Members,

 

Mark your calendars for the following dates:

 

Saturday, Sep 12, 2009, ABC Poker Run

 

Greg as you know this is the ride of the year for me.  I have done it for about 6 years now and I always try to make it a special day with special friends.  You should have the flyer still as we went over it a while back.

I will meet anyone from our group at Shell station on Griffin and I 75 at 6:30 am .  KSU 6:45. we will go I 75 North to Sawgrass and have breakfast at Cracker Barrel on corner of 10^th and I 95 at 7:15.  Figure 40 minutes to eat and then head to WPB Harley Davidson for an arrival of approx 8:30.  Last bike out is at 9:00.

Our group is welcome to join me on the entire ride and the do the poker run as a group or they can go in their own groups.  I would really like to have a tail gunner with a radio for this ride as I expect more than usual this year in MY group from S Florida.

We will be riding a lot of real nice roads in Palm Beach and go past the Lake. If anyone is in the building industry, please bring business cards to make this a network event.  Any questions, please give my cell number or office.

Cell 954-275-8373   Office  954-423-2250, Doug Johnson. 

 

Saturday-Sunday, Sep 19-20, 2009, Murder Mystery Train Tour

 

We will meet at the Shell Gas Station on Griffin Road just east of I-75.  Safety briefing at 8:00 a.m. and depart at 8:15 a.m.  Bring your Sunpass!  Not sure on the route yet, will depend on the weather.  We may take US 41, I-75, or US 27.  Lunch at the Island Cow on Sanibel Island.  WWW.SANIBELISLANDCOW.COM  After lunch we will spend a little time riding the island and then checking into our hotel for a relaxing afternoon.  Then board the Murder Mystery Dinner Train around 6:00 p.m.  There is a package deal for hotel, dinner train/show, and breakfast Sunday morning for around $227.00 a couple.  Call 800-736-4853 to make your own reservations.  The train fills up sometimes, so don’t wait too long.  My wife Jo-Ann will be taking her car over.  If you would like to drop off a suitcase the night before for her to bring, that is fine.  Also if any ladies would like to ride with her, she would be happy to have your along.  There are only 3 seats open in her car, first come, first seated.  On Sunday, we may tour the Ford/Edison Estate before returning.  I estimate our return if we do the tour at 4pm, otherwise we should be home around noon.  Please let me know when you have made your reservations.  Please feel free to just ride over to lunch with us on Saturday and then return separately.

 

Saturday, October 3rd or 4th, 2009, Annual Run to the Heartland.

 

 http://www.hra-riders.com  I am not sure if I can get off work for this ride or not.  The club has done this ride several times and always had a great time.  Let me know if you are interested.

  

Friday-Sunday, November 6-8, 2009, Savannah, Ga.

 

Not quite an Iron Butt Ride, but if you are interested, we will be leaving on Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. (Breakfast at Cracker Barrel at 6 am) and heading up to Savannah, Ga for the weekend.  It will be dash to get to Savannah early Friday night, we have reservations for a Ghost Pub Crawl Tour.  Saturday will be spent touring the local area and enjoying the Historic District.  We will return on Sunday morning stopping at Destination Daytona on the return trip.  This is a great opportunity to wear all that leather gear.  Expect cool riding temperatures.  We will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express in the Historic District of Savannah.  http://www.hiexpress.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/savmb?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/ex/1/en/availsearch&ias=y

 

 

Saturday, November 21, 2009, Picnic Ride to Flamingo City

 

BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch).  The club will provide the soda and water, you just need to bring your own lunch.  Mike and Adrian will lead this ride down to Flamingo City, Fl enjoying the great outdoors.  Most of the facilities have been destroyed in past hurricanes, but the beauty of the land is still there, not to mention some curvy roads.  We will have a chase car and cooler to carry your lunch.

 

Sunday, December 6, 2009, Punta Gorda Ride

 

One of my favorite places for lunch.  We will head over to Fisherman’s Village for lunch and some shopping.  http://www.fishville.com/

 

 

Saturday, January 2, 2010, Annual New Year’s Ride to Key West, Fl

 

Ok, so it’s not on New Year’s Day!  But this allows those who like to party a chance to detoxify before the ride.  This is an early morning departure with a late return.  But it’s a great ride.

 

 

There will be other rides scheduled.  If you know of a festival or something that sounds like fun, then just let me know.  Anyone can lead a ride.  It’s fun to organize a ride and you meet lots of new people.

 

As a side note, I did not schedule a ride to Biketoberfest in Daytona.  I don’t relish the idea of riding around a bunch of people who may have been consuming adult beverages.  Plus I don’t do well in large crowds.  If you would like to lead a ride to this event, let me know of your intentions and I will post it for you.