This week, the weather made up for the last ride. Anytime you can leave home at 9:30 in the morning on a bike in a short sleeve shirt its gonna be a good day. The forecasters warned of a chance of rain, but in the morning there wasn't a clould in the sky.

The turnout was good. Considering it was a Saturday and some people have to earn a living on that day, we had a good group. There were nine members of 111 present and three members of 314 (Stone Mountain) who joined us.

The ride over to Douglasville was nice. Traffic was a little heavy and there were a few more traffic lights than we like, but it was such a beautiful day, it didn't really matter. It took a little over an hour to make our way to Gumbeaux's, so by the time we got there everyone was hungry....and that was a good thing!!

Gumbeaux's has the best cajun food outside of New Orleans and they do not skimp on the portions. Everyone had more than they could eat and a lot of food went home. The problem was....it was so good you couldn't stop eating until you were about to bust. Just getting up from the table when we were done was a chore...much less lifting your leg over a bike.

After we all managed to get up and get outside we stood around an talked a bit before "jumping" on the bikes. After some laughs and goodbyes and hugs we all headed towards home, each going our own direction.

Once I got on the bike and settled into the seat, the ride home was great. The temp was up around 80, the sun was out and I have a little sunburn to prove it. As we headed home a few clouds showed up and a couple even darken with the threat of rain, but not a drop fell. It had been a great day to ride and to share time with our STAR family.

Hopefully those who were missing this week will be there next time.

Attending:

Doug & Teresa Turco
Preston & Stephanie Howard
Gary & Maria Kohl
Mitch Argo
Steve & Kay Argo
Darren Smith
Malon Metz
Bill Hamilton
Al & Joyce Powlis (314)
Clayton McCathorn (314)