2014 in review and Happy New Year!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog, which was the perfect nudge for me to create a look back at the year that has just passed. My blog stats are nothing to write home about, but certainly more than I ever could have hoped or imagined when I started this blog in September of 2013.

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October Anniversary Trip – Days 7 – 9 – NC and home

This is the last post in a series about our recent anniversary motorcycle trip. If you’d like to start from the beginning, go here. I’ve added links at the bottom of each post to take you to the next installment.

Starting our morning in the hotel portico :-)

Starting our morning in the hotel portico 🙂

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October Anniversary Trip – Days 5 – 6 – WV and Back to VA

This is number 6 in a series about our recent anniversary motorcycle trip. If you’d like to start from the beginning, go here. I’ve added links at the bottom of each post to take you to the next installment.

Our bikes in front of the Locust Hill Inn

Our bikes in front of the Locust Hill Inn – garage on the left

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October Anniversary Trip – Abingdon and ‘The Martha’

Abingdon history

Abingdon history

Having touched the Southwestern part of Virginia on a previous motorcycle trip, and knowing the great roads that lay in store, we chose Abingdon, Virginia as the destination for the first three days of our anniversary trip. Abingdon is a beautifully preserved historic town, first settled in the mid-18th century, and known for outdoor activities, civil war history, food, and culture. It lies in a lovely valley filled with working farms, equestrian facilities, and lavish estates.

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October Anniversary Trip to VA – Day 1

A good omen the night before our trip

A good omen the night before our trip

My hub and I had planned a Retirement Test Ride (RTR) for September of this year, but that didn’t work out due to changes we encountered with my mother, so we decided to wait until October, when Mom had gotten settled, and take a bike trip to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary.

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