DFW VRCC weekend with Norwegian guests

RainMaker · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 11:00:21

Ride the Ozarks!

Jess from VA · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 11:18:09

If they come to the top of BRP (Skyline Dr) in Front Royal VA (or anywhere near) I would be happy to meet up with them and show them around.

GreenLantern57 · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 12:20:59

Thanks for the update Dag! Had been wondering how the trip was going. I know if you are not ready for this heat, it can really take a toll on you. Hope they are staying hydrated. I am keeping them in my prayers for thier safe voyage and safe return.

Dag · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 13:12:51

I just talked to Åge (1pm your time)

They have about two hours ride to St. Louis.
They will stay there one day, and than be heading for Nashville and further to Deals Gap, Townsend, TN. He would send me some pictures soon.

RainMaker · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 13:57:49

I'm looking forward to the pictures of their new adventures.

Dag · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 14:02:07

Quote from: SideCar on Wed 21, Jul 2010, 10:30:22
Dag,

Encourage them to take the Blue Ridge Parkway. That's a ride they won't forget.

Blue Ridge Parkway confirmed

Rocketman · Wed 21, Jul 2010, 14:32:28

Quote from: Dag on Wed 21, Jul 2010, 13:12:51
I just talked to Åge (1pm your time)

They have about two hours ride to St. Louis.
They will stay there one day, and than be heading for Nashville and further to Deals Gap, Townsend, TN. He would send me some pictures soon.

I missed them by a day or so. I was in St. Louis yesterday morning.

Dag · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 02:40:25

I got a text message from Unni today;

The heaven opened up .... -Heavy rain between Rolla and St Louis.
Our new rain clothes would certainly worked well if we had used it

Here is Åge and his wet money laid out to dry.

Serk · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 09:00:25

Ack! Poor guy! and he's drinking one of the sorrier examples of American "beer" too...

Disco · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 11:42:28

I know that face all too well.

(BTW, Budweiser is formerly American. It is now one of the brands owned by Belgian/Brazilian InBev.)

RainMaker · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 11:45:05

Quote from: Serk on Thu 22, Jul 2010, 09:00:25
Ack! Poor guy! and he's drinking one of the sorrier examples of American "beer" too...

Disco beat me to it - that's Belgian dreck he's drinking, which is closer to Norway anyway. He needs to find a Samuel Adams!!!

And..... you can't hide money. Especially when you are drying it. Doesn't look like a lot - probably his allowance that Unni gave him to carry.

Serk · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 12:22:12

The company's Belgium... The beer is not!

Guess we shoulda sent him off with a few cases of Shiner before leaving the Republic, eh?

Thanks again for the updates Dag!

Disco · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 12:25:25

So, what's the company's beer?

Shiner? Yes! We even found it at Glen's grocery in Bellaire, MI!

Serk · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 12:30:22

Budweiser (And most other mass produced US beer) is a lot like sex in a canoe...

It's f'ing close to water!

Jess from VA · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 13:19:11

Quote from: Serk on Thu 22, Jul 2010, 12:30:22
Budweiser (And most other mass produced US beer) is a lot like sex in a canoe...

It's f'ing close to water!

That is a good one..... I intend to appropriate it.

Now Back to the Thread

Dag · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 15:14:11

Following message from Åge today:

This morning we were on a tour at the Budweiser brewery......

Dag · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 15:19:29

From Unni and Åge July 22nd 2:30pm

We are now on a Mississippi Riverboat.
The original Route 66 bridge is behind us. We are now going to visit the 192 meters high Gateway Arch. You can see it in the background....

RainMaker · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 16:29:50

That water probably tastes better than the budweiser....

SideCar · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 16:51:27

Agreed. That is not beer in any real sense.

RainMaker · Thu 22, Jul 2010, 18:56:51

Åge's face looks the same in both pictures. He was smiling a lot more when he was in Texas.

That happens to most everyone.....

Ghillie · Fri 23, Jul 2010, 01:15:09

I tried to get them to try some better beer. They wanted the light stuff. At least I was feeding em mgd.

RainMaker · Fri 23, Jul 2010, 02:42:22

Quote from: Ghillie on Fri 23, Jul 2010, 01:15:09
I tried to get them to try some better beer. They wanted the light stuff. At least I was feeding em mgd.

Now they are going to go back to Norway and tell everyone we all drink water beer.

