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Distance: 280 miles Time: 5 hrs
Woke up early (4:40 am) since I had to drop Shweta and Rishabh at the airport. I wasn't in a hurry as I had the rest of the day to get to LA. Came back from the airport, had coffee, uploaded the pics and checked out at around 930 am. I had a break of about 3 days; hence I was excited to ride. I started towards LA at around 10 am. I wasn't in a mood to speed as I had a lot of time to catch my 930 pm flight from LA. Cruised at around 80 on I 15 S.
I had a 150 mile run and was planning to stop for fuel and lunch. I saw sign boards for a 1950s style Diner. My motorcycle riding instructor had mentioned these to me. Route 66, the old famous route, had a few. Although they are fading out, I was lucky to find one.
I decided to check it out. Quite impressed by their interior. People were taking pics with Elvis Presley statue.
Laurel n Hardy, Marilyn Monroe's pics. This was pretty impressive. The waitresses were dressed like the women in 50s. I ordered a chicken fried steak with country gravy. It was so different in taste in a good way. It didn't have the commercial flavor of the chains. I had a good time here. Took some pics including the restroom which was interesting in its own way.
Glad to have found this place. Made my day.
I did not take further breaks. Reached LA at around 3 pm and called my friend, Sandesh. He was a bit busy; hence relaxed in a Starbucks. I met him at around 4. I was tired even when I did not put in those long miles. Perhaps the lack of sleep was playing a role. I gave all the documents to him as I was planning to sell my bike in LA. We went down to give the bike a quick shower. Applied some car wax and readied the bike for sale. I was a bit emotional. This red beauty had behaved so well during the trip. It's a machine at the end of the day but I am not sure why humans develop an emotional bond with it. It's weird.
I had dinner at Sandesh's place. I had shipped my luggage bag to pack all my stuff in advance. Tried to fit everything in it. To my surprise I realized that I had lot of stuff to pack. Ended up wearing my motorcycle riding shoes and jacket inside the flight as it did not fit. He dropped me at the airport for my 930 pm flight. I am tired as I write this final piece of blog. It has been a journey which I will cherish for the rest of my life. What an amazing time I have had. A dream for a lot of people including me.
The flight will land at JFK, NYC at 6 am tomorrow morning. I go straight to work and business will commence as usual.
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