Just a couple of miles North of what used to be the world's largest earth dam (Kanapolis Reservoir, Kansas) is the Dry Dock Cafe. Very clean and large by ROMEO standards they have a limited menu but the burgers were great. The owner's son was helping out and it turns out that he is a retired Navy Senior Chief (same as me only younger) who also entertains on Friday and Saturday night. These are things you just wouldn't find out unless you rode with the ROMEOs.
Pat, Randy and I left from Spangles for the short ride to the Dry Dock. It was cool, damp and overcast, a perfect time to try out my new Frog Togs.
Of course it never rained all day but I have confidence in the Togs.
The Dry Dock owner had several of his collections displayed, among the more unusual were his bottle openers. He said he had over 16,000 of them, here are just a few.
After lunch a few of us rode to the Kansas Motorcycle Museum in Marquette, KS http://www.ksmm.us/ for a look at the new acquisitions. They had just put four donated museum quality bikes on display, a Cleveland, two H-Ds and an Indian Scout. Always something new there and they are building additional space. Stan, The Man, always has a story to tell and when Pat, a former Marquette resident, introduced himself Stan said he remembered Pat as being "a ornery little shit" or words to that effect.
Louie joined Pat, Randy and I for the ride back to Salina. We went back via Falun Road, the twistiest road in Central Kansas. Someday I will count the curves/turns, it ain't Deal's Gap but it ain't straight either and that's something.
Thanks to Pat for all the pictures.
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