FINAL PLAN OF ATTACK

Well I shacked up in New Stanton PA, temps dropping fast and feeling a little under the weather so didn't want to push it. Had a chance to figure out what options there were for the route home tomorrow. Well sort of, I will go out of my way by about 25 miles but after this many miles what's 25 more.

I am going to visit a place designed my a guy I have admired since high school, I live all but 2 hours from it but have yet visited. The location is home to Falling Waters one of Frank Llyod Wrights most astonishing architectural designs. His fundamentals of design take cues from what we learn as kids, with our basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, etc.). Click Image for Info.

By visiting here I will only be a few miles from the Flight 93 Memorial and I think that would be a crowning moment for this trip, and a great reminder to our youth that these 40 people are among the greatest heros our country has. Click on image to visit Flight 93 Site.

From here I am heading home and my final destination will put me at the front door of Erie's Royal Family Kids Camp located at First Assembly of God on Oliver Road. And since I am so close I will stop at Cycle City, my second home. Then off to see the family.

WASTED DAY DUE TO THE MIRACLES OF TECHNOLOGY

I know, I know.... earlier in the posts I mentioned how great technology was. Well after a few hours surfing the web at a local cafe in the morning waiting to hear back from the Kawasaki dealership 30 miles away to call and let me know if they can come pick me up.

Ran through the obvious troubleshooting issues to get things working and then I figured out it was the battery in the key fob. The bike has a cool feature where you don't have to put a key in every time. As long as the key fob is in my jacket I can start the bike. Well this time around, something as simple as a watch battery put me out of commission.

Of course watch batteries are not a hot commodity here in the white water rafting center of the US. So this set back allowed me to have a great conversation with one of the partners at Pies and Pints and of course I put down another pie for lunch.

After all the delays and still not sure where I am heading next I decided to make a run for home. Most of the day is wasted and sorry I don't have anything cool to post. I am going to make it to Pittsburgh and should be home Friday late afternoon. Does anyone want to take a crack at the final mileage.

THE BIKE IS MAKING SURE IT WRITES ITS OWN CHAPTER ON THIS RIDE

Last night i posted I was back at the restaurant to do some research on where to head next on my final leg of the road home. But when I went to leave Pies & Pints the bike was dead as a rock. No lights and ignition system doesn't even work. We tried to jump it and no luck.

No reason to panic yet, plan B. Plug in the battery tender over night and get a ride to the Inn.

So this morning I was optimistic all would work out, bit when I got to the bike I realized the outlet the guys plugged my charger into was getting no power as the last person to close thongs down last night kills that switch. So we are for sure dead in the water. Closest dealer is 30 some miles away and not open yet. Looks like we are going to test how good their customer service is. Stay tuned for updates.