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Cherohala parkway was awesome!

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whitewater rafting, maniac go-carts and the blue ridge parkway

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1) Blatant abuse of farm animals while drinking and brandishing firearms. 2) Showing up at a guy's place of business to take him up on his offer to "give you the ride of your life for five dollars". 3) Seeing Ray actually get beat by someone who snores more loudly. 4) Spending severals day and hundreds of miles viewing Jim "from behind".

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1) Being with a group of men who say things like "let’s jump on it and ride".

2) Experiencing real-life "McGyver" acts, such as using a garbage bag inside your pants to keep the wood dry.

3) Adding water to Jim’s hot tub without using the garden hose.

4) Increasing the temperature of Jim’s hot tub without the use of the heater.

5) Watching Harleys actually get ridden (and dirty).

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Seeing Ray walk again after cutting a new pass through Deal's Gap.

Following and passing an 18 wheeler in the Gap.

Getting away from the group on Sunday without having to file an insurance claim!

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1) Riding with RAY, the asphalt god.

2) Getting my picture taken by RAY, the asphalt god.

3) Adoring every moment of RAY, the asphalt god’s snoring soliloquy.

4) Being on the same planet as RAY, the asphalt god.

5) Attending the church of the Harley Davidson with RAY, the asphalt god.

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I loved having Ray there. He is THE MAN! I wish we had more events

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Gas stations-Pigeon Forge

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Can't do anything about the rain.

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rain

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1) Bob's "bubble bath" in the pool. 2) Encountering thermoclines when swimming near Bob in the pool. 3) Using the toilet after someone who ate the corn fritters at Santa's Barbecue. 4) Seeing trout in the water and not being able to swim naked with them (the large mouth variety).

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1) Blatant abuse of farm animals while drinking and brandishing firearms. 2) Showing up at a guy's place of business to take him up on his offer to "give you the ride of your life for five dollars". 3) Seeing Ray actually get beat by someone who snores more loudly. 4) Spending severals day and hundreds of miles viewing Jim "from behind".

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1) Seeing a woman with a "mullet" haircut. Men are bad enough, but a woman?

2) Getting to eat at Santa’s barbecue, only to find out that there’s no reindeer meat left.

3) Watching Jim’s cycle cover go by on the road and realizing that I won’t be able to move over in time to run it over.

4) Wasting good "beer pee" on the grass behind the pool instead of being able to disperse it in the water near Bob.

5) Experiencing "helmet hair" when you have no hair.

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Putting on my rain suit - taking off my rain suit - putting on my rain suit on....

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1) Seeing RAY, the asphalt god get a boo-boo from that mean dragon.

2) Seeing RAY, the asphalt god suffer from the sounds of BOB, the uvula abuser.

3) Seeing RAY, the asphalt god return to his home in Florida.

4) Seeing RAY, the asphalt god waiting out the rafting trip.