LAST RIDE, BUT NEW EATS!

 Our last Wednesday night ride for the year came on a great night for riding.  Sunny skies and temps in the low 70's greeted seven riders.  We had Chuckles, Lois, and Dee on bikes, while Irv, Darrel, Roger, and Bob sported three-wheelers.

IRV & ROGER UNDER SUNNY SKIES

PROBABLY OUR MOST DEDICATED RIDER IS DARREL

LOIS DRAGS CHUCKLES ALONG

DEE READIES FOR OUR FINAL WEDNESDAY

However, I think Irv expressed it the best with this photo and comment from Facebook.

How many times can you go riding in Iowa on November 2nd (without gloves)?

With the promise of being able to eat at the newly opened Uptown Grill (formerly City Club), after a short ride, we departed Casey's by passing through Waukon on Main St. and after a short jog on 9th St., we turned onto newly paved Prairie Avenue.  At the end of Prairie, we turned south onto West Ridge Road and over to HWY 9 heading west.

HWY 9 took us to Frankville Road, and we followed it through its namesake and onto HWY 51 and then cruised on into Postville.  Things got interesting in Postville because of some never-ending street closings, but we were able to find our way over to Cherry Valley Drive.  This stretch of smooth concrete took us over to Forest Mills Road, and we turned north passing by the Gelo plantation and on to HWY 76.  We motored into Waukon and gathered for eats at the very busy Uptown Grill. Terry joined us there. This was to be their "soft" opening, but judging by the crowd, you'd thought it was their grand opening.  Despite the many patrons there, the service was good and the food was excellent!  I had exactly 50 miles on the trike when I parked her, so that made it an official ride!

I was sorry to see the Wednesday night rides come to an end for the year, but looking back, I think we would all agree that we had an excellent riding year.  We missed very few Wednesdays and the special rides turned out great, so here's looking to 2023.  At least for now, plan on a PMS get-together in April, and hopefully I will be able to keep you informed about Julie and my trip to the Panama Canal with our motorcycle friends and our cycle adventures in Florida this winter.

Also, I always enjoy riding through Waukon on Halloween and looking at some of the decorations that folks put out.  This year I took some photos to share.  Here's some of the best ones I saw on the trike.

IS THAT CHUCKLES ON THE BIKE?!

AND FINALLY, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, AND BE SURE TO VOTE "YES" ON THE HOSPITAL OWNERSHIP CHANGE!