Riding with Jaybird “Snapshot” THE GET AWAY FROM IT

Most of us that ride are hard working Americans that dedicate our daily lives to our occupations and to putting food on the table, a roof overhead, and fuel in our bikes so we can ride when given the opportunity. Life is short, and the majority of us don’t ride as much as we’d really like to, much less vacation like we’d truly enjoy due to our obligations and responsibilities. Personally, it’s been WAY too long since I’ve allowed myself the luxury of a real vacation, so when the opportunity presented itself recently for a weekend getaway with friends/family, I was all over it! A mini-vacation was just what we needed...not too long to cost a fortune and the right time of year to get a little fun in the sun and get away from home. Life has been good to me, and even though I struggle to get by like a lot of folks reading this article, sometimes you just gotta say, I need this, and I’ve worked hard enough! It’s about time for a little R&R. Fortunately, this biker life has afforded us with a lot of friends with similar interests that enjoy hanging out together, which sometimes allows us to pool our assets and make things a lot easier financially. Such was the case with our mini-vacation! Our dear friends Daniel and Dawn Barber returned home from their recent Myrtle Beach honeymoon with 5 tickets to see the KISS Tribute Band “STRUTTER” perform live in concert at The House Of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC the following weekend and this set things in motion for our little group. We immediately decided this was a stay-the-night situation and began searching and found accommodations close to the venue (which was a lot more affordable being “off season”) and immediately began making our travel plans. Our condo was right on the beach and just a couple blocks away from The House Of Blues (kudos to Tim and Donna Huggins for doing the internet leg-work for us and scoring a room with a view). Since the forecast was a bit up in the air, and we had a “5th wheel,” (Sherry Moore) we caged to the beach in 2 vehicles and 3 hours later, we were in Myrtle Beach! Something about crossing that last bridge and smelling that salty sea air just gets your heart pumping and excites the senses! There’s nothing else like it... except maybe going to the mountains and smelling that crisp fresh mountain air, but WOW, what an exhilarating feeling!!!