Date: Sunday, Feb. 19
Destination: Original Holiday Restaurant, Deland
Details: 10 bikes, 0 Riders. Clouds and the threat of rain didn't keep 10 Sunday morning riders from heading south 100 miles to DeLand for a great buffet at the Original Holiday House Restaurant. And, aside from a couple of 2 minute sprinkles, it never did rain (going or returning). Good ride and good lunch.
Road Captain: Steve Coleman; Tail Gunner: DrD; Photographer: Susan Coleman
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Date: Saturday, Feb. 18
Destination: Columbia House, St. Augustine
Details: 4 bikes, 5 riders. R/C: Billy Schofield. T/G: Tom Martin. A leisurely ride of 55 miles along the beautiful St. John's River and on into the Ancient City. The food was excellent with piping hot Cuban bread. After lunch, we strolled down St. George's Street to Adamec's shop to chat with Carol and congratulate her on her new position as Store Manager. And the best part of the trip? NO RAIN!!!!
Date: Sunday, Feb. 12
Destination: Back to the Beginning
Details: 5 bikes. Temperature at 1 p.m. when ride began was 43 degrees but it warmed nicely to 48 degrees during the ride. This chilly loop ride began and ended at the Wells Fargo parking lot on Park Avenue and covered 129 miles going through Green Cove Springs, Interlachen, Palatka and Spuds. Cold weather gear is the key to riding in cold weather.
Road Captain: DrD; Tail gunner: Brian Brannon
Date: Saturday, Feb. 11
Destination: Stone E Cabin BBQ, Middleburg
Details: 13 bikes, 3 passengers. Is it possible to go through two dozen traffic lights and not split up a group of 13 bikes? Road Captain Rick Kirtley proved it can be done on this 65 mile ride.
Road Captain: Rick Kirtley; Tail Gunner: DrD
Date: Saturday, Feb. 4
Destination: Hoggetown Medieval Faire, Gainesville
Details: 10 bikes, 2 passengers, 1 guest; 1 member on 4 wheels. Cool but nice February morning for a 66 mile ride to the annual Medieval Faire in Gainesville. Plenty of wenches and fools and jesters. And then there was the Faire. Lots of fun and great weather made it even better.
Road Captain: DrD; Tail Gunner: John West
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Date: Saturday, Jan. 28
Destination: Perard's Italian Resaurant
Details: None available
Road Captain: Butch Hubbard; Tail Gunner: Rick Kirtley
Date: Sunday, Jan. 22
Destination: Sloppy Joes, Daytona Beach
Road Captain: Steve Lee; Tail Gunner: Mark Stevens
Details: 6 bikes, one guest rider from St Augustine HOG, started in some fog
that cleared off and became a great day for a ride. Small group but nice 3 hour
ride down along the St Johns River, past Crescent Lake, and onto the Loop into
Daytona Beach. Nice restaurant in the Oceanwalk Center. Good food and great
view of the beach.
Date: Saturday, Jan. 21
Destination: Salt Life Restaurant at Jacksonville Beach
Details: 21 bikes with five passengers. This post-meeting ride drew a large following and consequently was split into two groups. Original Road Captain Brian Brannon led the first group and original Tail Gunner George Howard commanded the second contingent. Pressed into duty as tail gunners for the ride were DrD and Tom Bott. Several new riders/members joined the ride, which took about 2 hours. It was a good ride with one break and a good lunch at the restaurant.
Road Captains: Brian Brannon and George Howard; Tail gunners: DrD and Tom Bott.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 15
Destination: High Jackers Restaurant, Flagler Airport
Details: Upper 30s again at KSU and 7 bikers were up to the challenge. Warmed up to the mid 50s by the afternoon and it felt like the tropics. Nice 85 mile ride and good food again at High Jackers.
Road Captain: Steve Coleman; Tail Gunner: BIlly Schofield; Photographers: DrD & S Coleman
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Date: Saturday, Jan. 14
Destination: Jimbos BBQ, Homerville, GA
Details: Upper 30s when 6 bikes set out for Georgia, where it was low 30s. But everyone layed well and except for a few thumbs, everyone was warm enough. Jimbos is a basic BBQ and country cookin' restaurant. Nice ride on some Georgia backroads.
Road Captain: Brian Brannon; Tail Gunner: DrD
Date: Friday, Jan. 13
Destination: Harry's Seafood Bar and Grill, St. Augustine
Details: This hooky ride brought out 8 bikes, 1 passenger and 1 four-wheeler on a another chilly day (low 40s). The creative route wound through the west and south side of Jacksonville before heading south from Mandarin on FL 13 along the river. 55 mile ride under blue skies is a good way not to be working.
Road Captain: Lori Morris; Tail gunner Steve Lee
Date: Saturday, Jan. 7
Destination: River Grill Ormond Beach.
Details: 23 bikes, including two new members, and 3 passengers took off on a chilly January morning through the fog to River Grill in Ormond Beach. The 90+ mile ride went very well with only an occasional--and brief--separation due to traffic lights. Nice ride, including one stretch of road new to many of the riders.
Road Captain: Steve Lee; Tail gunner: Mark Stevens; Photographer: John Garrow
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Date: Sunday, Jan. 1
Destination: Brewster's Ice Cream, Mandarin
Details: None Available
Road Captain: Ron McCain; Tail gunner: Tom Bott
