When the wind blows out of the east it means that rain is coming. We missed the rain today but it wasn't the weather that we've come to expect on our annual Longford lunch ride. The last two years it was nice to sit around the gazebo shoot the breeze after lunch. Today no one lingered too long because of the clouds and strong wind.
Twelve of us met at the Green Lantern in Salina for the short ride to Longford. We got a little spread out and it was a little more enjoyable than having cars back up behind us due to all being together. Interestingly enough a slow moving truck near our destination caused everyone to group back up and ride into town at the same time.
I stepped off the REB just in time to see Emery's immaculate red Vespa scooter go down with a crash. He had pulled it up on the center stand only to have a piece of asphalt break away under one side on the stand and dump the scoot over on it's right side just as he was walking away. Needles to say Emery was bummed out as he picked up his baby to find a more stable parking place.
Lunch at the Coachlight was excellent as usual, 37 of us crammed into the back room and you could barely hear the person next to you as the level of visiting was off the scale. After lunch and outside Richard led the ROMEOs is a rousing chorous of Happy Birthday. I think it was for Dale, I couldn't hear because of the wind.
A good chunk of us rode over to Russell Stover's in Abliene for cheap candy and ice cream before heading back to Salina. As we neared Soloman I saw Richard and several bikes following him taking a dirt road into town. Randy, Pat and I stayed with the pavement and we never saw them again. I guess Richard was taking the long way home as he always hates for a ride to end.
Well all rides come to an end, at least this one ended going with the wind.
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