Birthdays and Milestones!!!!

Yeah go me! Today we are going to met up with the B’s to go eat at Satterfields. The weather is sketchy but I am determined not to sit at home. We head out and of course have to pull over within minutes at a car wash to wait out a quick shower but I’m still optimistic. I have not even given thought to the route for this ride, I’m a little proud of myself. We meet the B’s at our preplanned spot and wham it hits me…I have to go over the freaking BRIDGE!!! Seriously, WTH was I thinking? No, this is not good and I am looking for a quick way out of this. I’m wondering if I can talk everybody into gas station cuisine because I’m good with pork rinds and a diet coke for my birthday dinner right now. We discuss the fact that I am scared *()&*^&^ but I agree that it’s time to do it. As I approach the bridge my palms are sweating and all I’m thinking is please don’t let there be an accident and we have to stop because this is one hell of an incline. Before I knew it I was up and over….piece of cake….ha….not….my knees shook for at least another mile. The ride was great we stayed out of the weather and I enjoyed the scenery. We arrived at the restaurant and had to go down a very steep embankment to park well I pulled over parked my bike looked over at Adam and said it can stay here or you can take her down. I wasn’t even going to try it. We had a great lunch it rained while we ate but cleared up by the time we were through. When we left the restaurant we headed out the opposite direction we came in and I thought o.k. we’re going to make the circle to go home. So here I go riding along minding my business then CRAP it hits me we have to get on the freaking FERRY!!!! What are these people trying to do to me???? Here’s how I see the ferry – steep embankment + gravel + grated entrance + zero turning area+ everyone watching = I rather take the bridge! We are lined up and it’s our turn I’ve gotten all the advice I can handle- 1st gear, back brake, use your clutch, yada, yada, yada,….don’t they get it? I can’t hear them because of the blood rushing around in my head and the sound of my heart in my ears. It’s my turn, down shift, clutch, brake, pray, pray, pray, I’m on……THANK YOU JESUS. I’ve hit 2 milestones a bridge and ferry in one day! I’m worn out and done for the day. CRAAAAPPPP I have to get off this thing!!!!!