Friday 11/29/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• I'll be out of town this week and will not be planning a lunch ride.  Anyone can feel free to plan a ride.  The group of riders is shown on this email in case someone else wants to plan something.  Otherwise, those wanting to ride should show up at the Key Mart parking area and deicide on a destination and a leader for a 10:30 am departure.  I would recommend not choosing a venue that specializes in turkey.   Steve

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Friday 11/22/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• I thought I would give Rumor Hazit in Clayton, GA, another try.  We'll keep an eye on the weather and hopefully, be able to leave the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am,  If necessary, I'll send out an email at 8 am, Friday, if we need to cancel.  Hope to see you there.    Steve

• With temperatures back to seasonal levels and the threat of rain weakened, thirteen riders came out for a ride to Clayton, GA.  Those joining me today included Neil, Kevin, Len, Dan, Lincoln, Ray, Terry, Steve G., Pat, Gary, OG Bob, and Ed.  The ride to Clayton stayed on familiar roads and took us a little over an hour to arrive.  The call ahead by Paulette worked and we had a group of tables pushed together to accommodate our large group.  A big favorite is their grouper reuben and a few riders chose this option.  The portions are large and the food is consistently good.  After lunch, some riders took the more direct route home and the rest of us took one of our favorite routes - Warwoman. Many thanks to the Georgia Department of Transportation for several miles of new asphalt we enjoyed on the famous winding road.  In Georgia, most of the trees have lost their leaves, but the closer we got to home, the more leaves we could still see on the trees.  Overall it was another great day on two wheels.  Steve

Friday 11/15/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• This Friday's forecast is looking a lot like last Friday, so I thought I would ride to Clayton, GA for lunch at Rumor Hazit. If the weather changes and looks more ominous, I'll send out an email at 8 am, Friday morning confirming or changing the plan.  Hopefully, we can get in a nice ride after a couple of bone chilling (by South Carolina standards) this week.  Hope to see you at the Key Mart parking area for a 10:30 am departure.     Steve

• Update - Friday Lunch Ride - Canceled  Looks like the rain is going to continue, so no ride today.    Steve

Friday 11/08/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• The forecast for this Friday looks more like a January forecast, but dry nonetheless.  I think I'll head to Farmhouse Tacos in Travelers Rest for some lunch.  We can find a long way home after lunch.  If you're interested, we'll leave the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am.  Hope to see you there.    Steve

Farmhouse Tacos - Travelers Rest

• It was a nice, but cool day for a ride to Travelers Rest.  There were 10 riders that joined me.  Along with me were David D., Gary, Terry, Harve, Kevin, Rob, Pat, OG Bob, Neil, and Ed. (Note - Ed is going to be selling his Honda Goldwing 😞)  The ride over was on mostly familiar roads, but a few riders did admit there were a few times they had no idea just where we were (always a good sign for the leader.)  Thanks to Paulette's call ahead, they had a table waiting for us.  Their unique taco offerings are very good and they do have some of the best chips, made in house.  OG Bob called it the Taco Bell of Travelers Rest 😏.  After lunch, six riders decided to take a quicker route home and I led the rest of the group on a mountainous ride home.  We pointed the bikes north on Hwy 276 and headed for the mountains.  As Harve and Rob pointed out when we made a gas stop in Rosman, it was 55 degrees when we left Travelers Rest and dropped to 45 degrees as we passed Caesars Head South Carolina Park. The cool temperatures were fine with me as we took the curves home.  Overall, it was another great day on two wheels.    Steve

A very fun ride!!