July 28 - Honda Homecoming - 150 miles

Marysville is where all the Gold Wings in the world have been assembled since about 1980.  The accepted story among Gold Wing riders is that to get to Marysville, all the rider has to do is start up the Gold Wing, get it going, let loose of the handlebars, and it knows its way home to where it was built!!

During last night's get together with Norm and Kay's motorcycling friends, Norm's biker buddies Gordon Roffe and Jim Bond decided to ride with us to the Honda Homecoming.  So, Norm and Kay, Gordon, Jim, and Deane rode up to Marysville today.

Jim led, with Gordon close behind.  They have been riding buddies for some time, and they know all of the back roads in this part of Ohio.  They took us through beautiful farmland with pretty homes, in a complicated but fun route that would loose anyone not familiar with this area of Ohio (like Deane).  We did arrive in Marysville OK, though.  (Maybe through the help of Jim's Gold Wing itself.)

We had a good tour of the Motorcycle Assembly Plant, especially taking note of the assembly of the new Gold Wing GL1800's like Deane's.  There were lots of bikes from everywhere, and the Honda people were very hospitable.

The ride home was again very scenic, and we got home with only a minor amount of rain showers that the weatherman had predicted.

Tomorrow Deane is headed toward Kansas, to visit his brother Del, so the journal entries will continue as he goes along toward home in Albuquerque.

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