SOME LIKE IT WET!

 Apparently some of our more courageous (I could think of a different synonym!) decided a Wednesday night ride could still be made despite the weather forecast.

It was great to see Lissa back riding again.  Hopefully she will be back with us again under better conditions!

Here's a report from Lois, and thanks to Chuckles for leading.  Next time it rains, we will gladly let him lead.

As told by Lois, self appointed secretary of the evening:

The first suggestion was that Bob not find out that we rode, but that wasn't too likely, so the second suggestion was to title this post "Pour Decisions". Six riders gathering at Casey's were Chuckles & Lois (oblivious to the updated blog post and the weather forecast), Mike and Lissa (her first ride since a deer t-boned her 13 months ago) on bikes and Richard & Melodye in the slingshot. Having chatted with Jim, in the bug, he and Cathy joined the caravan on the Wing, at Yellow River Drive, (Yellow River was brown) as we cruised blissfully down Forest Mills Road then hopping onto Hwy 18 at Luana. We saw a multitude of flashing lights and had a brief stop at the Kwik Star intersection as we got to Monona. There was one car in the ditch, looking pretty tough, and a couple with body damage still in the road. As we crept through, when directed, we cruised past Froelich & Giard down into Marquette for a short break at Casey's. 

After checking the weather app (again) it appeared to be clearing off. We decided to cross over to Prairie and left with a few stray raindrops landing but that increased dramatically as we crossed into Wisconsin. It started pouring as we took the bypass on the West side of Prairie and 7 of us took shelter under the overhang at Rockweiller's. Chuckles was in the lead and went until Peoples State Bank drive-up overhang.

After waiting out the deluge Chuckles ventured back to regroup. Checking the weather app (again) it looked like maybe an hour until the storm would completely pass, so we thought it best to wait it out at Culver's where we enjoyed some good eats and drinks. Since we were damp, the air conditioning felt especially cool, so the conversation turned to a nice hot bath or shower when we got home. Looking out the window it appeared nice and clear to the north so we cruised the bypass to Co Rd K and followed that to Hwy 35.  We cruised toward Lynxville, where the rollers were wide open on the dam, past Ferryville and 82 over to Lansing. We paused across from Kwik Star, where Mike and Lissa made a stop before each heading home. We cruised back into Waukon on Hwy 9.

We were able to put on about 96 miles.  The roads were mostly dry once we passed Ferryville. If we hadn't been cool and damp it would have been great to stop and catch a picture of the amazing, yet unusual looking, sunset. The spectacular view actually made it worthwhile getting caught in the rain.

It looks like it was still "fun" for all!

SOME REMINDERS

The Mags/Byrnes Ride is Saturday for those who want to ride or make a contribution to their cause.  See previous post for details.

We will be having a RTE (Ride To Eat) on Sunday, leaving Casey's at 10:30 that morning.  So far the destination has yet to be determined.

I set yesterday, Wednesday, as the deadline to let me know if you plan to make the trip to Ohio in July/August.  I want to make sure that I've got everyone who "signed up".  I have ChucK, Dee, Dr. David, Bob Z, Mike, Darron, Jim G, and Bob R.  If I forgot anyone, let me know ASAP, since I will be confirming travel times and motel reservations shortly.