of the people. We enjoyed a delicious potluck after the service then returned to his house for a bit of "picking" afterwards. Mike is quite a musician and quite a gardener too, I find out (he is in the red shirt). It was just a glorious Lord's day.
One aspect of living in an RV and the open road life style is everyone coming and going are in the same boat. All of us do not know each other but we all have many things in common. It may be our trailer, truck, animals, or just our common love for the outdoors. You would not believe just how friendly and out going everyone is. Heather and I had a one and a half hour conversation with a couple at the dumpster last night. We talked about darn near everything. We have never met this couple in our lives but we struck up quite a relationship in just a matter of moments. It was grand! This happens several times a week. It is just one part of the life style we enjoy.
Living in the woods, the beach, and all these different places has brought out the puppy in our 14 year old Westie Brodie too. You would not know he is old and deaf by the way he digs up the beach and swims the streams. Oh, by the way this video ends abruptly because he gets swept away momentarily by the "rapids." He is not quite as adept on his feet as used to be, especially since he had been wading and drinking the river for about two hours prior to this video being recorded. He was "just plumb tuckered" as they say in these parts...
For those of you that ride you really must to come to Tennessee. There is not straight road anywhere in the state that I can see. It is totally a rider's paradise. Several of the roads we have traveled are tunneled in trees. They meander through the mountains over hill and valley with a beautiful view and each corner. I so enjoy God's creation. I wish you all could be here to enjoy it with us. One more thing to add, we both often remark we have never seen this many bikes in one place. Mostly Harley's by the way and just a few sport bikes. Which reminds me of what happened to me the day before yesterday.
I went to the auto parts store to get some auto wax. No big deal but helps keep bugs off front of RV. I am in my full gear with my helmet off. Obviously, I am a motorcycle rider. The girl behind the counter tries to help me find what I am looking for...they are out of the product I wanted. I continue to look around. She leaves and goes out for a smoke. I check out and go out to get on and leave. She and a girl friend are out going over my bike with a fine tooth comb. "Is that a 007 motorcycle or something? It looks like something James Bond would ride", she inquires. I guess they don't see too many BMW Adventures around here. I was about to burst inside, however, I calmly replied, "No it is a standard BMW." She asked, "Are these laser beams or something?" I am starting to think she might have been abducted by aliens, I heard that happens around here a lot. There's nothing in her body language telling me she is not totally serious. The "laser beams" she referred to were my running lights. Oh it's great to be in I received a call from Ken, one of my buddies in the BMW club today. I was such a blessing and joy to catch up with him a bit. He has been all over this area and had some great tips for here and our further journey up Pennsylvania way. I hope the rest you feel free to call us when you want too. We would love to hear from you also.
I am sure I will have another update later in the week after we ride "The Tail" so stay tuned...
Love you all Steve and Heather
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