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CVO Social => Ride Report => Topic started by: RidinRuby on May 02, 2010, 10:42:19 PM
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Anne and I spent an absolutely beautiful weekend showing some of our friends the coastal Hwy 1 from Bodega Bay to Fort Bragg. From Fort Bragg we rode Hwy 20, a world class biker road, to Willits and then back to our rooms at the Lodge at Tiburon.
I will try to share the highlights of our trip from the 750 photos Anne took during the weekend!
So lets start with a photo of the group,
Sitting L-R Jimmy (Panhead Jimmy), Sherry (Mrs AK), Andy (AK), Anne (Mrs RidinRuby), Mark (Ironhorse)
Standing L-R Chris (RidinRuby), Paula (Champagne Girl or Mrs 110 MoFo), Melanie (SGChick), Duke (SanJoseDuke), Roger (TrapperDog), Wanda (Mrs San Jose Duke), Marty (110MoFo), Spring, Jeff, Gina, Fred(KingSalmon), Michael (MotoMichael), Ernie (ErnieZap)
I think I got that right please excuse any errors
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Andy Greeting new arrivals
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View of Sanfrancisco from Tiburon
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I tell ya, These girls are professionals when it comes to shopping, we hadn't been in town more than an hour and they were showing of their new buys.
I wonder how much a diamond encrusted belt sells for?
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Ernie and Jimmy trying to figure out what to eat
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Mark, Roger and Michael
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Anne hangin' with some shadey dude
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Group shot on the boardwalk
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Bridge and boat
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A near collision on the high seas
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Marty and Paula
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Michael knocking back a little IC
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My beautiful wife and group photographer
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Some of the girls
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Duke and Wanda
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Heading out Saturday morning
Andy and Sherry
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Errnie
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Michael
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Fred and Gina
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I will post more tomorrow
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Great shots Anne. ;D Lou and Terry
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Thanks Chris and Anne for planning and leading a GREAT weekend! Thanks Mark for the awards ceremony, it was hysterical! Thanks everyone for making this weekend special! It's always a pleasure to ride and hang with these people!
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I got a call tonight.....the official report. Sounds like everybody had a great time. Sorry we had to miss it but we'll catch the next one.........where to?
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Looks like everyone had a great time. :2vrolijk_21: I always enjoy the pictures.
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Marty and Paula
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Duke and Wanda
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Roger and Mark
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Jeff and Spring
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Anne and Sherry
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Gina
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Anne and Chris
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Some of the country side on the way to the coast
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On the road
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Wood boats are a Lot of work, a little deferred maintenance
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Sorry but we had to ride past the candy store
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Some of the Sonoma Coast
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Heading up the hill
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and up the hill
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Going around the hill
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and going down the hill, that is how we spent must of the day, gotta love it :2vrolijk_21:
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Mendo coast
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Rolling down the road...
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Great pictures...thanks for sharing :2vrolijk_21:
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Road
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Mendo coast
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Lunch at Point Arena
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:2vrolijk_21:
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Soooo green!
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Mendo coast
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Road shot
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Group shot at Fort Bragg
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more
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Me with Duke and Wanda
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Jeff and Spring
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Jimmy and Fred
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On Hwy 20, lots of Redwoods and beautiful twisties :2vrolijk_21:
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Beautiful spring day!
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What can I say, Willits
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Road
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And the wine grapes are just everywhere in NorCal
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Frank LLoyd Wright designed Marin Civic Center
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back in Tiburon, view of "The Bridge"
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why does everyone look cold in california?
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Roger and Melanie
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Great pictures....Thank you Anne & Chris :apple: :apple: :apple: Glad you all had a good time....sorry we had to miss this one.
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Marty, Ernie and Paula
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Jimmy
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and of course the mobile doctor made a house call... Jim (HDDude)
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Breakfast Sunday morning
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This girl showed up on a '09 Road Glide :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
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Stop under "The Bridge"
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Solo shots
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Mark
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Bridge
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Marin coast
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more
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Old army barracks, now part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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Andy "Go west young man"
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On the road
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Spring flowers
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WOW keep them coming :vrolijk_11: :vrolijk_26: Terry
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View from atop Mt. Tamalpias
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more flowers
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Andy and Sherry
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couple of knuckleheads :huepfenlol2:
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more twisty roads
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more
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love this road :2vrolijk_21:
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Alpine Lake
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Space alien
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old church in Nicasio
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lunch at Rancho Nicasio
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and the last photo from our ride,
I want to thank our good friends Roger and Melanie for being there to help, not only in planning but also on the ride :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
And thanks to all who joined us and to those who were there in spirit. We had a fantastic time :2vrolijk_21: :bananarock: :2vrolijk_21:
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Those left coast pics NEVER disappoint .... thanks for posting!!! :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
Howie
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why does everyone look cold in california?
