- I'm thinking we can get a lunch ride in this Friday as long as Irma doesn't hit the gas as it heads north. I'm planning to go to Larkin's Carolina Grill in Columbus, NC. If you're ready for a ride, let's leave the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am. I appreciate all the rides Dan has planned. It gets a little tough planning around the recent surge in hurricane activity. Steve
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| Definitely want to avoid this one!! |
- Since the weather folks are spending so much time giving all the bad weather to Texas and Florida, we were able to have a perfect day in the SC Upstate to make a lunch ride to Larkins in Columbus, NC. Those joining me for the ride today were Dan, Bill (latest Full Throttle Mag), David D. (guaranteeing a Tiger victory in Clemson on Saturday - could be Clemson, could be Auburn), Gary, Terry, Russ, Doug C. (new rider - welcome), Rob, and in his usual spot OG Bob. Kind of like the fashion rule to not wear white after Labor Day, OG Bob's rule is it's time to wear the orange gloves after Labor Day, cold temps or not. The route today took us on some familiar roads and also a couple that were new to most of us. It was pointed out that we passed a lot of fire houses as we worked our way through Pickens and Greenville counties. When we arrived at Larkins, they were ready for us thanks to Paulette making the reservation. The sign board listed the daily special - home made pimento cheese with ham sandwich, and it was almost unanimously ordered. The very hot firehouse burger (this rider must have been inspired by all the fire houses we passed) was the only exception. The service was good and so was the food. The sandwich special and French onion soup were definite hits. The ride home took us to Saluda on the winding and fun Hwy 176 and then south through the Greenville Watershed area. (Note to Len - I didn't miss the River Rd turn this time.) The scenery in the watershed is great, but it sure would be nice to see Old Hwy 25 resurfaced. Several of the riders peeled off as we got closer to home and stopped for the post ride fill-up. Overall, it was another great day on two wheels. Steve
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| I received a photo of our fellow rider and retired pilot checking out a potential new ride........ |
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