Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC - BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP

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THE 2016 BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP PREV: Day 10 [06MAR16/SUN] Asheville NC to Wilson NC Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC...................... Selected photos Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC....Nags Head......... (1) photos 001-064 Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC....Ferry............. (2) photos 064-110 Day 12 [08MAR16/TUE] Wilson NC... Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC....Nags Head/Fort Fisher-Southport Ferry START 4377 / STOP 4672 / TOTAL 0295mi PREV. TOTAL 3482 miles TOTAL TODAY 295 miles/5hr00min + 2hrs Nags Head/Fort Fisher-Southport Ferry GRAND TOTAL 3777 miles 3-ring binder entry: points of interest, motel info, maps, click here (1) Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC....Nags Head by Rusl w/Nikon & Sharon w/Cannon..(64of110)... Breakfast at Stan & Leeda's the next morning: Jimmy Dean sausage sliders Decide where to go/what to do today... Stan has some ideas he has already looked up and printed for us to consider... tripadvisor.com: Bellamy Mansion in Wilmington ~ tripadvisor.com: Flytrap Brewing in Wilmington tripadvisor.com: Wilmington Railroad Museum in Wilmington ~ tripadvisor.com: Battleship NORTH CAROLINA in Wilmington tripadvisor.com: Cape Fear Serpentarium in Wilmington ~ asheboro.northcarolina.com: American Classic Motorcycle Co. & Museum of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles in Asheboro or at tripadvisor.com: click here OR... we could go to Nags Head and get our feet wet in the Atlantic Ocean... WOW Stan! So much to do... so little time... OK, Nags Head it is... Empty the Jeep so we all can go for a drive... (crackerbarrel.com) Lunch at Cracker Barrel Service: outstanding (waiters were ON TOP OF IT!) Dinner: outstanding meals like mom used to cook, and, DANGEROUS - you'll eat so much there will be no room for desert (but you can get it "to go") Heading out of Wilson to go past Cape Fear to Nags Head on the coast, about 150 miles away, and... guess WHO lives in Wilson North Carolina... ... want a clue?... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7961.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2089.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... JEFF GORDON... who??? Jeff Gordon... Jeff is a retired professional stock car racing driver and currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR. He drove the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons. Well, he doesn't actually live in Wilson... he was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, about 200 miles away, but, he has a Chevy dealership in Wilson. Website: jeffgordon.com ... rolling on... saaaaaay... everyone ought to have a jet in their front yard... and a couple cannons... and some anti-aircraft guns... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7962.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... rolling on... Stan says "OK Jack (Stan's Garmin), take us to Nags Head"... ... tic tic tic... ... how long till we get there?... ... "TWENTY MINUTES"... ... tic tic tic... ... alright... about 150 miles east... parked and walking out the pier... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2095.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... looking south... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2091.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... looking north... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2094.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... a little breezy... a little nippy... but alright in a T-shirt... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2108.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7965.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... yup... toes are wet... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2115.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... heading back cruising past some beach houses... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2126.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2127.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... nice fixer-upper... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7975.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7976.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... "OK Jack, take us to Southport"... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7974.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder (2) Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC....Fort Fisher to Southport Ferry by Rusl w/Nikon & Sharon w/Cannon..(64of110)... ... hmmmmmm... looks like we're running out of land... seeing a lot more water... ... 0.3 mi of land left then it's the Fort Fisher to Southport Ferry... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2137.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2137.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... that's it... out there is what the Indians refer to as "where the land isn't"... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/IMG_7978.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2141.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... ok... in line for the Fort Fisher to Southport Ferry... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/NCDOTFERRYSYSTEM.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... that's definately further than I want to swim... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2146.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... oh well... the die is cast now... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2147.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... two good looking blonds along for the ride... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2149.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2152.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... THERE IT IS... PROOF!!!... the government is messin' with the atmosphere to mess with the environment!!! full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2153.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... reckon that's what we look like to them... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2159.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... LAND HO!... or... DOCK HO!... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2160.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2161.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... did you see that???... a bird on that dude's head... and he's feeding it... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2164.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2164.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... bread... he's giving it bread... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2167.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2167.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2169.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2169.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... OK... showtime is over... back to terra firma... ... get some push water [thank you very much Stan]... ... and heade for Wilson... Southport NC/Olde Brunswick General Store 4526mi 03:24pm 62^of [046] 675.8mi in 70miRTE n:nn:nnhrs w/26.5avg mpg 12.2236G 1.759/G $21.50 full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2172.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160307day11WilsonNC/DSC_2174.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder (crackerbarrel.com) Dinner at Cracker Barrel Service: outstanding (waiters were ON TOP OF IT!) Dinner: all their menu items are outstanding meals like mom used to cook, and, DANGEROUS - we all ate so much there was be no room for desert breakfast at Stan & Leeda's the next morning: Jimmy Dean sausage sliders Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC...................... Selected photos Day 11 [07MAR16/MON] Wilson NC....Nags Head......... 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