The fog was in on Saturday so it got a bit chilly (50's)
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Marty and Paula's arrival
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Jimmy and Mark's arrival
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Michael's
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Heading up 101
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Our gracious hosts Chris and Anne
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Another
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Chris & Anne,
Thanks for a great weekend. It's hard to believe after living in the Bay Area for 15 years, that I had never made it up to Mt. Tamalpais. What a beautiful place and great twisty roads to get there. Fantastic weekend. I had a great time.
Good to see everyone who made it. Looking forward to our next GTG.
...Michael Mc
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Anne, Great photos! What a great trip.... Sorry I had to miss. Some folks just have all the fun, I guess. Glad everyone is safe.
GK
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Another great weekend with our CVO friends!! We had a fantastic time...Thanks to Chris and Anne for all the work in getting this together and to Annie for all the great shots..Enjoyed our SoCal group and our good friends from this area!! Nice to meet some new folks...Jeff and Spring... Can't wait till June!! :orange: :orange: Roger and I took a few pics...but can't find my camera to post them :'( :'(...hopefully it will turn up.
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Thank you to Chris & Anne for putting such a wonderful trip together, we had a great time. It's always a pleasure to spend time with any of our CVO Friends. Wish we could of rode on Sunday too, looks like you guys had a good ride that day and it's a ride that Marty has always wanted to do, so I guess that just means that we will have to come up another time go on that ride. :orange: :orange: :orange:
I did take some pics and will post them tonight, but don't expect them to be anything near as good as the pics that Anne takes. :-[ :-[
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Chris & Anne-Great Time Thanks, AK ------------------ SO-Cal 6 weeks
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What a spectacular weekend! I knew it would be because of the people involved. I knew if I missed this one...well, just when would I get a guided tour over those cool roads, along side the (really) cool Pacific, and over Highway 20 from Fort Bragg to Willits with some of the best folks on this site...if I didn't do it now?
Anne, Chris, Roger and Melanie..you guys are awesome! Thank you.
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:2vrolijk_21: Great pics as usual Anne. :2vrolijk_20: Loved them all. :huepfenpinkie: Wish we could have been on this one we love that area. :huepfenjump3: Hope to see everyone soon. :bananarock: Maybe on the Chrome for Critters Ride in a couple weeks!
Soozie :)
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Well I got home at 8:30 this morning, and for those of you who couldn’t make it, you missed out on a GREAT weekend!
The accommodations were spectacular. We got more than half off the price on of one of the finest hotels.
Upon arrival we relaxed in the veranda area waiting for the ladies to return from shopping.
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We were joined by our hosts who gave us boxes of home made photo cards and home made oatmeal squares to snack on. I really can’t think of a time I went on a bike trip and got party favors of any kind, let alone home made ones like these! We chatted until happy hour where we took advantage of the half price menu in the bar and made that our dinner. Then we strolled across the road to watch the sunset over the bay and eat ice cream.
Saturday we had kickstands up at 7am (one person was late, but we won’t mention him and we didn’t leave him either), and then off to an excellent breakfast. Then we made our way out to the coast, up the coast, had lunch at Arena Point, and continued on to Fort Bragg, Willits and back home. Great views the whole way. The weather was nice, cool along the coast, and warmer inland. Traffic, for the most part was pretty light all day, except for the return trip from Willits where we had to battle the congestion in the construction zones. Back at Tiburon, dinner included an excellent view of the bay, good Mexican food, the introduction of the “Lumber Jack”, and some “Creative Awards.”. I was tuckered out and slept soundly that night.
Sunday we had kick stands up at 8am and breakfast in Sausalito. The view of the bay under clear sunny skies was a killer.....
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,….And so was the waitress, but someone else will have to share that one.
Then off to spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge, from under it,
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And over it.
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We also saw the cold war era Nike Missile Base, and a ride to the top of Mt. Tamalpais.
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When we said goodbye after Sunday lunch, I felt like one of the luckiest people in the world to have known everyone and to have shared in the great weekend. I didn't take that many pictures this trip, mostly because the whole weekend was an existentialistic event for me and I just wanted to live in, and appreciate each and every moment of it.
From a personal stand point, my iPod seemed to play appropriate music most of the time. Listening to Bob Seeger sing “Against The Wind” was perfect for the ride up the on the 5 Fwy as the gusty headwinds made my mpgs fall into the low 30s. That effect made Jackson Browns “Running On Empty” all the more real as my 5 gallon tank seemed to get smaller as the miles went by. On the ride from Ft. Bragg to Willits, Sheryl Crowes “Every Day Is A Winding Road” could not have been more perfect. The Allman Brothers “Midnight Rider” was on as I was pulling into Buellton at 11:30pm to find a room. When I hit the starter button at 4:30am today Willie Nelson was singing “On The Road Again”. It was Randy Newman’s “I Love LA”, as I rolled into the San Fernando Valley. The ride ended with Seeger’s “Roll Me Away” as I came into my neighborhood. And I wanted to do just that, turn around and head back out.
