I rode up to Hendersonville again on Friday to meet some family members for a Mother’s Day gathering. I took Hwy 176, a nice road and it gets really interesting above Tryon N.C. Saturday was spent on the Blue Ridge Parkway (with a slight detour down 276 to the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground and back up to the Parkway).
I rode the BRP starting from Pisgah Forest to Little Switzerland and then on up to the Lynn Cove Viaduct. Then I headed for Hendersonville back down the parkway.
Well what use to be an annual trip to the Georgia Mountain BMW rally in Hiawassee GA, has turned into an annual trip to Hendersonvlle N.C. The rally is still a nice ride from H’ville and there are plenty of great roads in the area. The Blue Ridge Parkway is about 30 minutes away, or longer, if I take the more scenic but, longer route. 
Friday and Saturday were overcast and rainy. On Saturday, we did our mandatory visit to the Smokehouse restaurant in Cashiers N.C, for a great burger and fries. They also serve great ribs too! On Sunday we rode to Maggie Valley on Hwy 276, had lunch and rode the BRP home. Here is a picture of the parkway Sunday morning:
Here is another shot from Sunday, just a few hours later:
Well instead of the Boone Rally, we went to Hendersonville N.C. We left Columbia late in the day. I rode the Yamaha FZ6 and Vickie in the car with our two dogs. I went up 176 as usual and then took I-85 to the Cracker Barrel for a lite lunch and to meet up with Vickie, who left columbia after running some errands. From there we tok I-26 to H’ville, got to the house ang got settled in.
We rode over to MR motorcycles in Asheville to pick up a Frogg Togg rainsuit for Vickie. MR is a nice dealership quick, fast, and friendly service. The Frogg Togg suit was $60. A certain BMW dealer wanted $75 for just the rain jacket and $59 fr the pants!!! I don’t think so.
We then rode up the BRP for Lunch at the Mount Mitchell restaurant. and then back down the BRP to Brevard to get something at Radio Shack. They were closed, so off to Lowes.
Sunday we explored some local roads in Hendersonville before making another run on the parkway. This trip was little on riding and a lot of relaxing, after moving into a new house.
We spent the 28th through the 30th relaxing in Hendersonville. I took the Ducati S2R. For the trip up, I took 176 from Peak S.C. to Hwy 11 near Campobello. Somewhere around Union S.C, I received a polite request to slow down from a Highway patrol officer. I rode 11 then picked up US 276 through Ceasar’s Head State Park and on into N.C. From there I continued on 276 to Brevard N.C. From Brevard I took Hwy 64 to Hwy 215 and got on the Blue Ridge Parkway.Friday after a visit to the lawyer’s office, I headed out on Hwy 64 to Bat Cave and picked Hwy 74 to Asheville N.C. and took the BRP back to Hendersonville.We spent Saturday shopping and laying around the house and enjoying the all day rain, as it cooled the temps down.Hwy 215Sunday morning was one last ride up the BRP and other local roads in Asheville and Hendersonville, before heading for home. It was a great weekend. Well except for bending the brake pedal on the Ducati on the road leading to the house. I was going around a tight curve and the road surface is somewhat uneven. The suspension compressed and the brake pedal hit the ground and it looks ugly. Pictures to follow. :(The Ducati S2R with the L-twin engne that provides plenty of torque, was loads of fun to ride on roads such as the Blue Ridge Parkway.