Day 3: Skyline Highway

After a wonderfully restful night at our chalet, morning dawned bright. We all seemed a bit sluggish after two straight days of 300 plus mile rides to finally arrive at our destination. Couple that with an eventful arrival and we didn't get on the road until about 10:00 a.m. The eventful arrival you ask? The owner of the chalet had contracted for a wedding a week ago. As part of the payment he had the family spread rocks in his drive way. Rocks and motorcycles do not mix well. Lets just say that a couple of us needed help getting our bikes up the hill.  One rider started up the hill and when the back tire fishtailed, they cut power, only to find the bike rolling backward. Gently laying the bike down prevent an event worse situation. I got to watch the whole thing and decided to ask one of they guys to ride the bike up the hill. All things considered it ended well. The owner was horrified and found us all another way out through a neighboring church yard and drive way. Relieved we decided to stay another night. As a result we decided to ride the 109 mile Skyline Highway north. Prior to embarking on that adventure we headed to Waynesboro for breakfast at Shoney's. Along the way we saw a billboard for "Wayne's Cycle World". With Wayne accompanying us on our ride, it was too good of a store to pass up. After breakfast we set out searching Waynesboro for Wayne's Cycle Shop. After asking directions we found it. Not a Harley Dealer, but very accommodating. We explained that our friend Wayne wanted to buy a T-shirt with Wayne's Cycle Shop on it. They didn't have any. So they gave him one of their store baseball caps instead. We were all pleased. Back on our bikes were headed to the Skyline Highway. The Skyline is a national park. I was surprised at the need to pay a park fee. After riding down the road a while I could see the benefits of a national park. The Skyline runs through the Shenandoah Valley - just beautiful! As we made our way along the highway we