Eastern Sierra Chapter 166501
Ridgecrest, CA
Wade's Ride to Monterey
26-29 September 2013
Posted: 29 October 2013, 7 PM
... instead of waiting for Wade's 3:05 PM leave time.
This put us at Tobin James Winery ... a few miles
east of Paso Robles ... around 3:15'ish.
and their cute handlers
... and it's a must-stop to appreciate
something new -- cracker ... chocolate ... what ... ?
It looks like Teri is about to try it too.
lodging by entering our needs into hotels.com.
It seems that with a large enough group ... hotels.com
puts a human in the loop to find good deals.
Wade hit the jackpot with both.
... just as we were returning from Chili's
... to see Bland enjoying his morning jacuzzi ... !
Lighthouse Lodge & Cottages
1150 Lighthouse Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA
(800) 858-1249
... there'd be no space on our website ... !
... and old school wood and masonry is the best of ways ... !
... before re-grouping at the fire pit for the evening ... !
... as an addition to our back yard
... our HOGs posed no threat to their amorous attentions.
Not only that ... he was kind enough to take our picture ... !
This was to be a "Knucklehead" day for some of us (mostly my fault too).
And if you find this "Knucklehead" narrative senseless
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
We were riding to lunch at:
Nepenthe the Phoenix Shop:Cafe Kevch
No ... I didn't fully catch the restaurant name as Wade described it
... nor did I see their sign deep in their restaurant driveway ... !
I recall Wade saying it was 30 to 40 miles south
... and we'd get there around 11:30'ish
Don's, Denise and Chuck's and Barb's
... just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
Wade planned to visit the Point Lobos State Reserve
... but the long line of vehicles changed his mind.
But later ... when the time would come ... I didn't subtact whatever time
we would have spent at the Reserve
from our 11:30ish arrival time at the restaurant.
And if you find this "Knucklehead" narrative senseless
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
See my "Kucklehead" Harley t-shirt ... ?
This is where things began to go wrong
If this "Knucklehead" narrative becomes senseless
... just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
Briefly: Judy keeps "suggesting" to me ... that we need a trike.
So since Don was riding just behind us
... I asked him if he'd mind if Judy rode with him to the restaurant.
I was the 3rd bike after Don's trike
... which turned out to be a slow group.
Judy and Don's trike disappeared ahead of us in no time
... and we quickly lost Bluetooth headset communications
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
Judy's pics (from Don's trike) show their first
group pulling off at the restaurant
... with the restaurant sign buried deep enough in the driveway
that my group of 2 trikes and 2 bikes missed it.
We sailed past the restaurant without a clue ... !
And if you find this "Knucklehead" narrative senseless
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
Judy's group chose to park on the upper level ... off the highway
... leaving no bikes visible from the highway.
So we observantly-challenged ones ... sailed right past the restaurant.
And if you find this "Knucklehead" narrative senseless
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
Teri and Bill ... and Debbie and Tracy
... also passed the restaurant entrance
... but caught the sign deep up the driveway in time to stop
and turn around
... !
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
Meanwhile ... our slow 2nd group ... that missed the restaurant
... rode on another 30 miles to the Whale Watcher's Cafe
before giving up around noon ... close enough to Wade's 11:30 AM
... but not if I had subtracted time from bypassing the Reserve.
(see 3 pics below).
To their credit ... Denise and Chuck were smart enough to turn around
... when they reached the point-of-no-return on gas.
And ... by then ... the first group had the presense of mind
to park a bike out on the highway
... so Denise and Chuck saw it on their return.
ate at the Whale Watcher's Cafe
... please just enjoy the pictures ... Okay ... ?
We pick up the story of the first group ... leaving their restaurant
... and enjoying a nice ride around the Monterey peninsula
... while we bushwhacked our way back to the Lighthouse Lodge.
from the Harley shop ... ;)
Oh SHIT ... it's just the necklace that Judy bought ... ! :(
Barb and Stan and Judy and I opted to ride to Ragged Point
... for the day ... and return home Monday.
... confronting an ocean breaker riding to Ragged Point: Go ... !)