This email just in from my good friend Doug McIllwain in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania… A few weeks ago, a snowstorm of sorts enveloped the east coast of the USA, and Pennsylvania, which is further inland, wasn’t exactly spared… I had hoped that Doug had thrown an extra blanket over the Big Fella, as he, like myself, does not enjoy the cold very much !! But I needn’t have been concerned, seems all is well with my trusty steed !! Doug writes:
“Hiya, Ronnie!!
Hope everything is going good for you and Patricia. I was able to get Big Fella out of the basement yesterday. I must say, I was impressed with how quick it fired right up. He’s definitely ready to go. I let him warm up a bit, and then rode up the street, around the ball field, and back to the house. He was wanting to get out on the road, but I had to explain to him that he’d have to wait for you for that, and it won’t be too long. He understands….”
Doug, if you could see the wide smile on my face right now, you would be rolling on the floor with laughter…!! I can’t tell you how much I miss that darn bike. Every time I see one in the traffic over here, I get goose-flesh, thinking about my own Big Fella, waiting patiently for my return…
I hope he hasn’t corrupted your other bikes and has not got too close to Theresa’s BMW !! He can be very charming when the need arises !!
See you in about 80 days, Buddy, and hope we can ride together for a few days… I’ll be heading to Key West in Florida via Georgia and the Carolina’s, and then up the East Coast to Prince Edward Island in Canada… Gotta complete my “Four Corners of the USA” ride, don’t you know !!
Then the Big Fella will be flown from Halifax to South Africa…..or Mexico….or Bogota !! Who knows ??
Either way, the “ride” must go on….and on….!!
And so the story goes on … and on …
Look forward to the next instalment.