ICE CREAM "CONVOY" SETS NEW RECORD

 On a near perfect Labor Day Monday, 24 Wednesday Night Riders on 18 units showed up at Casey's for our annual "Double Dip" Ice Cream Run. This number of riders and units set a new record for attendance at one of our rides!

Bike riders were Dee, Jim D, Chuckles, Lois, Terry, Al, Marie, and Howard.  With BOT (Butts On Trikes) were Wayne & Sandy, Roger & Sue, Meryle & Mary, Gary & Gloria, ChucK, Carl & Joyce, Irv, Darrel, and Bob & Julie.  Greg rode in on the only Spyder.

ROGER & IRV GAS UP

HOWARD GETS PERMISSION FROM DOROTHY TO COME!

AL & MARIE ARRIVE

 

GOOD TO SEE THE YELLOW SPYDER AGAIN!

WE HAVE GELOS, SO IT"S AN OFFICIAL RIDE!

DEE POINTS TO THE "W"

CARL & JOYCE MAKE ANOTHER RTE

ADMIRING JIM'S HAT!

WELCOMING JIM D's TO HIS FIRST RTE

THE "PERFECT PROFILE" OF AN ICE CREAM EATER

"AND I HAVE TO LEAD THIS CONVOY!"

We departed Casey's at 1 PM and passed through Waukon on HWY 9 and then through Churchtown and into Lansing.  We then crossed the Blackhawk Bridge into Wisconsin and took HWY 35 south.  Just outside of Ferryville, we turned east onto CR B and enjoyed a scenic ride up the hill to HWY 27 and turned south.  Following 27 we passed through Rising Sun, missed the "rush hour" in Fairview and rolled through Mt. Sterling and Seneca.  Because of the low humidity and clear sunny skies, we could see for "miles and miles".  We continued on 27 until we found CR F and turned back west and followed it down the hill to HWY 35 south again.  CR F probably offers some of the best views in it's four mile length.  We took it slow and enjoyed some spectacular scenery!

After arriving on HWY 35, we scooted south to CR K just outside of Prairie du Chien and took it along the Mississippi to HWY 18 where we crossed on the "ever being repaired" bridge into Marquette and then south into McGregor.  There we reached our ice cream destination at Sadie's Sweet Shop.

THE CONVOY ARRIVES AT SADIE'S

TIME FOR ICE CREAM

After Sadie treated us to her delicacies, we turned back north through Marquette and onto HWY 76 heading north.  We cruised up a much needed to be resurfaced 76 and turned onto the Waterville Road (CR X32).  This route provided some more great views as we passed through Waterville and onto the Elon Road turning west.  Elon Road took us on into Waukon where we enjoyed our "second dip" at Homestead Dairy and were joined by Dennis & Marlene.

I don't think we could have picked a nicer day for this journey!  I had 110 miles on the trike at the dairy.