Sean's and Andies Motorcycle Adventures

Hello!!

Well the hubby and I decided that it was time to go for another ride. Plus we wanted to test out a new bike that we are thinking about buying. We really need a touring bike because we want to take some fairly long rides this summer and the Triumph is just too small. We are definitely doing a 6 hour round trip ride in April and we hope to go to visit my best friend Brooke in CT sometime this summer. That's 17 hours one way!! So we def need a big bike. So here's the bike that we rode:

It's a Yamaha V-Star 1300. I absolutely loved it!! This one is used but the one that we would be getting would be brand new. It's sooooo nice. Super comfy and really smooth. We rode for about an hour and my butt was just barely sore. It was such a nice change!! So it looks like we are going to buy it. Hubby gets super deals since he works at a dealership. So yesterday we decided to hop on the bike and take it for a test ride down to Washington, GA which is about an hour south of here. Washington is a VERY old and historical town with lots of antebellum homes and plantations. The first stop off we made was at Callaway Plantation which has been restored and turned into a sort of museum. They have all sorts of stuff around there. They have 4 old homes including the manor house. Here's a little bit of history on the manor house:

It was built of red brick in the Greek Revival style in 1869. So, since it was built after the Civil War, it isn't technically an antebellum home. All I can say is they musta been in concert with some Yankees to be able to afford a house like that in 1869 in the middle of Reconstruction!! Okay so that's my two sense on that. Nothing against Yankees but if you were a Confederate, I just am not sure how you would be able to build a house like that at that time. Keep it, maybe, but build it, uh uh!! Here is what the website has to say about it: "The home remains virtually unaltered. The doors, mantels and most of the plaster are original and have survived in remarkably good condition. Each room is furnished with excellent examples of period furniture. Connected to the rear of the mansion by a breezeway is a self-contained brick kitchen. It is equipped much as it was when the plantation was at its zenith."

Here's an old pic of the house:

Here are some of the pics I took:

These are some pics of around the house. In the barn and places like that:

They also have a log cabin that was built in 1785 there!! It was amazing to see it. Here is what the website has to say about it: "The oldest building in the complex, the hewn log cabin, most likely an early settler's first home, was constructed around 1785. It contains many early domestic and agricultural tools as well as primitive furniture. The interior of the log cabin consists of a single room with a fireplace for heating and cooking and a table for preparing food, eating and a myriad of other activities necessary to the survival of the early settlers."

Here are some pics I took of that:

Well, as they got to be a little bit more stable, they were able to build a nicer house. So they built a Federal Plainstyle house which is now called the Gray House. If you ask me, it looks more blue than grey but I'll let you come to your own conclusions. Here's what the website says about this house: "As the settler's economic situation improved, they abandoned their log cabin for a more spacious home, the Federal Plainstyle house, and then used the cabin as a kitchen. This two-story, four room plainstyle house contains furnishings typical of the 1790's including a loom."

Here are some pics:

Then we moved on the the Gilmer House which was scary!! It looks like they are still fixing that one up but it was neat to get to see the way that they used to plater walls. Below is a pic.

Here is what the website says about the Gilmer House: "The Gilmer House, built in 1800 and located on lands adjacent to Callaway Plantation, is the boyhood home of George R. Gilmer who served as Georgia's governor from 1827 to 1831 and from 1837 to 1839."

There was also a schoolhouse and many other buildings on the property. Here are some pics of all of those:

Then Sean and I rode into town square and ate at the Sandwich Shop. Good food, historical building (an old bank and jewelry store), a little pricey but you do have to expect that in small town eateries. So after we ate we headed down to the Robert Toombs house. It's was soo beautiful.

Here are some pics: