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Published: June 13th 2016
Morgantown, WV
The Mothership at the lake near my hotel. A better writer would know the name of the lake.Greetings at long last form Morgantown, WV! I left Wheeling, WV early as my crack den of a motel prevented all but a semblance of sleep. Traveling East on I-80, then South on I-79 I finally made it to Morgantown. It's beautiful here, up in the WV hill country. The weather is awesome, warm but with a constant cool breeze coming off the lake. Upon arriving this morning, I tried to check in but was told that it was too early, so I went out and talked to some of the other folks who have ridden in for this event. About four hours later, I checked with the front desk again. Still no rooms available. By this time I was exhausted, hungry and badly in need of a shower as I didn't take one at the crack hotel, due to my fear of scabies. Instead of going back outside, I plopped myself down on a leather couch directly across the lobby from the front desk and went to sleep. It worked. About 30 minutes into my nap, the manager was so disturbed by my snoring that she went outside and got another biker, mistakenly assuming that we all know each other,
to wake me up. Good news, My room was ready. Funny how that works!
Upon arriving in my room, I wanted a shower immediately. I turned the water on and watched sadly as it dribbled out in a drought friendly trickle. Sigh. This simply will not do. I am a man after all, am I not? I want a shower that can peel the hide off of a coconut. I rummaged around in the Mothership's tool kit until I found what I needed. I disassembled the showerhead, removed the weenie restrictor and reassembled it. The de-neutered shower head now puts out a pressure worthy of my time.
After a much needed shower and some clean clothes, I went downstairs and volunteered to assist with registration. It was nice to be able to put faces to the names I've been communicating with on the internet for all of these years. These are truly nice people, who have ridden in from all over the country for this event. Even more surprising was a large contingent of German bikers who flew themselves and their bikes to the U.S.A. just to be here. Another guy rode all the way from northwestern Canada.
I'm including a video here:
that I took today on my ride into Morgantown. It will give you a sense of what I see as the camera was mounted to my helmet. Many more pictures tomorrow.
Stay Tuned - InZane 2016 officially begins tomorrow.
marc sapers
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Beautiful Countryside - Morgantown, West Virginia
I am glad you are in such picturesque surroundings. That's the place to relax and take it all in. I enjoyed your video and look forward to the additional pictures and video's you have to share. Dad