Dr. Rich and I traveled down south
for the 6th Annual West Coast "Because We Can" Ride-to-Eat lunch in Guadalupe.
About a 700 mile round trip, so
it was a very casual couple of days.
We rode down on Wednesday, enjoyed the lunch, stayed in Arroyo Grande that night,
and returned to NorCal on Thursday, ...the last stinkin' day of the year the last day of the stinkin' year.
(Had to rephrase that, before MEM called me on it.
)
The venerable Dean Tanji organized the event, and it went very smoothly.
Good food (steaks!), excellent service, and a groovy atmosphere.
Another group of FJRForum dudes made the wet ride up from SoCal,
and we all shared a table.
I think it was meant to be a members' IBA gathering, but, what the hell.
We went anyway, and were treated with courtesy.
Dean dropped by our table and made us feel welcome.
And an actual Iron Butt dude - Carver - even sat with us, however reluctantly. :blink:
The trip looked like this -
Heading south, early.
I love riding - anywhere. To be on the road. Every time. Every road.
Probably just like most of you guys, huh?
Rich is a smooth, steady rider. Easy to ride with him.
(It's when his helmet is off, that he's insufferable.)
The sky threatened all morning, but it didn't actually rain on us
until we were just an hour or so from our destination.
A quick coffee stop, late morning.
And into the moisture for a bit.
Not at all unpleasant.
Approaching Guadalupe. Lots of stuff is grown in this area. Great soil and weather.
Another quick stop - in Pismo Beach.
Rich said, "Come on, Mike. The drinks are on me."
Lunch.
Our group -
(L to R)
Dr. Rich (Rich), RedTail (Rich) , Draggon Rider (Randy), djbill (Bill),
Fairlaner (Richard), FJRBluesman (Simon), & sin loki (Daniel).
(Not shown -dcarver (Don) and tcfjr (Brian). Outside, smoking dope, ...probably. I don't know.)
Also saw jwhite518 (Jerry) and chatted briefly with turbo dave 98 (Dave).
Fairlaner and FJRBluesman.
I really have never met most of the IBA group, but perhaps some of you Iron Butt fellows
will see some other familiar faces in this crowd.
When he's sleeping, Dr. Rich keeps his mustache in a little cage on the nightstand.
Feeds it crickets.
Presidente Carver.
Dr. Rich and RedTail, hanging on every word.
Forum fellows.
L to R -
Dr. Rich, FJRBluesman (molesting my lid), dj bill, and Draggon Rider
sin loki and dcarver.
Dr. Rich, tcfjr (Brian- temple city fjr. Get it?) dcarver (coveting), and sin loki (Daniel - the "kid")
Okay. After lunch, Rich acted as my tourguide,
and we rode all over the area, before going to our motel.
He'd lived and worked in this part of California
for many, many years ....back before it became a state. :blink:
It was clearing up, and the afternoon was gorgeous.
Lake Lopez.
Cont'd. in a sec.
for the 6th Annual West Coast "Because We Can" Ride-to-Eat lunch in Guadalupe.
About a 700 mile round trip, so
it was a very casual couple of days.
We rode down on Wednesday, enjoyed the lunch, stayed in Arroyo Grande that night,
and returned to NorCal on Thursday, ...
(Had to rephrase that, before MEM called me on it.
)The venerable Dean Tanji organized the event, and it went very smoothly.
Good food (steaks!), excellent service, and a groovy atmosphere.
Another group of FJRForum dudes made the wet ride up from SoCal,
and we all shared a table.
I think it was meant to be a members' IBA gathering, but, what the hell.
We went anyway, and were treated with courtesy.
Dean dropped by our table and made us feel welcome.
And an actual Iron Butt dude - Carver - even sat with us, however reluctantly. :blink:
The trip looked like this -
Heading south, early.
I love riding - anywhere. To be on the road. Every time. Every road.
Probably just like most of you guys, huh?
Rich is a smooth, steady rider. Easy to ride with him.
(It's when his helmet is off, that he's insufferable.)
The sky threatened all morning, but it didn't actually rain on us
until we were just an hour or so from our destination.
A quick coffee stop, late morning.
And into the moisture for a bit.
Not at all unpleasant.
Approaching Guadalupe. Lots of stuff is grown in this area. Great soil and weather.
Another quick stop - in Pismo Beach.
Rich said, "Come on, Mike. The drinks are on me."
Lunch.
Our group -
(L to R)
Dr. Rich (Rich), RedTail (Rich) , Draggon Rider (Randy), djbill (Bill),
Fairlaner (Richard), FJRBluesman (Simon), & sin loki (Daniel).
(Not shown -dcarver (Don) and tcfjr (Brian). Outside, smoking dope, ...probably. I don't know.)
Also saw jwhite518 (Jerry) and chatted briefly with turbo dave 98 (Dave).
Fairlaner and FJRBluesman.
I really have never met most of the IBA group, but perhaps some of you Iron Butt fellows
will see some other familiar faces in this crowd.
When he's sleeping, Dr. Rich keeps his mustache in a little cage on the nightstand.
Feeds it crickets.
Presidente Carver.
Dr. Rich and RedTail, hanging on every word.
Forum fellows.
L to R -
Dr. Rich, FJRBluesman (molesting my lid), dj bill, and Draggon Rider
sin loki and dcarver.
Dr. Rich, tcfjr (Brian- temple city fjr. Get it?) dcarver (coveting), and sin loki (Daniel - the "kid")
Okay. After lunch, Rich acted as my tourguide,
and we rode all over the area, before going to our motel.
He'd lived and worked in this part of California
for many, many years ....back before it became a state. :blink:
It was clearing up, and the afternoon was gorgeous.
Lake Lopez.
Cont'd. in a sec.
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