hubcap's ride to the Hutchinson House pictures...

[hubcapsc]

I posted about a ride to eat at Grits and Groceries and to see an old (the original part of the
house was built pre-1800) South Carolina dog-trot house.

Smokin' Joe and DDT showed up in South Carolina last night. We had planned a Friday
night ride up the mountain to a BBQ place, but around the time they got to South
Carolina, the bottom dropped out, and they got soaked to the bone. Carolyn and I
showed up at the motel in her Civic (Joe insisted that I didn't bring my sissy-a**
Mini Cooper   ) and we went in the rain to the BBQ house.

Next morning, a good crowd showed up at the motel... by AOS time there were six of us,
Shades, Joe, DDT, Dennis Big-T and me...



When we got to Grits and Groceries, Britman, Roger, (brain-fade   ) and Stanley Steamer
were there. Stanley Steamer got there a little before everyone else, so there was no food left.



We headed off in a crooked direction toward the Hutchinson house, I made a couple of wrong
turns, but I think they were only aware of the one where the road ended   ...

John Lawrence was there, and he knew everything there was to know about the history of
the place, he knew the people who lived there (until the late 80's) and had lots of stories to
tell. He showed us all over the place, in every room, upstairs and in all the out buildings...
THANKS JOHN!  



Here's the money shot...



They used to use newspapers for wall paper... there was still some up in the living room,
from the 30s and 40s... John said if you looked hard enough, you could find stories about
Hitler up there... I took some pictures, here's the most identifiable bit I could cross-reference:



Apparently this Lon Warneke fellow Blanked the Giants at will, put "warneke blanks giants" into
google and you'll see that headline twice in the 30's and once in 1941...

After we left the house, we decided to head to the mountains, so by 3:00 or so, we were all
sitting at the South Carolina Georgia line at the Chattooga River...



Here's a link to some pictures and information on the Farm, the folks were still living
there when the pictures were taken... scroll to the bottom of the link for some good color
pictures...

http://www.historicmapworks.com/Buildings/index.php?state=SC&city=Lowndesville%20vicinity&id=29001

Here's some more pictures from today...



















I know I had a great time, I bet everyone did!

-Mike

[..]

Mike,

You had to take us down the dead end to U turn to keep your unbroken record. 

I know it wasn't a genuine mistake 

[T-Bird]

looked like a good day...I see a lot of familiar faces.

[thumper]

Looks like you guys had a great time.  Sorry I missed it but I spent time with my niece who is in from California which was wonderful.

Catch you on the next one.

[Jess from VA]

Nice report and pics Mike. 

Wish I could have made that one. 

[hal47]

As allways good report and pictures,looks like a good time was had by all.

[donaldcc]

  Those pics look great and like lots of fun.  This CA boy is going to have to get back out that way to ride with you guys.  

[hubcapsc]

Phooey on that link to pictures I posted... click on this link, and look at the
index listings... there's lots of thumbnails there, so just click on the big files...

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/sc/sc0000/sc0075/

-Mike "the color pictures are in the color directory..."

[Stanley Steamer]

Finally had a chance to load my pics......

I decided to get an early start and eat breakfast at Grits and Groceries before Mike brought the troops in......I knew I had the right place when I saw a "Rooster" bigger than mine!!......



I played Royal Taste Tester and was NOT disappointed.....it was YUMMY.......the Red Rooster with scrambled eggs.....




Before I was done eating, Britman, Ramjet and one of their friends had shown up too......with Mike and his crew following not long after.....








Glad I ate early cause these old Boys ate everything but the table!!!.......






After that good breakfast, Mike led us through forests and fields....and a turn around on a dead end road.......(I knew we were in SC when I saw a toilet seat just laying out in the edge of the woods)......we meandered our way to the Hutchinson House where we were given a very nice tour of the grounds......Not a single thing was square on this house.....but hey, it over 200 years old......























We formulated a plan to ride towards Clayton after the tour and stopped at the river on the GA/SC line.....after some more BS'ing and tire kicking, we parted ways and I stopped by my BBQ place on the way home for a bowl of chili and fried green maters!!!.......




Had to get home to spend some time with the Wife.......had 285 miles of fun yesterday......thanks Mike for setting this up.....it was neat to see that old house and what it was like to rough it back in the day.....

[Devl]

Great pics guys...thanks for posting them
This is what we need more of on here...great rides and great people enjoying the bestest motorcycle built!!   ENJOY!!!

[hubcapsc]

When we split up at the state line, me and Big-T and DDT were the last to leave.

I watched everyone as they left, and as motorcyclists tend to do, everyone roared off...

This bike left like it had a Saturn-IV rocket for a motor. What kind is it? Is it comfortable
for long distance?



-Mike

[..]

When we split up at the state line, me and Big-T and DDT were the last to leave.

I watched everyone as they left, and as motorcyclists tend to do, everyone roared off...

This bike left like it had a Saturn-IV rocket for a motor. What kind is it? Is it comfortable
for long distance?



-Mike

It's an ST1300 like mine.

I've done a 1,000 mile day on mine. Was I pleased to get off. Yes. Was I pleased to get back on the next day. Yes.

[fon1961]

Thanks for posting 

[DDT (12)]

Nice pics of a fab ride, Mike... Thanks for all you did for us in bringing this event about... We 'preciatecha, dude!!! Also, please thank Carolyn again for us for driving Friday evening... Grub was great, ride was sensational... fellowship was the very best...

DDT

[HayHauler]

Thanks to all who shared.   Looks like a great time!

Hay
Jimmyt

[OverdueBill]

Great ride report.  Thanks for posting and all the great pics.

[fnsmoak]

I enjoyed another trip; vicariously, of course.  Thanks all for the report.

fnsmoak

[BIG--T]

Mike and Stanley, Thanks for posting the pics they were great. Mike thanks for putting together the ride. I had a great time and it was nice meeting a great bunch of guys!