Scampout Rescheduled

Well......

Due to the all-day rain on Friday, we decided to re-schedule the scampout for another time. Hoping to re-set for January. What stinks is they charged me a $10 cancellation fee along with one day's camp fee.

Since we have the bug to camp, we set up in our own backyard just to test everything out. The low tonite is 45, so I hope those mummy bags will keep us warm out there.

Planning the perfect scampout

In looking for the next great adventure, I began to read about two-wheel camping when my friend Phil mentioned it on the Tiogo ride. Basically, you go camping and can only take what will fit on the two-wheeler. Lucky for the wife & I, we both have two-wheels.

It's been fun looking for just the right gear. Gear that will do the job while being compact and able to fit on the scoot. Amazon.com and Academy have come through with a backpacking tent, stove, lanterns, etc, etc. The wealth of information on the net has been quite valuable.

For a first, we bought some freeze-dried meals and I tried the BackPackers Pantry Beef with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. Wow, it was yummy. Needed some salt and pepper and it was good. Easy enough to make and saves room in the packing.

Kelli and I are excited. Our first weekend adventure camping out. We picked a spot off of Lake Lewisville that just far enough to be out, yet close enough in case we forgot something. Never can be too sure, ya know?

So, I will report back once we complete our scampout journey.

Ride Safe!

Ride out in the country. Destination:Tioga

Today was a great day for a ride out. Been looking to group some riders up at work, so I finally got a taker!

The Destination was Clark's Outpost BBQ in Tioga, TX and the ride there was a maze of curvy winding roads through some small towns (Weston, Celina, Pilot Point). At a few points on the road, I could hear my MSF instructor-Sonny Burns- reminding me how to take the curves, don't look down, and keep yer speed up, etc.

It has so far been the best ride for scenery....old First Baptist Churches, stone farmhouses, tractors plowing the fields, the smell of grass or animals, and the feeling of enjoying the wind and the freedom. A momentous occasion was riding over Lake Ray Roberts Dam road. One side is lush farm land with livestock grazing while the other side is a big lake with boats and fisherman...all divided by a slim wall with a road on top.

The BBQ was fantastic. Clark's Outpost BBQ is a face among two-wheelers as I soon heard them all pulling up for some good eating.

Overall, this ride is a do-again ride! Next time I'll take pics.

Best MPG so far! 67 mpg...

This is a short post, but monumental.

After the round-trip to Mexia, I put 193 miles on the tank and netted a 66.7 (rounded up of course) MPG.

I've been noticing the mpg's dropping the past few fill-ups and understand that's due to winter-mix gas. Glad to see them coming back up with the slightly warming trend here in DFW.

Ride Safe!

The FIRST road trip to Mexia (Meh-Hay-uh)

Our first out of town ride finally became a reality on this beautiful Sunday 11/1/09...Sunny, cool(68-High), and all the greenery on those country roads.

We started out the morning at 6am and headed out at sunrise. Now I know the importance of knowing when sunrise is cuz that's when we can hit the road. LOL!

Headed from Wylie into Rockwall for some iHop breakfast. Yummy EggNogg and Pumpkin Pancakes-good energy for the road. As we left, the Garmin Nuvi gave up it's battery life, so we stopped at WalMart in Terrell for a replacement. My first opportunity for an on-the-road scooter update since I needed to run the DC outlet from the battery to the dashboard to plug in the charger for the Garmin that's affixed to my mirror stem. VERY valuable to have a tool bag under the seat.

Headed off on the backroads journey of 2.5 hours of beautiful greenery, lakes, small towns and all the produce stands, honey, and fresh pecans sold along the way. Was so enthralled, we forgot to take pics.

We finally got into Mexia at noon and enjoyed 3 hours of visiting with dear friends. Since I'm tracking the time for sundown, we left at 3pm to be back into Wylie by 5. So we took the 45 North main highway back....a first for Kelli. While it spooked her a bit with the wind and the big trucks, she persevered without any prompting from me.

So at 5:10, we drive back into the garage with smiles and a high five for a first successful road trip.

More to come....