Goodbye Big Blue

This is Big blue. The guy we bought her from about 6 years ago wanted to buy her back, so we sold her. We had a lot of good times on her. We both felt it was time to give her up. We had talked about it, then the original owner called. So we did it. Eric found another bike that he liked in Portland Oregon. So we flew to Portland to pick her up and drive her home. I have to admit I was a little nervous. The unknown was a little nerving. First of all the guy wanted cash. He said he would pick us up at the airport and take us to the bike. My thoughts were that he was going to hit us over the heads and rob us and dump our bodies over a cliff somewhere.
Eric reassured me that that would not happen. Anyway he did pick us up and he was very nice. He took us to his dealership and we picked up the bike. We loved it. We were both very excited about the bike. It needed a new tire so the guy followed us to the Yamaha store and we waited for the tire then we were on our way. We took a few detours through Portland. We saw some beautiful falls along the way. The bike ran good and we had such a good time. The first night we made it to LaGrande Oregon.
The next morning we both woke up early and we had the same thought that if we were going to be safe that day we needed to go to church. I didn't pack anything. I had to pack really light so we could put everything on the plane and on the bike. Our luggage carried our leathers ,a comb, tooth brushes, mascara, change of undies and not to much more. So we had nothing for church. We called Walmart and they opened at 6:00 am. So we got up and went shopping. (I know we broke the sabbath so we could go to church - funny huh?) I bought a skirt and blouse, Eric bought a pair of pants and a shirt and tie. I also bought a round brush, hairspray and a cute pair of sandals. We were set. We got ready and we were cute I wish I had taken pictures. We had to ride the bike to church. In my dress, yes it was sweet. (I also only packed long garments, I kept trying to roll them up) We made it though. We were going to sit in the back and enjoy the meeting and be on our way. When we walked in I ran into my old roommate from Ricks. It was fun to see her. She didn't recognize me though. It's been 20 years, plus I looked pretty cute. We visited after church for a minute and then we were on our way. As we were leaving the missionaries walked out and saw us on the bike in my skit. It was great. We did feel better about driving on Sunday. We went from there to Stanley Idaho. The weather was beautiful. The next morning we woke up to a heavy frost. It was coooold. We had to stop at a little cafe and warm up with a hot chocolate. After that it warmed up and we made it back home. We went 830 miles. It was great. We fell in love with the bike. Now that winters here we hate the thoughts of not being able to ride.

The new bike. She needs a name!

Eric and I at the falls.