Today I had the fun time of going for a long bike ride with my friends Tami and Michele. Tami's uncle Lee came along as well. We missed the honor of having Tami's father ride with us as he was incapicitated for this ride. Next time Bruce! Michele and I rode down from Cary to Wilson to share Tami's love of the local roads and her homestead. The house was a nicely cared for farmhouse with plenty of neat outbuildings and antiques. After getting out bikes ready we headed out onto the quiet country roads at a little past 8am. We rolled along past tobacco farms, soybean fields and plenty of older farmhouses. Very scenic. We were amazed at Michele's biking prowess, as she was on a mountain bike. We rolled along for the first 14 or so miles encountering some hills( which Tami handled with ease) and nice flat stretches of open road. We went through downtown Nashville to our halfway point of the local Hardee's for some refreshment. Why this is a tradition I soon found out as the locals were friendly and quite enamored with Lee, who is a fit 67 year old! We set out for Tami's home and over the next 16 miles, we enjoyed more beautiful scenery. This was a great ride ending at the house, where Tami's Mom Tricia was preparing lunch :) We enjoyed cold beer, hot dogs and hamburgers in the cool breezy comfort of their out door gazebo. Thanks Tricia! What a great time. I look forward to the next visit.
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