Quick Ride To The Beach

From the National Weather Service forecast it looks like Sunday will be rainy with high winds. Time to ride and make up for a lost day. We planned to meet Chad and Lynn at H-D of New Bern and then head out.





Gas up. $3.13 a gallon for premium gas. Almost $12.00 to fill up the Ultra and the tank's not empty! I would like to know why gas is 10 cents more a gallon in New Bern than in Morehead or Kinston. New Bern has higher fuel costs than any area in the region including Wilmington and Raleigh. We are an island of higher gas prices. Someone needs to investigate the reason for the higher prices.






Since we are at the Harley shop we decide we just have to go in for a minute. Debbie and I had talked about adding rain suits to the saddle bags for that all to frequent eastern NC rain shower. We bought two rain suits after trying a few on and determining what size works over jackets.



We rode to Havelock and stopped at Mario's for lunch. I never knew Mario's existed until Chad mentioned the place earlier this morning. The pizza is truly awesome. Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs when we ordered. Once our tanks were full we decided to head to Morehead. Leather worked pretty well today since the temperature stayed below 70.




The day was mostly cloudy but the wind was light. It seemed a little cooler as we approached Morehead. The water temperature is in the lower 60's so that explains the cooler air.





Debbie grabbed a few shots while we were on the high rise bridge between Morehead and Atlantic Beach. Lynn has a grin on her face for some reason. Is there a humorous song on her iPod or is she cooking up some trouble?





Chad cruisin' on the Bob on the Morehead-AB bridge. Even though the sun was blocked by high clouds the Street Bob's colors and chrome really stand out in this shot.







We take a right in Atlantic Beach and take Highway 58 to Emerald Isle. As usual the view from the Emerald Isle bridge is always worthwhile.





After that we headed to Maysville and then back to New Bern. A good ride and 110 more miles on the odometer.