On the way back from Kure Beach on my motorcycle, I learned an important lesson. When the weather man says, 20% chance of scattered showers, what he means is : “100% chance of consistant rain.”
As we were packing to leave the beach on Saturday, it started to shower at Kure Beach. So, I checked the radar images, and it showed that the rain was pretty much isolated to the Wilmington/Carolina Beach/Kure Beach area. So, with the rain being light, we went ahead and headed home. Chrissy took the regular “cage” route, 421 to I-40W, but I took the more scenic 421N route. The ride went fine, with only a little sprinkles hitting my helmet visor to inform me that it was raining. Then I left Wilmington.
On 421N, about 15 miuntes outside of Wilmington it began to pour. I rode in the puring rain for about an hour on 421 before I came to a rest stop inbetween Delway and Clinton. I was soaked from head to toe, and trembling from the cold. To make a long story a little shorter, I called Chrissy from the rest stop, and we decided to meet up at the Walmart in Clinton. There, we bought me dry clothes, boots, and a PVC rain suit. After that, I made it home without further incident.
So, remember- if you check the weather the day before, or the morning of the day you’re planning to ride your motorcycle a long distance, and the weather report states “scattered showers” … don’t believe it. 😉