Day 6…..Fire Department!

Today was a long ride from Oxford, MS to Texarkana. We rode 380 miles which took us roughly 10 hours. Also we had some drama this evening….more to come 🤔🧐🫣😬

The goal today is to ride as far as possible to get closer to home. Dad has to ride through downtown Fort Worth tomorrow, which is very sketchy in a few parts. I want him fully awake for that craziness.

We started the day at BBB’s. A cool breakfast place with really good coffee. I wonder if Eli ever ate here 🤔😬😁

Ok it’s go time….kick stands up. Keep your head on a swivel!!!😁😁😁

Making great time today…..of course we had lunch at a Mexican restaurant. All these towns have a McDonald’s and 1 Mexican place.

Ok ok….I need to make fun of myself 😂😂😂. I finished lunch and feeling good. I’m sitting on a bench outside working on reserving a motel room for this evening. No big deal right….So I finish up and proceed to stand up. I quickly realize I’m stuck to the bench. Apparently the bench was so hot, sap was leaking out from the wood and was all over the bottom of my pants. 🤬😂😁….oh wait now I get to set on my motorcycle for 6 more hours…aka tree sap all over my seat 🤬….errrr. Dad is cracking up laughing. Not helpful 🙂

Last break so we thought. 🥵🥵🥵…It’s hot outside and we are exhausted. Almost there!!!

Now the drama happened……So we rode up on this terrible wreck. It had happened maybe 2 or 3 min before we got there. A truck was on fire and gas tanks started exploding. It was crazy loud. We think everyone got out, but not sure. 😢. The fire department and three ambulances quickly showed up and took over. The neighbors from surrounding houses came out to see if they could help. One lady offering to cook us all “supper”. I really hope everyone was ok. Crazy crazy evening. Another local motorcycle rider behind us was super nice and took us down some side roads to get around the wreck. Very appreciative!!!

Well finally made it to Texarkana….exhausted 💤….time for a couple of whiskeys….neat of course. Dad drinks crown and coke, but I drink a real man’s Woodford straight up…..😂😁😂

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