VROC We stole the Triumph ride to the coast 7 14 7

2007-07-14T20:36:00.001-07:00

Pics are from top to bottom, text for a pic is under the pic, click on a pic for a larger pic!!

I'd like to start with my last... thoughts.... A damn nice ride, great roads!!!

(Link to Don's blog:

http://2007norcal.blogspot.com/2007/07/2007-july-14-hwy-1.html)

Gorgeous country, Don, my man, you did DAMN GOOD!!! Thanks again for a great memorable ride!!!

I started at almost 0800, got home at almost 1900, if I give an hour to Jelly Belly and lunch, 10 hours of riding, and except for the super slab from home to Jelly Belly, damn nice country!!! Overall I traveled 378 miles!!!

So Don thought he might invite some VROC friends to a Triumph ride, I thought it was a BMW, but what does a VROC person know??!! GBG We met at Jelly Belly, and of course I had to spend 5 bucks on licorice jelly beans!!! Wife and I love 'um... GBG

BTW, VROC'r's .....I think.... stole the show!!! GBG

Don checking out bikes...

Think we had 13 bikes... 'course sweet Ruby in the front!!!

Gettin' saddled up...

First "smoke break"!! GBG Think this was Pt Reyes Station..

View from the other side... good group of bikes!!!

Looking up the street where we parked, and knowing Don, it was out of the way...
OK, you could not get further out of the way, unless you were in the bay...

One old man had to make a pit stop and went to the local gas station, and it was on "main street"!!! They had some flags and folks, had no idea what was going on... but they had some kind of todo going on down town...

Back towards the bay...

So we got to Occidental and Howard's for lunch!!!

Don takin' a smoke and a few pics!!!

Howard took a group pic for us... The gang.. 4 tables here....

And another table here... we gave 'um "the business"!!! These folks were the ones that stayed a bit at Pt Reyes Station and joined us a few minutes after we sat down.

OK I had to shoot this one, that burger in Las's hand was a good 'un!!! But it took a while, my table was to her right and we got served quite a bit before Las and Linda, we we had to make "yum, yum. and did you order? noise!!!

The waitress at MY table thought I was CUTE, Dave and I ordered the same thing, she served ME first!!!! Sat the sandwich in front of Dave and then picked it up and GAVE IT TO ME!!! GBSEG AND it was the BEST meal!!! And yes, she got big tips!!!

Caught Linda in the "act" too...

OK, while I was at it.....

This train had some significance, not sure, but it was there and I shot it... GBG

There were some foggy parts that puckered your shorts, and the one goin' over Coleman Valley Rd on a one lane two way road with 40 mph fog blown in your face was to say "a bit interesting"!!! And yes there was traffic coming our way... and I had trouble seeing Don at the front, I'm talkin' serious fog and wind.. but old smart me.... had come thru some sun.... took my sweatshirt off, from under my mesh jacket.... and took off my leather gloves and put on my mesh gloves..... !%)!#$%~#$)%*$)%*~$

BTW, this pic shows visibility better than it was in some points...

This is a shot along 1 after Coleman Valley Rd, yes fog, yes still sans sweatshirt and good gloves!!! !#!)%*#$*%!# GBG