Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
Decided to make my son (Alex) come with me on a ride yesterday and used a little bait to get him to go. 
I told him that he may be able to meet the owner of the Miami Dolphins (Wayne Huizenga) as he was a friend of Tim's (one2doo) and we were going over there to look at some work he needed done. Tim sells boats and boat docks and Wayne is just down the lake from one of Tim's places.
Then I told him that we could ride some of Tim's Seadoo's at the lake after the ride to Shady Valley. He was all for that. He worked till midnight after a full day in school the day before so he really wanted to sleep in
but a chance to ride a Seadoo pushed him over the edge. :doorag:
We took off from Greeneville TN and headed for Tims place in Butler TN. It's about 1.5 hours from my place.
The weather was perfect and the Spyder was running great. This was the first all day ride I did two-up on the Spyder and it felt pretty good. Alex was a great passenger and really made it easy on me. Having that Corbin backrest made a big difference for him. The last time we went on a little ride all he had was the grab rails.:shocked:
We hooked up with Time and the gang at his shop and headed over to his mom's place just down the road. It was incredibly beautiful but I forgot to get pictures, as a matter of fact I didn't get many pics at all that day.:banghead:
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From there we went to Wayne's place. Here's a shot of the gang at his place.
We hungout there for a bit and Tim showed me some of Wayne's toys that he sold him. You can see the pics here.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=15
After that we took off for some great riding on 421. The cops weren't too thick and we all had a great time. When we got to Shady Valley and parked we were swooped on by a bunch of folks. We handed out cards and answered questions for a while but then went to get a burger and a dog. We could have been there for hours answering questions but we had places to go and people to see. :doorag:
From there we went back to Tim's place and rode the jet-skies. I had never been on one and neither had Alex. I got to tell you it was a blast. The one I rode had 200+ hp with a supercharger and man did that thing fly. 70 mph on the water is a rush.:2thumbs:
Alex had the time of his life and got olé dad soaked to the bone. All in all it was one of the best days I've had in a long time and it was good to spend it with my son and my new Spyder friends. :doorag:
I told him that he may be able to meet the owner of the Miami Dolphins (Wayne Huizenga) as he was a friend of Tim's (one2doo) and we were going over there to look at some work he needed done. Tim sells boats and boat docks and Wayne is just down the lake from one of Tim's places.
Then I told him that we could ride some of Tim's Seadoo's at the lake after the ride to Shady Valley. He was all for that. He worked till midnight after a full day in school the day before so he really wanted to sleep in
but a chance to ride a Seadoo pushed him over the edge. :doorag:We took off from Greeneville TN and headed for Tims place in Butler TN. It's about 1.5 hours from my place.
The weather was perfect and the Spyder was running great. This was the first all day ride I did two-up on the Spyder and it felt pretty good. Alex was a great passenger and really made it easy on me. Having that Corbin backrest made a big difference for him. The last time we went on a little ride all he had was the grab rails.:shocked:
We hooked up with Time and the gang at his shop and headed over to his mom's place just down the road. It was incredibly beautiful but I forgot to get pictures, as a matter of fact I didn't get many pics at all that day.:banghead:
pps:From there we went to Wayne's place. Here's a shot of the gang at his place.
We hungout there for a bit and Tim showed me some of Wayne's toys that he sold him. You can see the pics here.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=15
After that we took off for some great riding on 421. The cops weren't too thick and we all had a great time. When we got to Shady Valley and parked we were swooped on by a bunch of folks. We handed out cards and answered questions for a while but then went to get a burger and a dog. We could have been there for hours answering questions but we had places to go and people to see. :doorag:
From there we went back to Tim's place and rode the jet-skies. I had never been on one and neither had Alex. I got to tell you it was a blast. The one I rode had 200+ hp with a supercharger and man did that thing fly. 70 mph on the water is a rush.:2thumbs:
Alex had the time of his life and got olé dad soaked to the bone. All in all it was one of the best days I've had in a long time and it was good to spend it with my son and my new Spyder friends. :doorag:
opcorn:
But, as you head east it gets even prettier. Gatlinburg, and the areas around it are gorgeous, for sure. If you head west of here into Arkansas, there is a lot of beautiful country as well, with nice lakes, too.
