The plan was to get on the road early to start towards home, but we got a little later start than anticipated. The Quality Inn did have a great breakfast including Waffles! so it all worked out.
Once ready to go, we stopped down at the gas station. With the significant change in altitude on the trip so far, the tire pressure on the bike was now low. The gas station had the worst chuck imaginable on the compressed air system and I could see the humidity in the air hissing out, but I was able to get enough air into the tires to get them back where they should be.
And, we were off towards home.
The day was fairly mundane. We headed north through Oklahoma and got on the Toll-Interstate where we remained for the rest of the day. Thankfully, we only had tolls in Oklahoma. Early in the morning, we were right on the edge of rain, but once we got a bit north we were in sunshine.
Later in the day there was some clouds, but they were just fair weather cumulus clouds. Temperatures were moderate, within 5 degrees of 80 all day and the air dried out considerably. It was a great day to pile on the miles on the Goldwing.
We crossed the Mississippi near Saint Louis, and I still don't know how many crossings that makes on two-wheels. Once across, we started to look for the right combination of hotel and restaurant for the night.
We ended up in the Powhatan Motel in Pocohantos, IL. We had stayed at very few independent motels so it was a welcome change. The motel was very nice and a restaurant right next to it. The motel had a big parking area in front of the rooms that was level and concrete. Perfect for motorcycle parking! The restaurant had a coupon in the local paper as well so it was a real bargain. Ribs, chicken and pie to go rounded out the day.
Ready for the trip home.
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