Had a race

 

 Last race in the 50year old+ class . Got a bad start (12th out of 13 into the first corner) but I finished 6th. 

Sydney was there for support, and picture taking.

Had a little fire

 We threw away some ash from our fire pit. Apparently there was a charcoal in there that was still glowing.

It caught our trash can on fire, then our lattice, and the flames hit our house soffit, before we stopped it with our hose. The neighbor called us, thank god, and we dashed out to extinguish it. 3 fire trucks showed up. Luckily the damage was superficial

Fixing the fire damage

 We tore out the plastic lattice and replaced it with wood panel in slotted posts

It snows here

 It’s true, it does snow here in North Carolina

First Jeep trip in NC

 I needed to shake the cob webs off the jeep. The Uwharrie National forest has a “badge of honor” trail. I was invited by my good friend Denny, and his friend, who led the pack. We completed about 16 miles of trail. Check out videos of Dickey Bell.

Family vacation to Fripp Island

 There was Golf carts, golf, fishing, alligators, deer and a great beach. Amber, Mike, Eleanor, Sydney, Olivia, Zack, Mitch, krissy, Dean, Lee, Leslie, Kim, Eric. 

The family is growing

 My oldest daughter and her husband have become parents to the most beautiful baby girl, and we are the happiest Grandparents.

It’s that time ….. dirt bike time

When we left San Diego, It was suggested that we sell my dirt bike, and I could get a replacement when we get to North Carolina.

Well a major shoulder surgery and rehabilitation precluded me from moving forward with that plan. 

Physical therapy got me moving pretty good, so, it’s dirt bike time. I bought a 2021 Kawasaki kx450x. It seems to be a great bike and I got to ride it once before it got too cold. Did some woods riding. I Pulled up to the facility and introduced myself to a gentleman, and he let me tag along. 

I intend to do some woods racing, (something I haven’t injured myself at, yet)

So follow along.

This is the group of guys I rode with

 

Shoulder surgery

 Shoulder was wore out.

Had to de-burred the rotator cuff.

Torn labral muscle

Detached bicep muscle and reattach to humorous bone.

Cyst deletion.

Bone on bone contact in ball joint. They have to grind that down to build up scar tissue.

Found someone to ride with

 Steve and I heading up to Little Switzerland.

Some other shots of riding:

Biggest change so far. North Carolina

We sold the house in San Diego, and Moved to North Carolina to be near my Daughter (whom is in South Carolina, about 2 hrs. away), and nearer my Sister 5 minutes away. this also puts us within Driving distance of Kim's Sister, and Father in Ohio.

The move was mostly driven by the need to make retirement affordable. Less house payment, less cost of living. We sold the house in SD and cleared enough money to buy a house cash in NC. No more house payments (for now).

It is a very different feel here. The people are a bit more polite, more rain storms, more affordable housing. Culturally different in that people are more about freedoms such as guns, and less regulations on your property, and self.

We lived with my sister for a few months, and then found a house near by that suited our needs. 2,600 sqft, big yard, spacious neighborhood. we are about 7 miles from a big recreational lake (lake Norman).

We are also not too far from some nice mountain parks, trails, waterfalls, and even Some famous Street bike roads through some twisties.

Here is some pictures of the house.

Some pictures of the garage getting painted.

We had to install a water filter because the well water had a lot of sediment.

Some pictures of the lake, roads and trails: