- Friday looks like it will be a good day for a ride. I thought I would head up to Chattooga Belle Farms for lunch at Belle's Bistro. A cool ride should help us get over any residual tryptophan from Turkey Day. We'll plan to leave Key Mart parking area at 10:30. Hope to see you there. Steve
- It was a sunny and slightly cool day for the group of motorcyclists that arrived at the Key Mart parking area for a ride to Chattooga Belle Farm (not to be confused with "Chattanooga Belle Farm" as noted in my email earlier this week. Note to self - pay attention to auto spellcheck corrections). There were eight riders and three "cagers" that came for the ride. The riders included me, Rob, Dan, Lesley (up from the coast for a rare visit from our former regular rider), Steve G., Bob D., Chuck G., and Kevin (the Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course is closed for the season). The cagers included Pat and wife Tamara, and Bill with copies of the November issue of Full Throttle Magazine. He assures us he will have published articles in the December issue. The ride to Long Creek took us through Oconee County on some familiar and scenic roads. Chattooga Belle closes this weekend for the season, but they assured me they would be open on the day after Thanksgiving. We arrived and were welcomed by a couple of friendly servers and they set up a table for eleven. The server showed us where the self-serve drinks were and also took some hot coffee orders for those needing to shake off some of the chill from the ride. After taking our orders, we were served fairly quickly with a variety of choices from their menu. The restaurant was not crowded and we enjoyed the view of the mountains. It was a perfectly clear day to take in the wonderful vistas. After lunch, the cagers and a couple of riders took a more direct route home and the rest of us headed north toward Mountain Rest. The ride north was scenic and virtually no traffic. Although we did not stop, a quick glance at the overlook on Wigington Road was spectacular. The lakes looked incredible. As we headed south on Hwy 130, we made the usual cut over to gas up at Little River Road and Hwy 11. Overall, it was another great day on two wheels. Steve
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