I heard a few weeks back from somewhere or other that Parker's Maple Barn in Mason, NH was a good place to stop for breakfast or lunch.
As Saturday was looking as if it was going to be at least dry in the Boston area, it seemed as good a time as any to head north.
The plan was to get up around 7 or so and hit the road within the hour. That was the plan.
I did wake up at 7, but it was becuase of that needle-like pain behind the eye that comes with a migraine, rather than my clock going off.
Oh well. I keep Imitrex beside the bed so I choked down one of those and went back to sleep for a couple of hours. Migraine was still there so I took out the big guns and gave myself a shot. Within the hour I was feeling ok, so I got ready and hit the road. As time has a way of sneaking off when you're not looking, it was now noon.
Outside temp was 42 so I added a long sleeved t-shirt to the layers.
It took the usual 25 minutes or so to get to RT2, but traffic was moving quite nicely although there was a lot of it. The only surprises en-route was a large bag of garbage in the middle of the 2nd from right lane and a truck tyre on the left edge of the fast lane.
Frm Rt2 I took 119 west into Littleton and from there through to Townsend where I picked up 13 north.
From there, it was plain sailing across to NH with a left turn onto Mason Road, where the barn lay three miles ahead on the left. The road was unmarked and looked as if it hadn't been paved in the not too distant past, but for the most part, it was frost heave and pothole free. I had expected to hit parts with wet leaves along the way, but I'm happy to say that I didn't see any.
It's called the Maple Barn for a reason - it is a barn, or at least it was. They still make their own maple syrup on premises and this is what they serve with their pancakes.
The place is great on the inside. I was happy to see their wood-burning stoves placed strategically throughout the interior, as I was glad to be in out of the cold. The staff were friendly and the food was good. I got their mini-special which came with toast, blueberry pancake (best ever), sausage, egg, and bacon. Remember - this was the mini. With my own pot of coffee, it was just what the doctor ordered.
I bought one of their little jugs of syrup to take home and I hit the road again after about 45 minutes. There were a few bikes outide, a GS 1200 and a couple of custom cruisers.
Trip back was uneventful, but it was scenic. If there hadn't been so much traffic, I'd have pulled over and taken some shots, but as it was, I just took one outside the barn.
A quick stop at Moto Market in Acton for a coffee brought me back to a more normal temperature. I saw a nice red Guzzi outside. The guy riding her said he had three others, but 2 didn't run. Sounded like some nice winter projects.
While there, I picked up what I thought would be a nice accessory. It's a map holder that slides over your forearm. I thik that'll work better for me as the one on top of the tank-bag isn't in the best viewing location.
Anyway, that was my day. It cleared out the cobwebs and I was in a great mood when I turned off her engine at the end of the day.
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