August 11, 2018
Saturday
Texas
We are sitting on the patio being lazy and sipping coffee when Dad (aka the Man) calls and says he's about to roll out so yeah we hustle and roll out too for a before donuts at Red River Harley-Davidson ride. It was cool and cloudy and perfect. We've been daring Mother Nature every time we ride out to rain on us but all we're getting out of the old gal is just enough drops to mess up the shine on our rides. This morning was no exception. In case you haven't been paying attention - it is HOT and DRY in our neck of the woods. We cruise with Dad speculating which way he'll go next when we roll up on a stop sign or a junction because there's just no telling which way he will go. He's going to Waurika. He's going for ice cream. Whoa! Wasn't expecting that turn. It doesn't matter to us - we love the ride. I do think it would be fun to put a digital tracker on him for a day just to see what we've done... ha! That way he can stop accusing us of piddle-farting our way around. Tee-Hee!
We rolled in to the dealership feeling a bit spunky and ready for coffee and donuts. We visit for a while but the three of us were antsy so we roll out for a few more miles. Did I mention it is cool and cloudy? In August? In Texas?
Dad peels off a short while later but we head for gas. We consider the possibilities of the afternoon. East is out - we know it's raining in that direction. North? Nah South - Nah. Finally I say there's the car show in Vernon - West it is then, taking the slow easy, way down back roads in that general direction.
We have a vague idea of where the car show park is and we find it after one quick turnaround. We drive in stop and go traffic for a couple miles I guess and finally find the show and eventually a good spot to park the ride that isn't in a bar ditch or a sand pit. We get off and roam around through some spectacular vehicles. As we're roaming around and generally enjoying ourselves, we notice the clouds building on the horizon and we're getting HOT so we decide it's time to get on out of there before there's a mass exodus of show cars trying to avoid what looks like a storm coming in. We ride back out in the stop and go traffic looking for a burger place Dad has mentioned several times and we find it. Bevo's was packed but we scored a table pretty quick and settled in to wait 40 minutes for a burger. The burgers were everything Dad said they were! Hand-made, and tasty! Yep! Bevo's has made the ride-to-eat list. We'll be posting again soon from that location.
Look at this beauty! Our first vehicle was a red 57 Chevy just like this one.
And Dad lost a vehicle similar to this one in a 1960s tornado.
We've done a few car shows in the past. The Folks had a 64 Chevy pickup and a 1967 Chevelle that picked up a few trophies back in the 80s and 90s. More car photos in the slide show posted below.
This one has Harley-Davidson exhaust. Ha!
After burgers, we get the heck outta there and rolled in just in time for the guys to hook up and make the HOG meeting. The HOG club decided to ride to Vernon after the meeting on a supper run. They encountered the storm we left behind. But, at least they found rain!
Riding with the man = 115.4 s'miles.
Riding to the car show = 150.7 s'miles
Logging 266.1 s'miles in Texas, in August without breaking out the sunblock - awesome!
Here's a slide show of the morning ride and the car show - enjoy