Good people and good times. One could not ask for better.
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Anne, Chris, Melanie and Roger, thanks for putting together a GREAT WEEKEND!
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Fred and Wanda
Chris and Anne
What a great weekend event you put together. You really set the bar high. Wanda and I really enjoyed the ride and loved your cards and cookies.
Thanks for a really great weekend. It is always a pleasure and an honor to ride with the CVO group!
By the way the picture is of Duke and Wanda not Fred & Wanda!
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THE WAITRESS:
She: quite stunning, conversive and a real pleasure :2vrolijk_21:
Where: Breakfast in Sausalito
Target: The two follicaly challenged shaven gentelmen in the foreground, Michael and Mark
Conversation: "You aren't bald, you're SOLAR POWERED SEX MACHINES"
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Oh Yes "The Waitress"
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Chris and Anne
What a great weekend event you put together. You really set the bar high. Wanda and I really enjoyed the ride and loved your cards and cookies.
Thanks for a really great weekend. It is always a pleasure and an honor to ride with the CVO group!
By the way the picture is of Duke and Wanda not Fred & Wanda!
My bad
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Hi everyone, looks like you all had a great time as usual...... looking forward to next GTG that we can join in on. Great job on all the pictures so we could join you in spirt and scenic splender. Love all those great 2 lane twisties...... See everyone soon, Jon and Susan.
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Awesome Pictures, looks like you had a great time!
Sooo sorry we could not make it but the weather on the East side of the Sierras was not going to cooperate for us.
B&T
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Lighthouse
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Melanie wearing Ernie's favorite helmet
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Anne preparing to do one of the things she does best
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THe Bridge
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Mark in deep contemplation
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Andy
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Oops, here is Andy again
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Paula and I had a great time
Thank you all , I always look forward to being with our CVO Nor/Cal Family :2vrolijk_21:
Hotel : I would stay there again in a heart beat :drink:
Marty
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Nice front patio
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Michael , Will you ever get your bike tuned ?
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Epic
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Hostess with the mostess
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James (my bro)
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Spring time
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One of my favorite pic's of the weekend
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I love the head turn ;D
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All I can say is " Jim and Ernie your the best"
I've said it a million times to Jim and Ernie " THANK YOU "
Marty
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All I can say is " Jim your the best"
I've said it a million times to Jim " THANK YOU "
Marty
Fred and Barney's bikes in the garage! :huepfenjump3:
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I have a few pics to post...some mine and some from Sherry (AK's wife)
Chris and Anne ...our host and hostess with the mostest!!
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The now infamous "Anne" turn signal
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Anne and I in our matching shirts...who would've thought...haha
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Another, but beautiful pick of the bridge..
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Girls just wanna have fun!
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Anne and our fearless leader..Chris
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Through the tunnel and away we went!
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That's it for me.....another fantastic weekend!!
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LOL, Karen has those same sun glasses. Did you buy them?
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Roger,
Is this the picture you took lying down on the ground of the parking lot in front of the white minivan?
If so, it was well worth it.
Mark
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LOL, Karen has those same sun glasses. Did you buy them?
No...but I wish I had bought them...maybe I can talk Anne into going there and getting them for us....lol!! ;)
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Roger,
Is this the picture you took lying down on the ground of the parking lot in front of the white minivan?
If so, it was well worth it.
Mark
Thanks Mark...Roger did do a great job on this one...
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Wow looks like you all had a great time!! Sorry we missed it. Great pic's. Hope to see you all soon
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Thank you to Chris & Anne for putting such a wonderful trip together, we had a great time. It's always a pleasure to spend time with any of our CVO Friends. Wish we could of rode on Sunday too, looks like you guys had a good ride that day and it's a ride that Marty has always wanted to do, so I guess that just means that we will have to come up another time go on that ride. :orange: :orange: :orange:
I did take some pics and will post them tonight, but don't expect them to be anything near as good as the pics that Anne takes. :-[ :-[
I agree Paula. We will have to do that ride again. We really would have liked to have been there too. There were a few others that didnt make it . Have to get that one on the calender again!
Soozie :)
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I agree Paula. We will have to do that ride again. We really would have liked to have been there too. There were a few others that didnt make it . Have to get that one on the calender again!
Soozie :)
Anytime you want to go just let us know, we love showin' off :2vrolijk_21: