Good News - Bad News

Bad News - headed north on Interstate 77 in the heavy rain again
Good News - during the day, the rain lightened to drizzy
Bad News - stopped for coffee at West Virginia border and a woman said she was glad to catch up to tell Bev her back tail lights were not working
Good News - Bev had recently re-joined HOG (Harley Owners Group) and had their directory of every Harley dealership in the country (likely a throw back to the days of less reliable Harleys).  We located a dealership in Bluefield, West Virginia, only a short ride.
Bad News - we called them and they were not open on Mondays
Good News - we found another dealership in Charleston which was open (130 clicks down the road)
Bad News - the service department was closed on Mondays
Good News - we talked to the dealership's manager, and he said he could deal with the bulbs for us
Bad News - Bev had to resort to driving with her flashers on for an hour in the rain as neither the tail lights nor brake light worked.
Good News - Interstate 77 through the West Virginia mountains was spectacular with sweeping curves, rushing rivers and very few trucks.  We may return for a non-rain ride one day.
Bad News - the reason the tail light blew is because the plastic lens was cracked and the water got in thus shorting out and bursting the bulb
Good News - the EXCELLENT Harley dealer in South Charleston had both the plastic lens and bulb in stock and was able to fix it; the manager took a break from his lunch and went out and fixed it himself.
More Good News - they had gortex lined waterproof warm gloves and Dave and Bev both bought a pair
Bad News - the HD dealership visit cost $260....but those gloves are great!!!
Bad News - about 5 pm we pulled over but no avail, all the hotels were full of oil workers who do fracking of the oil shales.
Good News - the sun actually appeared and we finally found a motel in Newcomers Town, Ohio.