- Dan is not able to lead a ride this week, so I thought I would pick up where he left off a few weeks ago and try again to go to the Copperpot in Clarkesville, GA, this Friday. The weather looks like we’re in for a sunny and warm day. If this sounds good to you, we'll plan on leaving the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there. Steve
- Wow!! It actually happened - a sunny Friday. Ten riders, including me, came out today for the seemingly rare Friday ride. The other riders included Len, David D., Rob, Steve G., Ray, Jeff, Doug, Gary, and Terry. We made our way to Clarkesville by circumventing Walhalla and Toccoa, staying on familiar back country roads. There was little traffic out today and we only slowed a little for some farm equipment. We did encounter an opossum, sadly, one of Gods' homeliest and rat like creatures, who wanted to play chicken with a group of motorcyclists. Everyone was able to avoid the creature, although it was a little tricky, and now the varmint can brag to his buddies how brave he was. The remainder of the ride was uneventful, the way we like it. I have not actually been to the Copperpot before, so I only realized where the conveniently located parking lot was after some of us parked in the gravel parking area behind the restaurant. Oh well, now I know. The place was definitely not crowed, but thanks to Paulette, they did have a table set up for us. Len didn't stick around for lunch so he could do some errands in the afternoon. The rest of us ordered mostly salads and soups. The service was a little slow and there were just a couple of minor errors, but this didn't stop us from enjoying some good food. For the ride home, I learned from David and Rob that part of Hwy 123 was closed. I took a different route home than I had planned and we avoided the potential traffic backup. Overall, it was another good day on two wheels. Hopefully, we put together a long string of dry Fridays and Dan will be back in the saddle next week. Steve
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| I was able to snap a photo as I passed the critter, catching his expression when he realized there were TEN motorcycles, not just a couple of them. |
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