Better with Bacon (SGC)

[pyoungbl]

It's a beautiful day in coastal Virginia.  My V7 has been neglected for oh so long, time to let her run a bit.  She also needs a good dose of non ethanol gas.  Off we go, after about 30 miles we get to gas up and continue.  The only other stop was at Bacon's Castle (see, this is where the Bacon stuff comes in).  Now, the area is famous for bacon.  Think Smithfield Bacon, the best bacon in the entire world.  No kidding.  But that's not where Bacon's Castle gets its name.  You can read about the name here:  https://preservationvirginia.org/historic-sites/bacons-castle/ and you will discover that this is the oldest brick dwelling in North America.  Pretty cool!


The actual castle (house):

for obvious reasons the grounds were closed but it's still pretty cool to think that this place has been significant since 1665.  Not too shabby.

After about 100 miles I put the baby to bed with a smile on my face.  Damn, it only takes a short ride to reinforce what a great bike this is.

Peter Y.

[tazio]

Nice! And you've got her set up sweet for traveling

[Perazzimx14]

I take it you've only ever had store bought bacon?

[sib]

Please tell us about that comfy-looking saddle.

[pyoungbl]

RE the comfy saddle...yes, much better than OEM.  The builder went out of business about the same time he finished mine.  One issue is that this saddle will absorb water so if you get caught in the rain you will be reminded of that fact for days and days. 

Peter Y.

[Perazzimx14]

The seat cover on my V7R was made out of the same material as a Sham-Wow. I dose of Camp Dry every now and again helped keep the saturation at bay. 

[Lannis]

The other neat thing about Bacon's Castle is that it's likely the only place in North America where an Indian who was in control of his land and his tribe and not under duress, actually sold land at a mutually agreed-upon price to a European dude.

We used to go down to Surry regularly to buy Edward's Hams, but they quit selling them there, then the shop burned down, and now they only sell their cured hams via mail and they're really pricey, sort of a "designer" food.  My Mom used to buy them at the local store for $25 each; they're over $100 now for the same ham ...