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(left) Rally Rookies: Paulie, C
Nile (Barry), Eclectic Dawn, John, Denise, Blue eyes (Kim), Joanie and
John
(right) Rally Alumni (all 3 yrs):
SLY B (Steph), Sadie (Jo), VTX Rob, WhiteKnight (Brice), Vintage B
(Mitch), Pawp (Rich) & FireMed (Mike)
(1, 2, 3)
Sadie and Brice rode up from FL and stayed with us on Thursday night. We
were joined by Denise and VTXRob Friday morning. While gassing up, we
were shocked when a woman drove away from the pump with the gas
hose still attached to her car!
(4) Crossing the bridge into Newport News - this
former FL girl was so happy to see WATER! :)
A few folks hit rain on
the way in, but our group was spared a ride through thunderstorms...at
least on Friday. ;)
It was wonderful to finally put faces with screen names, and meet such a
fine and fun group of folks.
Friday night, we gathered at Cheers for a hearty meal, followed by after-dinner gellato at the City Center.
Saturday, kickstands were up at 9 for a ride through the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Tunnel, as well as shoreline and country road riding. We enjoyed
the view of multiple boats and even a submarine before we took the
tunnel ride.
Left: The entrance to the tunnel
Right: Hmmmm...someone wanted his butt to be famous...
Denise snapped a few shots for our trip album.
We rode
pretty country shoreline roads, which was relaxing after
the Interstate. I got lots of practice handling the T while
doing U-turns on gravel and sand.
A bird in flight at one of our scenic stops at Webb's Island.
We
made our way to Cape Charles for lunch and a walk on the beach.
Check out the size of Brice's burger!! My T's battery was seriously weak, and the guys had to push
start the bike numerous times, which was frustrating and
embarrassing! Thanks for the help, guys!!!!
Left: Mitch walks on
water in Cape Charles.
Right: John and
I were surprised to learn that Chesapeake Bay was formed from the impact
of a meteor.
We left Cape
Charles to head back to the hotel in Newport News. Coming up out of the
tunnel, we felt a blustery wind, and then saw lightning and
black clouds ahead...we quickly pulled over to the bridge's
emergency stop to don rain gear. Never having ridden the Tourer
in the rain, I was pretty nervous, but the T handled just fine
on the bridges, Interstate and in town.
It didn't rain too hard, and the group kept together nicely
throughout the wet experience. We were lucky, because Brice's CB
weather channel said there was hail in the area.
Thanks SO much
to our great guide and road captain, Mike, and to Pawp, our
tailgunner, for keeping
us together safely.
Here's a fun VIDEO of the chefs and our smiling group from firemed
(click the play button in the lower left of the pic).
We finished off our
Saturday with HUGE dinner and a bit of entertainment from our chefs at a
Japanese hibachi restaurant. The sushi was great...love that wasabi!
Sunday morning: group
photos were taken of the "Rally Alumni" (third year attendees) and
"Rally Rookies" (first-timers to the ECR), and goodbyes were
said. Part of the group then took a historical ride through Jamestown and
Williamsburg, and others headed towards home.
I experienced a
number of firsts with my Tourer on this trip, and gained some valuable
riding experience. One of the great things about the ECR was LEARNING so
much from the experienced riders. THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge!
Photo at left:
Denise and VTXRob following us home to Danville.
John and I enjoyed
ourselves immensely on the trip, and we hope to meet up and ride
with many of these folks again in the future!
Saturday: Ready to roll through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Tunnel, riding through the back roads along the shoreline
Saturday ride: shoreline ride, Webbs Island, lunch in Cape
Charles at Kelly's
Lunch at Kelly's, swim at Cape Charles
Hibachi dinner and sushi in Newport News City Center
Sunday:
getting ready to leave
BELOW:
Front row: Joni, (Sly) Steph, EclecticDawn, (Sadie) Joanne, Kim,
Denise
Back row: Dr. Bob's Patient (Bruce), John, Mitch, Brice, Pawp
(Richard), Saint (Mike), C Nile (Barry), VtxRob, John V, Paulie,
firemed (Mike)
(men
and women's photos by Bruce)
Volcano
photo by Sadie (Jo)
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