5/26 – Late Night at Myke’s Garage
Getting caught up at MoKaBe’s, and stuffing my face with Mama Toscano’s Ravioli. Greg of the Memphis Kings introduced me to his friends in St Louis, Pat and Diane. They took me out to an excellent dinner at the Shaved Duck (oh, cheese fries with Provel…I’m taking two lactose...
5/25 – Splash Zone
308 miles. I got bored on Rt-67, and took some side roads. I should have guessed that after the pavement ended and a couple “Road impassable during high water” signs appeared, I’d have to turn around. Of course, this meant backtracking over the two smaller water crossings I’d already...
5/24 – Accidental Scooter Storm Chasers
A bit of work at Republic Coffee, followed by the highly recommended Central BBQ (some of the best I’ve ever had!). And then we got caught in a thunderstorm. The clouds were low and black, rain came in sheets, and wind was blowing me sideways across intersections – I can’t imagine how...
5/23 – The Whole Gang’s Here
38 miles. It seems like there’s always something to do in Memphis. I met up with scooter folks for the Roundhouse Revival at the Coliseum. There were food trucks, vendors, and wrasslin‘ with Jerry “The King” Lawler! To complete our Memphis As Fuck tour, the MKSC was headed to...
5/22 – Steak Night with Memphis Kings Scooter Club
220 miles. Around 5pm I rolled into Memphis and met up with Cassi, my host. We immediately accomplished several things: watching the ducks at the Peabody (with a drink and snack at Huey’s while waiting), walking to Beale St (the Bourbon St of Memphis, so I’m told) and A...
5/21 – Dry Counties…BAH
It’s been great resting and catching up with Amy in quiet Conway. I’ve been foiled by dry counties before in Arkansas, but I spotted beer at Eat My Catfish. Perfect compliment to fried food, if you ask me. Also of note about Conway: they really like their roundabouts here....
5/20 – Work-Life/Coffee-Tacos Balance
Maybe it’s the colleges, but Conway has some surprisingly cool little neighborhoods. I think the staff at Blue Sail Coffee knows me by name already. Amy had an extended dinner break, so we took a leisurely walk through campus to Tacos 4 Life Grill, and caught up with life....
5/19 – Trans American Trail goes through Scotland?
144 miles. After a couple days of riding together, Chris was required to return to Tulsa. It’s always hard to part ways with a road buddy, and never seems to get easier. It was great getting to know him over the past few days. Maybe I’ll follow him on...
5/18 – Waterproof Boots
166 miles. It’s true, you can’t go wrong with any of the roads around here. Chris has an interest in defunct amusement parks. The day before, we explored the Dogpatch. Today, we went to see the dinosaurs of Land of Kong. Other stops include Beaver Bridge, the Arkansas Adventure...
5/17 – R&R at Cliff House
137 miles. Rain showers put a dampener on the morning, (get it?) but Chris had made a reservation at the Cliff House Inn where a soft bed and hot shower was waiting. Thank you Chris! Bonus, he’s patient enough to follow me on his Triumph Tiger around the hills...