CHICKEN CONVOY

Remember the C.W. McCall song "Convoy"?  Well, "mercy sakes alive" with 4 bikes, 3 trikes, 2 Jeeps, and an SUV, "it looks like the Wednesday Night Riders had themselves a convoy" heading to Rockton for chicken on Sunday.  We didn't have a chartreuse micro bus, but we did have a couple in a topless Jeep wearing all the clothes that they own!  With 18 of us including Jim & Cathy, Wayne M, Howard, and Bob R on bikes; with Meryle & Mary, Wayne & Sandy, and Dayton & Joan on trikes; and with Chuckles & Lois in their Jeep, Carl & Joyce in their Jeep, and Dennis, Marlene, and Julie in Blocker's Journey we departed Casey's with cloudy skies and a temperature reading of 47 degrees.

After a "refreshing" ride to Viroqua for a warm-up stop at the Mobile station, we continued on scenic HWY 82, CR D, and CR P on into the Rockton Bar for some of their "almost world famous" barbecued chicken with fixin's.  What a treat!

After our fill of chicken, we departed Rockton heading for the apple orchards in Gays Mills.  The temperature by this time had crept up to a "toasty" 54 degrees.  Upon arriving at Sunshine Orchards, we immediately got in line for hot apple cider and warm donuts.  Some of us also filled our trunks and saddlebags with apples and donuts for the trip home.  After a brief gas stop in Ferryville we crossed the river into Lansing and back home on HWY 9.  I had 162 miles on the Wing when I pulled into the garage.  With the high temps only reaching the low 50's, we can come to only one of two possibilities:  1) The chicken and donuts are too good to pass up, or 2)  the Wednesday Night Riders are a tough bunch!

Here's some photos of the convoy.

"ANYBODY GOT AN EXTRA JACKET?"

NICE PANTS!  LATER IN ROCKTON SOMEONE ASKED HIM TO DANCE!

THE SUV JOINS THE CONVOY

"HEY, LOIS.  WE FORGOT OUR NECKEES."

WAYNE JOINS THE CONVOY

TWO JEEPS IN THE CONVOY

"LET'S HAVE SOME CHICKEN!"

PEELING OFF THE EXTRA CLOTHING

HOWARD READY FOR MACARONI SALAD
CARL & JOYCE WEARING ALL THE CLOTHING THEY OWN

OUR COOKS

LOIS SAYS, "IT'S FINGER LICKIN' GOOD!"

CARL SAYS HE HAS TWO MORE CHICKENS COMING

DIVING INTO THE "ALMOST WORLD FAMOUS" CHICKEN