Day 1 Dec 18

I left P-Low mid morning going to P-Town, Terry was going to leave a little later and we would meet at a friends house there. I was following the weather reports closely and new I had the possibility of bad weather.The weather doesn't usually sock in and stay bad for more than a few days, if it did I would delay.
I encountered about 20 miles of snow around Shelton, no real traffic problems as can sometimes happen when others on the road are not used to the conditions. The motorcycle was handling and running like it did in the shakedown runs, no surprises. The run down took about four hours and some change, usually I can make it in three an a half. The snow did slow me a bit but it was slushy and an inch deep. At 440 pounds the bike was getting adequate traction if I held the speed to reasonable.John was waiting with the garage door open finishing up last minute prep for their employee Xmas bash Terry and I were staying the night but were gong out to a local pub to meet other folks. There were plans to meet with a few younger friends to congratulate each other on making it to another Christmas season.All was well and Christmas was cheery. Early to bed and start the real trek in the morning.