last ride...

...of the year...

took the last ride of the year today up to danville, va. a nice ride to close out the year.

this year, "santa" got me a(nother) gps for christmas. larger screen, which i need for my aging eyes - you won't believe the number of turns i missed because i couldn't see the turns on the small(er) screen. touch screen, making it easier, and probably more dangerous, to modify my route while traveling. the only thing left is to come up with a name for her.

yesterday was spent replacing the old cradle and wires with the new ones. it was surprisingly easier than i thought it would be. mostly because all i had to do was follow the wires/installation for the old one. the toughest part was removing the tank - which i had already done several times installing the led lights. on trip to the hardware store and before you knew it, i was done...

today i took advantage of the gps, plotting a route up to danville, va. i was contemplating a trip to one of the lighthouses on the coast, but decided didn't want to be gone quite that long. that'll be a trip for another day. danville seemed like the right kind of ride for today. long enough to get out and enjoy the weather, but not long enough to need the whole day.

the gps crapped out on me for the ride home. don't know what happened. i was eating lunch, plotting an alternate route home - through yanceyville. when i put it on the bike to leave - nothing. could not get it to turn on for anything. into the saddlebag it went and i was left to navigate home the old fashion way - road signs!!!

the ride was nice. chilly. but let's face it, you can't complain too much when you're riding on december 31st... it was good to be out, but nice to get home... a great way to close out the year...

check out the route on the ride map, in some shade of blue

peace