Home safe and sound.

"I'm really ready for some BBQ!" said Meat. "No more of this wimpy food. I need some MEAT!"

So we found a nice little place just outside of Coudersport, Pa., called Mosch's to satisfy his cravings. While we were waiting for dinner, some of us played some pool. Cannonball and Meat ruled the table and were unstoppable. Of course, Iron Butt and I (aka Hollywood) gave them a good run for their money. That is of course, until Iron Butt decided to change sides and help them out in a clinch shot which totally changed the balance of the game! It didn't really matter though, cause they probably would have beat us anyway. haha. The food was great and we got to laugh whole heartedly as we bantered back and forth with each other.

The bible study was rather long as we focused on 7 snapshots of the life of Saul, the first king of Israel, as recorded in 1 Samuel. Everybody was great. We didn't get started til after 9pm, but they were troopers and we found that the same demise of Saul could endanger us if we don't keep our focus on the Lord and obey the leading of the Spirit in our lives - not adding or taking away from His instructions.

This morning, Iron Butt, Cole Slaw (aka Adam) and I went out to a great little retro diner in Coudersport on Route 6 called, Fezz's Diner for breakfast. We continued some of the discussion from the study and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Then it was back to the hotel to tackle the daily cleaning of the bike (remember the man rule thing? Haha), pack and check out.

Come 9am, we were all ready to roll. Steve was a bit worried about being the last one ready so he was in line early, helmet on and engine running. No more worldwide notoriety based on his lackadaisical attitude toward departure times! (Just kiddin' with ya Iron Butt!)

On the way out of town, Meat and Bandit were really impressed that we were actually going to make it out of town without stopping! They feel that we stop a little too much - every 10 miles or so. That is their story and they are sticking to it! Well, lo and behold, Adam had forgotten to fasten the straps on his saddle bag, so we had to stop to let him strap them down! The guys couldn't believe it - not even ten miles from the hotel!

Next, we had a really good run. Bandit said it was a record, nearly 70 miles without one stop! He was excited.

Crooner was leading and that is always interesting cause he comes to the turn and says, "Hey, there it was!" or simply slams on his brakes and makes the turn while everyone else tries to avoid him! All in all, he does a good job finding some out of the way obscure roads through the countryside.

One such side destination that Crooner took us to was Rimrock near Kinzua Dam, Pa. That whole area is fantastic and the rocks that are strewn all over the hillsides are amazing! Good trails that are very accessible cap off the experience.

After hiking for a while and exploring the area, it was time for the annual nubie name dubbing ceremony when all of the first year attendees are given a nickname that will stick with them as a member of the Biker Bible Group. Due to the fact that Herman spent nearly as much time on the right side of the solid white line as he did on the roadway and so, he was dubbed "Berm." Adam was dubbed "Cole Slaw" because he had a strange aversion to ordering cole slaw at every restaurant we went to just to compare them. He hardly ever ate it before!

Our last stop of the trip was in Edinboro, Pa., at a specialty restaurant called, The Wooden Nickle that serves various forms of buffalo meat. Buffalo burgers, buffalo hot dogs, buffalo chili, etc. That was my first visit and it will not be my last! The food and service were great and the restaurant proved to be a very good way to close out this year's Linesville First Baptist Man Trip.

I guess it is time to get back to the real world. Tomorrow is marching band pre-camp and next Monday begins full time camp. That means that it is time to finish up some drill writing! GO LIONS!