Last weekend I (willfully) gave up an opportunity to go to the Delmarva Bike Week. My wife and I went last year and had a great time.
The reason I was so quick to give it up is this: my anniversary is October 10 and my wife told me she wanted to save the money we'd spend at Delmarva and take the bike on the weekend of our anniversary to go to Salem, Massachusetts.
A couple of things have me concerned, the least of which is the bike itself. She's been runnning like a champ! I am concerned about the weather. We're both pretty "fair weather" riders. I definitely can handle the cold better than she can, but it does put a damper on the fun if you're cold. I ride a little even in the middle of winter (usually 30F or so around here).
Mapquest calls it a 6.5 hour ride. 350+ miles each way. The miles don't concern me too much, we've ridden that much in one day on several occasions. Of course, the extra stops to stretch them legs means about 8+ hours at least.
Also looking into a good sissy-bar bag. I've only medium sized saddle bags and I don't know if we can carry 3 days worth of crap in them. Especially her. She travels "heavy". Along with the sissy-bar bag, I guess I need a luggage rack for it to sit on.
So, weather's the biggie, hoping for heat... luggage a close second, hope we can manage to get all we need by then (financially).
Anyone here know the area that can recommend decent hotels, restaraunts, etc.?
Thanks,
Carmen