{"id":1429,"date":"2014-08-04T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dinkel.us\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2014-08-04T21:58:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T01:58:07","slug":"first-long-vespa-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?p=1429","title":{"rendered":"First Long Vespa Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1430\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1430\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/GTV.jpg\" alt=\"My Vespa GTV and I arrive at Lake Cumberland\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/GTV.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/GTV-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Vespa GTV and I arrive at Lake Cumberland<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I decided to take my first long ride on the Vespa GTV and packed the camping gear and made my way to Lake Cumberland, KY this past weekend.\u00a0 It is a trip of about 150 miles on KY back roads that I extended another 25 more miles so that I could cross the Tennessee border.\u00a0 Had a great buffet lunch at the Lake Cumberland Lodge when I arrived and then setup camp and then went out exploring the area.\u00a0 I will say that I enjoyed the experience much more than I anticipated and look forward to planning much longer trips&#8230;probably next year.\u00a0 I have to get comfortable doing some basic maintenance so I am not stranded in the middle of nowhere.\u00a0 Still, the little scoot easily did 70mph on some stretches of road and could keep up with the cars with no problem.\u00a0 Here are a few more pics:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1429 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?attachment_id=1439'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image25-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1439\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1439'>\n\t\t\t\tCampsite at Lake Cumberland\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?attachment_id=1438'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image17-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1438'>\n\t\t\t\tHow about this for product diversity at the dollar store?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?attachment_id=1437'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1437\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1437'>\n\t\t\t\tNear Wolf Creek Dam\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?attachment_id=1436'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image38-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1436\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1436'>\n\t\t\t\tBardstown, KY&#8211;home of many bourbon distilleries\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?attachment_id=1434'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image23-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1434\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1434'>\n\t\t\t\tWold Creek Dam\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?attachment_id=1432'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1432'>\n\t\t\t\tAt the Tennessee border\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to take my first long ride on the Vespa GTV and packed the camping gear and made my way to Lake Cumberland, KY this past weekend.\u00a0 It is a trip of about 150 miles on KY back roads &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dinkel.us\/?p=1429\">Continue reading <span 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