EIGHT TO EAT

 Our first RTE (Ride To Eat) drew eight Wednesday Night Riders to Casey's on a beautiful Saturday evening.  Jim & Cathy rolled in on their new Wing.  Mike & Joan ventured down from New Albin on their Wing.  ChucK brought his new Wing trike along with Dee on her Kawasaki.  Bob & Julie filled out the group on their Wing trike.

YEP, CHUCK, THAT'S YOURS!

WELCOME TO JOAN--HER FIRST RIDE WITH US

DEE PARKS HER BIKE

MIKE TRIES ANOTHER PUMP--NO DICE!

"I ONCE CAUGHT A FIISH THIS LONG!"

After Mike's second attempt at trying to get gas (oh no, not another Meryle), we departed Casey's under blue skies and temps in the mid 70's.  Our destination was the St. Olaf Tavern for our eats.

We took HWY 76 for a short jog onto Forest Mills Road.  After cruising past the Gelo plantation and skirting the outskirts of the Chuck & Dee berry farm, we motored onto Cherry Valley Drive and cruised into Postville.  We passed through Postville on Tilden St. and onto HWY 18 heading west out of town.  We followed 18 on into Clermont and then turned onto CR B60 also known as Apple Road.  The first part of Apple Road is, and always has been, a rough stretch of pavement.  After about 3 miles of bouncing around, the roads smoothed out and we cruised on into Gunder.  There we picked up the aptly named Gunder Road and had a scenic ride to CR B65 and turned east into St. Olaf and parked outside the famous St. Olaf Tavern.

JIM "DUMPS" CATHY FOR EATS

DEE AND MIKE FIND PARKING SPOTS

After scoping out the interior of the St. Olaf Tavern, we decided that since it was such a beautiful evening, we would eat outside on the veranda.  Their was a group that was kind enough to give up their table to us, and we settled in to order.

A VERY FRIENDLY WAITRESS BEGINS TAKING OUR ORDERS

JOAN WOULD SOON GET A SUPER-SIZED DELICIOUS WRAP

HERE'S THE EIGHT WHO ATE

Everyone agreed that the food was plentiful and delicious.  Bob was the only one to order one of their "world famous" tenderloins, and it did not disappoint!  We then climbed back on our rides and took CR X28, aka Fawn Hollow Road, out of town and into Farmersburg.  We avoided the "rush hour" in Farmersburg and departed on X28, but now it's called Golden Road.  Golden is not the smoothest piece of tarmac, but it did get us up to HWY 18.  There we turned west toward Monona.  Upon reaching Monona, the Postville contingent continued on west, while the Waukon and New Albin group passed through Monona and motored down the Volney Road into Rossville.  We turned onto HWY 76 and on into Waukon, where Mike & Joan found some gas.

It was a great night for a ride with great company and fabulous eats.  Welcome to Joan and hopefully we will see her again on our rides.  We had about 80 miles on the trike when we put her to bed.  Tomorrow we'll stoke her up again for a ride to New Albin for the firemen's brunch.

We are looking to ride to Viroqua on Wednesday, and the following Monday (Memorial Day) is our ride and cookout afterwards.