racoon
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Weather.com has been predicting rain and thunderstorms for the next couple of weeks, but today and possibly tomorrow will be dry.
So I geared up and went for a ride to Byrdstown, Tennessee. What's there, you might ask? My friend told me about a little diner there that she had been wanting to check out. So off I went!
And as one might expect, I started out with Apple Carplay not wanting to connect. :::grumble:::
I put the key in, turned it on, rolled the throttle forward. I then turned on my iPhone, plugged the cable in, then turned on my headset. Nothing. No messages at all, not even the normal "headset connecting" message.
So I pulled the Spyder out of the garage and to the end of the driveway.
I then went into the Preferences menu, Checked the Bluetooth settings, and it said my headset wasn't connected. So I tapped on the headset settings, and it listed my SENA 3S Plus headset, but it wasn't connected. So I clicked the "Connect" button and it connected, and then Carplay was active. :::grumblegrumble:::
So Apple Carplay worked throughout the trip. I have it set to avoid freeways/interstates, so I had a nice drive through about 50 miles each way of 2 lane country roads.
I saw two smooshed skunks, smelled four other skunks (total of six stinky skunk areas), smelled woodsmoke twice, and got rained on twice. Once was a decent shower on the way up that soaked my jeans; and then some rain sprinkles in the last two miles before I returned home. I think I need to reapply the Rain‑X Plastic Water Repellent to my windshield and helmet, as the raindrops weren't running off very well.
Since the temps were in the mid-80s °F I'm pretty sure the woodsmoke came from brush/scrap wood burn piles. It's a very rural area with lots of farms, so burn piles are legal. I also noticed several corn fields that looked close to being ready to harvest, so I think I'll be seeing fresh corn in the grocery stores soon.
Oh, and the restaurant my friend mentioned? When I rode past at about 11:30 this morning, the parking lot was packed, so I'm guessing they have pretty good food.
So I geared up and went for a ride to Byrdstown, Tennessee. What's there, you might ask? My friend told me about a little diner there that she had been wanting to check out. So off I went!
And as one might expect, I started out with Apple Carplay not wanting to connect. :::grumble:::
I put the key in, turned it on, rolled the throttle forward. I then turned on my iPhone, plugged the cable in, then turned on my headset. Nothing. No messages at all, not even the normal "headset connecting" message.
So I pulled the Spyder out of the garage and to the end of the driveway.
I then went into the Preferences menu, Checked the Bluetooth settings, and it said my headset wasn't connected. So I tapped on the headset settings, and it listed my SENA 3S Plus headset, but it wasn't connected. So I clicked the "Connect" button and it connected, and then Carplay was active. :::grumblegrumble:::
So Apple Carplay worked throughout the trip. I have it set to avoid freeways/interstates, so I had a nice drive through about 50 miles each way of 2 lane country roads.
I saw two smooshed skunks, smelled four other skunks (total of six stinky skunk areas), smelled woodsmoke twice, and got rained on twice. Once was a decent shower on the way up that soaked my jeans; and then some rain sprinkles in the last two miles before I returned home. I think I need to reapply the Rain‑X Plastic Water Repellent to my windshield and helmet, as the raindrops weren't running off very well.
Since the temps were in the mid-80s °F I'm pretty sure the woodsmoke came from brush/scrap wood burn piles. It's a very rural area with lots of farms, so burn piles are legal. I also noticed several corn fields that looked close to being ready to harvest, so I think I'll be seeing fresh corn in the grocery stores soon.
Oh, and the restaurant my friend mentioned? When I rode past at about 11:30 this morning, the parking lot was packed, so I'm guessing they have pretty good food.
