DDT (12)
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Sometimes ya just gotta go...
Winter Springs, FL - Occasionally...
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« on: March 05, 2022, 08:24:42 PM » |
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A Pint Too Much...
In the back of my mind, I'd known better, but... I'd spotted it just sitting there so invitingly, so seductively, and I'd simply had to have some. I could have made adjustments in other ways, of course, and I'd probably have been OK, but... I didn't. I don't often go over the line this way; however, ... I did have an explanation, so... Anytime we make an excuse or offer an alibi, that should cancel out any negative consequences, right? Or does that only apply to politics?
Nope, I'd gone ahead and ordered that Double Sourdough Melt plus an order of krinkle fries like I'd gone into Culver’s to do... and then that pint of Butter Pecan caught my eye; so, I got it too on top of all of that other. Yeah, I was reminded of that little judgmental error a couple of times later during the night that followed...
Our girl had been on a mission lately, see. She'd effortlessly and boo-boo-free transported her rider wannabe partner for what for us had been a rather rigorous run from southernmost Texas to Payson, AZ. Sure, we'd taken four days to make that stretch, and for many of our more youthful and/or robust riders, what we'd just done probably seems rather tame. I assure you it was pretty strenuous for us, particularly those first two days!
So, it struck this intemperate diner that a modest celebratory experience would be entirely appropriate. I proceeded to pursue such a course, even though ordinarily the call made would not have been... Lesson relearned, and my guess is this faux pas will not be repeated... for several days, anyway.
That ride did not start out being anything like a stretch. Nope, the closer we'd come to the end of our stay in Brownsville, TX, the less inviting the increasingly ominous weather forecast had become. When departure was finally forced upon us, we loaded up and rode a whopping thirty miles or so to a motel in Harlingen and laid over a couple more days. Once that spat of moisture passed, the earnest portion of the ride joyously began...
Naturally, I’d been undecided where we might head… We still had some time to play around with, and our girl seemed in really good shape for almost anything, so… northwest instead of northeast the ‘plan’ became… Unsure where we might eventually land, but the absence of anything pulling us one way or the other… oh you know…
It sure felt absolutely wonderful to be back out strutting with our girl! We'd been cooped up all together for nearly a month, and I made a mental note that a period that long might not be worth repeating anytime soon. Not to worry, however, that was now behind us and much riding lay ahead...
By the time we'd reached Payson, though, I was starting to look upon a stay of a couple of days as perhaps not such a bad thing after all. Moisture and cold temps were bearing down on that ‘above the rim’ locale, however, so no dawdling, at least not yet. We cruised down towards Deming, NM, for maybe a couple of days of R&R... However... It was more than brisk the day we’d begun our retreat from the high country, and a surprisingly strong wind had been either in our face or on our broadside the entire way.
By the time we'd arrived in Safford, AZ, I'd become quite weary of all the bouncing around, buffeting, and pummeling, so thoughts of calling it an early evening had already started to bubble-up to the conscious level. Then, I spotted it... Huge dust clouds up ahead towards Lordsburg! That area is famous for dust storms, and we'd even been caught in two in that general area before ourselves! “That's it!”
The motel I'd selected instead of the one I'd previously used didn't have Wi-Fi that I could access, so our stay there would also be brief! Still cold the following morning, and the wind had in fact eased, but only modestly. This time, at least, it was at our backs! Back to Deming, after stopping in Lordsburg for gas and a sandwich...
At check in I inquired if they had had a dust storm the day before, and the very nice lady said, "Oh yeah!" A frequent stopping place for us where the Lazy Lizard Lounge awaits weary travelers... I just may have to check that out again this time... Perhaps I’ll even indulge in a ‘pint’ of another sort this time...
DDT
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