- Finally, a Friday that may be dry enough to ride something besides an indoor bicycle. Since it will probably be a bit cold I’m planning to stay south of the mountains and make my way to the Café At Williams Hardware in Traveler’s Rest. If you want to get out and do some riding let’s plan on meeting at the Key Mart parking area about 10:30 AM this Friday. Hope you can make it. Dan
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- After three rainy Fridays in a row, it felt great to get out for a ride on two wheels with our Friday group. The riders that came out included David D., Len, me, Pat, Kevin (welcome back - the course is closed for the season in Salem, NH), Ed, and OG Bob. After a month on the South Carolina coast, and nearly another month of rain, OG Bob's "classic" Yamaha needed some encouragement to start and recharge the battery. He almost took a short ride and head back home, but decided to make the entire ride. The Yamaha, with it's slightly soiled looking patina, made it with no problems. Dan was really creative with his route and many found themselves on roads not previously traveled. It is amazing how he can turn a 50 minute ride into a 90 minute ride while riding on some very interesting roads, including driving through Nine Times Preserve. There were a couple of close encounters with a few vultures and a hawk, a little creepy, but no problems. When we arrived at Williams, one of the very friendly McCarrell sister co-owners greeted us with menus, the days specials, and a table for eight. A big favorite was the special chicken and biscuits - think chicken-pot-pie, but not, according to our host. The service was great as well as the food. After lunch, Dan took us back toward home on a more direct route. Although some of us were using our heated gear on the way there, it warmed up quite a bit for the ride home and regular fall gear was fine. Overall, it was another great day on two wheels. Steve
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| After all the rain, we knew the roads could be a little rough, but we were confident Dan would get us through. He even got us past the creepy birds.  |
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