WHAT A TURNOUT!

On a night designated for our get-well card signing for David, we may have set a new Wednesday night ride record for riders and units.  I hope I counted right and got everyone's name correct.  The Tolefsrud's came over in their Slingshot, while Darrel, Irv, Dave & Susan, Ron & Helen, Chuck (not Chuckles), and Wayne & Sandy boarded trikes.  Jim & Cathy, Bob P, Clair, Al, Howard, Chuckles, Lois, and Bob R were on bikes.  Bugsy showed up in his support convertible.  That was a total of 16 units and 21 riders!

QUITE AN ASSORTMENT OF REDS

BUGSY AUTOGRAPHS THE GET-WELL CARD

CLAIR STATED OUT AT 9AM TO GET HERE

After last week, I planned a route that would get us back way before dark.  After skating along on the grooved pavement going out of town south, we picked up Dave & Susan who were caught in the pilot car shuffle.  We then turned onto HWY 76 and then onto Forest Mills Road where Jim & Cathy hooked up with us.  A trip down Cherry Valley Road and into Postville came next.  Outside of Postville we turned onto the Gunder Road and followed its scenic path on into Elkader where we stopped to reconnoiter at the Fast Trac.

ROLLING INTO THE FAST TRAC

CLAIR WILL DEPART FROM HERE FOR DYERSVILLE

A GET ACQUAINTED HUDDLE

After departing Elkader, we took HWY 13 north and then turned west into St. Olaf.  In St. Olaf we followed CR X 28 north through Farmersburg and onto HWY 18 west just outside of Monona.  We passed through Monona on the Volney Road then through Rossville and onto HWY 76 north (Terry E Branstad Memorial Highway).  We took 76 into Waukon and our Decorah friends kept going so they could be back by dark.  We then weaved along on the grooved Main Street to Gus & Tony's where the conversations turned to why a Harley needs to be in neutral to start, chest thumping turkeys, and Confucius sayings.  I had a little over 80 miles on the Wing and the only deer we saw were way off the road.

SUNDAY'S RTE
We will depart Casey's at 11 AM and head north to Dorchester for brunch at Wings and then on up to Houston to visit the International Owl Center.  Should be a HOOT!!