Dunwoody, Ga

I had stopped in a small gas station in Clayton, Ga. for fuel and to stretch. A chopper shop was next door and big bikes were burning rubber and making lots of muffler noise. I got talking to a few of the locals and found out they were from Wisconsin and were working down here as painters. They were currently between jobs. They did complain that illegals were gobbling up all the work at lower wages. Seems to be the same story where ever I stop.
Left the Best Western in Demorest, GA for a 61 mile trip to Atlanta. Travelled south on Hwy 23/441, turned east on hwy 369 and drove through Gainesville, Ga. hooked into Hwy 400 south to Peach Tree parkway and after a short ride on interstate 285, I arrived at Roy Johnson's, residence. Roy telss me that hwy 400 is the main rode travelling south into Atlanta. I had less traffic on hwy 23. With construction and detours, it took 95 minutes to travel the 61 miles. Roy lives in a gated community but he has revealed to me that there is lots of crime inside the gates. lots of pimps, hookers and drugs abound. He had me pull the bike up onto his back porch for protection. Roy fixed a nice lunch with some tasty zinfindel and we both took a nap. Had a nice dinner with some tasty merlot. Off to bed early as Roy is preparing for his daughter's weekly visit. This morning, we enjoyed a traditional southern breakfast: grits, toast, eggs and bacon, Mine with hot sauce.
Roy still had some red salmon in his freezer, so we decided to make some smoked salmon. Fish is brining now and we will start smoking at 5 PM.
I performed some maintenance on the mc, specifically adding lubricant to speedometer cable. I'll know tomorrow if that solves the squeeking issue.
I plan to leave tomorrow, south, towards Jacksonville, Fa.