The day started out beautifully. Leaving home, the sun was out and the temp was already in the 50's. For me a light jacket sufficed. Like most everyone, I had been waiting for our first real ride in over a month and was very glad to see the sun and the warmer temperatures.

As I turned the corner heading into Atlanta Motor World, I saw that everyone else wanted to ride as much as I did. The turnout was great. By the time we left we had ten bikes and 14 riders.

With the weather being so nice and everyone itching to ride, we let Mitch lead us on a wandering route from Alpharetta to Snellville. Traffic was light and the weather warming by the minute. It was very temping to just keep riding and forget about the food.

We arrived at Red Robin about thirty minutes later than planned, having almost given in to the temptation just to ride. But the stop was well worth it. We jumped at the chance to sit outside and enjoy the weather even more. It was a large group. Several people met us there and by the time we were finished we had 22 adults and 3 children. We took our time and enjoyed being outside and being with each other. When the food was served, everyone was apparently hungry, because it got quiet for a while. But, once the food was gone, the conversation restarted and once again we were a loud and roudy crowd...just like a bunch of people on bikes should be.

Finally, we decided we would let the restaurant have their tables back, just in case anyone else wanted to eat outside (We had every seat out there). At this point we headed in several different direction after saying our farewells. Some headed their separate routes home and a few of us decided we just had to do a little more riding.

Once again we let Mitch lead us on a twisted tour of the countryside. I don't know if he knew where he was going or just turned onto a new road whenever the mood struck him, but he did it right. It was a fantastic ride on some great roads. The scenery was beautiful and the weather just could not be beat. It didn't seem like it had been long enough but we eventually pulled into an empty parking lot to say our goodbyes and head home.

It had been a great day. I thought getting out and riding would satisfy me for a few weeks, but you know what.....now I just want to ride more !! Thankfully the next ride is just around the corner. BE THERE.

Attending:

Doug & Teresa Turco
Darren Smith
Gary & Maria Kohl
Allan & Shirley Sales
Steve & Kay Argo
Mitch Argo
Malon Metz
JR & Janet Rennie
Chuck & Cindy Pierce
Gary & Charity Kohl (Eli & Faith)
Mark