Woke up at usual time for a Friday which was too early to
leave. Made coffee and finished
packing. Turned on the TV for a bit
then looked online at the weather forecasts for the trip. There was a mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado
("President Kennedy was shot today, so it goes" - Kurt Vonnegut).
Temperatures looked to be warm with (currently) only a slight chance of
rain. After trying to read for a little
while, just couldn’t stand it anymore so jumped on the ST1300 and left around 7:30. Temperatures were in the lower 70s with hazy
clouds and only a minimal amount of drizzle.
North of Interstate 70, it rained on and off lightly for quite a while
and the temperature dropped. At the last
minute I had chosen to not wear the waterproof riding jacket since most of the
trip was anticipated to be quite warm.
It was cold, but surprisingly not intolerable in the mesh jacket even
though temperatures declined to the lower 60s.
North of Fort Wayne, the weather improved dramatically. It was actually a bit cooler, but there was a
mix of sun and clouds and much less humidity.
Warmed by some Twinkies bought at a gas station, the rest of the trip
was uneventful.
Got to Paul’s house in the early afternoon. I had not seen him in over 10 years. We caught up for a few minutes and then went
out for some lunch. I met his wife
enough to say hi as she was working at the tieme. Afterwards, we went to Paul’s parent’s
house. It was great to see his parent’s
after so many years. His dad is in the
early stages of Alzheimer’s but still remembered lots from when we were
younger. Paul’s mom is undergoing
treatment for breast cancer but looked very well and was in very good spirits. We drove around Grand Rapids for a bit. I was surprised how little I remembered of
some areas, but that should be expected.
Stopped by the Shop (the 3rd University Motors) for a quick
visit there with John as well.
It was a good day catching up after so many years.
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