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Day 5, we wake early and ride to a small diner in Maggie Valley, I don't recall the name of the place but the prices were great and the food even was better. Back to the hotel, we pack up and ride to Wheels through time. This is another must see for all riders. The place is incredible as you can see in a few pictures I posted. After leaving the museum we jump on The Blue Ridge Parkway, only a few miles into the ride we pull into a scenic overlook.
This is where things go wrong, Steve is looking out at the mountains but has not come to a full stop. I look into my mirror just in time to see him go down. He ran into a curb and dumped his bike. I park my Suzuki and run over to help him ,,I upright his bike and then him...He is hurt but able to ride. We continue on the parkway to Asheville NC where we go to a local hospital. Several hours in the ER for x rays and they say nothing is broken ( we later discover they were wrong, three broken ribs) After leaving the Hospital we find a hotel and call it a day.
Wed. 9/26/07 We head for home, Steve is in to much pain to continue the trip, we made it to Beckley WV. Then made it the rest of the way home (in the rain) on Thursday.
Back in Chillicothe Steve went to his Doctor,,sure enough 3 broken ribs,,but he made the ride home on his own,,thats one tough cat.
