Route 82 has carried me across these three states here to Birmingham.
82 is not an interstate but it's not a scenic road either, unless you
consider the industrial underbelly of the south to be scenic. The two
lane road took me past the Campbell's Soup factory, the Sara Lee Cookie
factory, train yards, lumber yards, boat factories, RV factories and a
Mercedes car factory. It was neat to see it all but the big downside
was all the trucks. The drivers apparently have no regard for speed
limits or human life. Eventually the trucks and I settled on a
friendly compromise. In exchange for me staying the hell out their
way, the trucks didn't run me over. Win, win! I spent the day today
at the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum. A man I met on the way in
described it as the Augusta (golf) of motorcycling. The museum,
surrounded by a world class race track, houses thousands of rare and
collectible motorcycles, most in perfect running condition. In
addition there is a great collection of Lotus, Ferrari and Porsche race
cars. I spent the entire day there and just managed to see all the
bikes. The museum is definitely one of the highlights of the trip.
Check out the pictures in the new album to get an idea of the scale of
the place. It's the Mecca of motorcycling. Tomorrow I'm headed up to
Nashville to see my friend Justine, then it's on to the tail of the
dragon and the blue ridge parkway!
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