Friday 04/27/18 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• It looks like we're getting a break from the rain on Friday, so I was thinking I would head to Side Street Pizza and Pasta in Tryon, NC, for lunch on Friday.  If that sounds good to you, we'll plan on leaving the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am.  Hope to see you there.      Steve

Side Street Pizza and Pasta - Menu

• This was the kind of day made for motorcycle riding - sunny skies and not too hot.  The riders that joined me for the trek to Tryon were Dan, David D., Russ, Terry, Doug, Bill, and Pat.  With a little over 60 miles to our destination, we took some familiar and interesting roads.  We were glad to see that the typically rough Old Hwy 25 route through the Greenville watershed had received some much needed work.  We did have to wait for a very pokey mower to finally pull over and let us pass.  It's still not real smooth road, but was smooth enough to enjoy the scenic curves.  We made our way through Saluda on our way to Tryon, and rode on the very curvy Hwy 176.  We arrived at Side Street and a table was set up for our 8 riders thanks to a call ahead by Paulette.  The service was very quick and our meals arrived in a very reasonable amount of time.  Pizza, pasta, soup, and subs were the selections made by our group and the consensus was that the food was very good.  The ride home took us through several peach orchards and the views of the mountains on this clear day were pretty amazing.  On Hwy 11, we were surprised after rounding a curve and finding two very large pieces of equipment totally blocking our lane while trimming trees along the road.  The only sign we saw prior to this, just said road work ahead, and they seemed to be taking down the signs.  This is in contrast to signs we saw on our route to Tryon along River Road near Cleveland, SC, that said watch for flagman, one lane ahead, and there was absolutely nothing on no one around.  Not sure how SCDOT manages their road repairs.  Oh well, we did enjoy a nice ride on Hwy 11 as we finished our trip home.  Overall, it was another great day on two wheels.    Steve

Saddling up for the ride home.....