Yesterday, with perfect weather, we took a ride to the Dutch Country of Pennsylvania. Stopped at Yoders Country Market in New Holland for their all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. The food was excellent and a real bargain at $10. After lunch we rode over to Intercourse, PA and stopped at Kitchen Kettle Village. Its worth the time to walk around, do some shopping and, best of all, listen to the music of the duo (guitar and banjo) who perform outside the bake shop.
On the way down rode PA 568. This is a road which is a must ride if you are in the area. Lots of curves, nice scenery, and very little traffic. It is very tempting to push the speed, but with no shoulders and many blind curves, it is wise to sit back and enjoy the scenery and cooling shade.
Leaving Intercourse, we took PA 772 west to Rothsville. 772 is not listed on MotorcycleRoads.US but it is a great motorcycle road and I hope that a rider out there submits their comments on it.
The highlight of the day happened upon arrival at the Kitchen Kettle Village. As we got off the bike, I spied a couple across the parking lot who had also just arrived. Went over and introduced ourselves and it turned out that the couple were from Iceland touring the US on their Yamaha Venture. We had a nice conversation and quickly became friends.
Needless to say this is why motorcycling is a such a passion with us. If we had been 'cagers' in a Ford Explorer, for example, do you think we would have walked across a parking lot to talk to a strange couple in a Ford Explorer? Don't think so. Spending a couple of hours in a 'cage' on an Interstate to get somewhere is enough to drive you nuts. Not conducive to socializing with other 'cagers'.
Heading for home we took the 'long' way, of course. It was a Wednesday, so we decided to stop at the Hometown Farmers Market outside of Tamaqua and pick up some fruit.
Overall, a great day of riding.
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On the way down rode PA 568. This is a road which is a must ride if you are in the area. Lots of curves, nice scenery, and very little traffic. It is very tempting to push the speed, but with no shoulders and many blind curves, it is wise to sit back and enjoy the scenery and cooling shade.
Leaving Intercourse, we took PA 772 west to Rothsville. 772 is not listed on MotorcycleRoads.US but it is a great motorcycle road and I hope that a rider out there submits their comments on it.
The highlight of the day happened upon arrival at the Kitchen Kettle Village. As we got off the bike, I spied a couple across the parking lot who had also just arrived. Went over and introduced ourselves and it turned out that the couple were from Iceland touring the US on their Yamaha Venture. We had a nice conversation and quickly became friends.
Needless to say this is why motorcycling is a such a passion with us. If we had been 'cagers' in a Ford Explorer, for example, do you think we would have walked across a parking lot to talk to a strange couple in a Ford Explorer? Don't think so. Spending a couple of hours in a 'cage' on an Interstate to get somewhere is enough to drive you nuts. Not conducive to socializing with other 'cagers'.
Heading for home we took the 'long' way, of course. It was a Wednesday, so we decided to stop at the Hometown Farmers Market outside of Tamaqua and pick up some fruit.
Overall, a great day of riding.
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