Slick's Birthday Ride

Slick had her birthday yesterday and she wanted to take a ride as part of her birthday. We decided to head to the Blue Ride Parkway near Deep Gap NC. It was a nice day for a ride.. We headed toward Deep Gap NC via highway 421 north. We had never took that route before and we both found we liked that route rather than taking highway 52 in Winston Salem. The 421 route was pretty nice because of the lack of traffic and the scenery was either open country or hilly once you got past Wilkesboro NC. We also noticed that from Wilkesboro to Deep Gap there were a lot of Christmas tree farms along the way. So if you ever need a Christmas tree head that way.

As we headed toward Deep Gap we both got a little hungry and decided to go past the Deep Gap exit and head toward Boone NC. We road through the old part of Boone which is the part I liked. The only problem was it was hard to find a parking spot to stop and eat. So we headed into the newer part of Boone and found a fancy place for the birthday girl. Have you ever heard of Bojangles (nothing but the best for my baby).

After the fine dining we headed back east to the Deep Gap exit and entered the Blue Ride Parkway. We took a blanket with us so we could find a nice place to lay under a tree and hopefully take a nap and enjoy one of the overlooks. Well we found a nice place, but after about 15 minutes so did family wanting to stop and have a picnic about 10 yards from us. After about 30 minutes the Partridge Family finally decided to leave. So did we.
After the blanket party, we headed north on the parkway and then found our highway 16 exit. We headed south en route back to highway 421. About halfway down highway 16 we decided it was time for some ice cream. So we stopped at a little business called 'Igloo". They just happen to serve sandwiches and of course so really good ice cream. After the ice cream we hit the road again and ran into highway 421. We headed south on 421 to home.
The whole trip took about 5.5 hours. It was nice day for a ride but a little humid. We plan to take that route again in the future when we head west toward the mountains. It is a lot more relaxing than going west on interstate 40.

We had a great time and I think Slick enjoyed her birthday ride.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy