May 7, 2008

DAY 5

Like I told you yesterday, the weatherman stated that it was supposed to rain today until 7 PM. When we woke up about 6:30 AM, it had rained. After a while, Chuck and J.B. rode their Harley's to the Harley Dealership to check on Chuck's Motor. For some reason, the cruise control was not working. Something not working on a Harley, I can't believe it! About an hour and a half later, they returned. The problem was fixed and the cruise control was working again. It was overcast and we opted not to leave today. We all got in the car and went out for lunch at a restaurant named, "Mama's Restaurant." It was good food and it was in downtown Kansas City, MO. After lunch, J.B. and Susie took us on a tour of Kansas City. We saw a nice part, a ghetto part and a "rich" part. It was interesting. We were taken to the area that was patterned after Seville, Spain. It was an area about two blocks on and 2 to 3 blocks wide. There were plenty of shops. Chuck and I knew that Krys and Laura would love this place. While we were driving, it sprinkled on us. We soon returned home.

After we were back at J.B.'s home, we decided to take a walk to the nearby park and lake. J.B. took both of his dogs. While we were by the lake, it started to sprinkle again. We decided to get back to the house. As we were walking back, it started to rain harder. We were almost at a run. We returned to the house and Susie was waiting at the back door with a towel. I was about to get the towel from her when she bent over and started to dry off Clancy! (one of the dogs). I walked in and grabbed a Scot towel. I'm glad we didn't ride in that!

The rest of the day was spent in the house and working on our Motors, you know...wiping them down, playing with this, playing with that, adjusting this and adjusting that. J.B. worked on his Motor and taking the "touring" stuff off of it. Chuck sat on the Honda and played with the Navigation System. Krys, he looked good on the Gold Wing! I got a picture of it.

Later, Susie and Aaron cooked dinner for us. It was very good...and healthy. We had salmon, green beans and baked sweet potato. Yum!

Tomorrow, we will leave and head back to Phoenix. We hope to get to Amarillo, TX. by tomorrow evening and Flagstaff, AZ. by Friday evening. On Saturday, we hope to leave early and get to the Prescott breakfast by 8AM. That is our plan. We'll see...