Dag · Fri 23, Jul 2010, 02:57:46

I`m not sure if they know it`s beer.... maybe they think it is swamp water.

RainMaker · Fri 23, Jul 2010, 03:26:17

Nope. Swamp water is better than Budweister.

Dag · Sat 24, Jul 2010, 17:42:50

Sorry I have not updated here in a couple of days.
Been out riding. Took the day off Friday because of the sun and the temperature. Came home this evening.

Update from Unni and Åge:

July 23rd

Nashville... A lot to see!

July 24th

Deals Gap

Dag · Sat 24, Jul 2010, 19:07:58

Another picture today....

GreenLantern57 · Sat 24, Jul 2010, 20:17:38

Glad they are having fun! Wish I was there too!

Dag · Sun 25, Jul 2010, 12:00:40

Two more pictures from Unni and Åge

Ghillie · Sun 25, Jul 2010, 21:41:27

I heard from our friends tonight, they drug some pegs on the Tail of the Dragon and are having a blast. Settled down somewhere in VA for the night.

RainMaker · Sun 25, Jul 2010, 21:59:54

They are getting mighty familiar with that Interstate if they are already (purposely) dragging pegs. Hope there are pictures from the cameras that are always there. Should be easy to spot - two sunburned Norwegians having the time of their lives....

Dag · Mon 26, Jul 2010, 04:27:56

email yesterday (in Norwegian of course) I`ll try to translate

We finally found a computer + internet connection.

Continuing the update from where Age are drying money.
We went visiting the Meramec Caverns drip stones cave in Stenton, this was an interesting visit.

Thursday, 22nd
We were at the Budweiser brewery, .....has since realized that this is not right labeled as it is written that the Mississippi river water tastes better. We also went for a riverboat trip on the Mississippi. That was a warm but nice trip. Next we visited Gateway Arch.
We stayed over night in West Frankfort.

Early Friday 23rd
We rode to Tennessee through Kentucky. The big turnaround this day was in Nashville. We visited Contry Music Hall of Fame, and Grand Ol Opry.
From there we rode to Cookeville where we stayed over night.

Saturday 24th
This was a great day! We rode through Knoxville to the Tail of the Dragon. We have never met so many motorcycles before, it was great!!! We stopped at Deals Gap (as many others)
this was a great experience. This was really a nice place. We thought we should buy a T-shirt for Dag, but decided that he have to come over here and pick it up himself.
Would incidentally mention that there was a lot of trees so we had shade most of the ride. That's nice in this heat ....
We went from here on to the Cherokee Indian Reservation, further from here
we continued on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We struggled a bit with accommodation as it was
a festival in Asheville, we went into a new time zone so it was late when we stopped that night in Marion.

Sunday 25th
We started at 8am. We have learned that it is most comfortable to ride in the morning.
This morning we stopped at Grandfather Mountain. That was a beautiful place with a rich wild life and a great area for walks. Ragnhild and Arvid saw a small black bear crossing the road in front of their car.
It's a few miles between petrol stations so it's a challenge to remember to fill up .....
Along the way we stopped in Louisville. This was a popular Motorcycles stop, so here was a lot to see. We continued to Roanoke where we are now. We are trying a plan our next step. Tomorrow we will continue the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is fortunately cooler in the mountains.
Will try to update you, but it depends on the internet access.

Regards Unni and Åge, Ragnhild and Arvid

RainMaker · Mon 26, Jul 2010, 10:31:30

Quote from: Dag on Mon 26, Jul 2010, 04:27:56
email yesterday (in Norwegian of course) I`ll try to translate

We were at the Budweiser brewery, .....has since realized that this is not right labeled as it is written that the Mississippi river water tastes better.

Your translation was spot on. Mississippi river water tastes better than Budweiser.

Disco · Mon 26, Jul 2010, 21:46:24

Big thumbs up to whoever is planning their route!

RainMaker · Mon 26, Jul 2010, 22:58:55

I saw SideCar plan it for them at Richards BBQ!

godfire · Tue 27, Jul 2010, 09:46:20

Quote from: RainMaker on Mon 26, Jul 2010, 22:58:55
I saw SideCar plan it for them at Richards BBQ!

Me too! It went like this....

Dag · Wed 28, Jul 2010, 05:14:46

Natural Bridge

We thought the Blue Ridge Parkway went all the way to Front Royal, but we were wrong.
Now we know what Skyline Drive is.

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