The Weekend Getaway
Well, it's Monday again and that means the productivity level will be surprisingly low and morale will be about the same. But ah, we have a secret weapon; memories from the awesome weekend! We can sit back and reminisce about where we went, who we talked to, and all the bad jokes that will inevitably get told while we are putting back those tall cool ones. It all comes down to being able to get away mentally or physically for the weekend and decompress from the stresses of day to day life. Personally, I take the motorcycle out and let the two-lane black top soothe those stresses and ease my thoughts. Some times I have the best (and worse) ideas while on the bike. It is a way for me to disregard all the things that I deal with on the daily like answering my phone, planning and scheduling, getting ready to go back to school, etc... all that stuff is irrelevant once that engine thumps to life. It's pretty hard to answer the phone when you are taking back roads to get to a destination.
If a full blown camping trip is out of the picture, my closest getaway is Spokane, Washington or Coeur 'd Alene, Idaho. They are two cities that might as well be attached and both offer similar amenities such as good food, some great stores, and best of all, an excuse to get out of dodge. C'DA has an amazing lake that is basically in down town so water recreation is at your fingertips, not to mention the roads around the lake are ripe for motorcyclists and sports car drivers alike. Yesterday the sun was out and the temps were in the 80's which made perfect riding conditions despite the smoke from all the fires burning in the area.
Starting the day was just a quick trip up to Spokane for lunch, a pair of shoes, and stopping in to see some friends. We, my riding buddy Scott and I, switched bikes on the way up to compare and contrast our different farkles and bike set ups. Since we are riding nearly identical bikes it can be deceiving how different they really are. There is three model years difference between our bikes, mine is an '09 and his is the '12, but they are totally different machines regardless of Kawasaki claiming there isn't. It was fun to try out Scott's bike and find things that I liked and disliked about it. Some of the parts he has I have been planning to purchase so getting some first hand knowledge was great.
After some running around we headed back to Idaho via some streets lined with used car dealer ships. Another thing I like to do is look at used cars, its kind of weird, I know. By this point we had stopped at C'DA power sports who was closed but had some very convenient benches in the shade that gave us some time to relax and talk more about the bikes.
Heading home is always bitter sweet, but a friend and fellow motorcycle enthusiast of ours, who recently had a hip replaced, invited us over for a bar-b-q. So homeward we went. All in all it was a great day full of laughs, motorcycles, and some pretty good food. I couldn't ask for more. I hope you had a great weekend as well! Thanks for reading!
Us and the bikes parked outside C'DA power sports.
Albinorhino, keepin' the rubber side down.