- With a cooler forecast and some dry weather, I still think breakfast will fill the bill for a ride this Friday. I thought I would head to The Cupboard Cafe in Dillard, GA. It pushes the one hour target for getting to breakfast, but they do have some great food. If this sounds like a good ride for you, we'll leave the Key Mart parking area at 8:30 am. Hope to see you there. Steve
- There were eleven riders that came to Key Mart today to make the trek to The Cupboard Cafe in Dillard. The weather, in a word, was perfect! The jackets were a little heavier than usual for late August, but the ride up the mountain was very refreshing after a hot and humid summer. The riders joining me were Dan, David, Russ, Gary, Terry, Doug, Jeff, Bill, Pat, and Ed. Trying to keep as close as possible to the one hour ride target to get to our breakfast destination, the route covered some familiar roads and was generally, the most direct route. We made it there in about 65 minutes, but there were no complaints. Thanks to a call ahead by Paulette, they knew we were coming, but we still had to wait a few minutes for them to get the typical "room in the back" ready for this group of bikers. Our server, Madison, did a great job getting us our coffee and taking our orders. She seemed very organized, and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time. Once we saw the stack of pancakes, eggs, etc., etc., that hungry David got, we did understand why one side of the table did have to wait a few minutes longer to get their order. The food here is always good and variations on eggs seemed to be the choice for most people. After the relaxing lunch, most of us continued our ride north and east toward Highalnds, NC. This is one of my favorite rides when you start out on GA 246 and wind your way up the mountain and past the entrance to Sky Valley Country Club. As we enter North Carolina we continue with nice sweeping curves as we drive along the base of Scaly Mountain before arriving in Highlands. On Fridays around lunch time, it's always a good idea to take a couple of the back streets to get around downtown Highlands and hook up with Hwy 64. The rest of the ride was great with the temperatures holding in a very comfortable range. Overall, it was another great day on two wheels. Steve
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