Convention Day 2

Another day of rain ... no leisure riding today!

The Dot Robinson Road Ride started at 8:00 a.m. - rain or shine. This ride is a timed run and takes entirely too much thinking while riding. I did ride the run, once, at the 2006 convention in Kingston, Ontario - my first convention - and it did not end well. Again, it was raining and my first instinct was not to do the ride but I did it anyway. Unfortunately, I had a slight mishap and the bike and I went sliding down a back road in Kingston. As the bike and I went down, all I kept saying was "... not now, not here!" Thank goodness for the wet road because the damage/injury were minimal. The windshield was scraped and the mirror broke; my left leg was badly bruised ... what beautiful colors! A local dealer picked up the bike and trailered it back to the shop where they were able to replace the mirrors. I was one lucky lady ... and my Guardian Angels were with me!

Next on the day's event was a 12:30 BBQ at L-A Harley. No one wanted to ride bikes over in the rain so we called a cab - of course, we weren't the only ones with that idea. The Motor Maids kept the cab company busy that day.

It finally stopped raining and at 5:45 the group photo was taken outside in the parking lot. After the picture was taken, it was time to line up for the parade which was scheduled for 6:30. Of course, by the time the parade started, the rain started. Since we are fair weather riders, we decided not to ride the parade - plus it was getting cold.

We were all in the mood for lobster, so we walked over to Chick-a-Dees restaurant for dinner. The restaurant was recommended by the cab driver - what better reference than a local! Nancy and John were the only ones to tackle a whole lobster. Sorry, I can't eat something that is looking at me! It was worth the walk, the lobster was delicious. By the time we were finished, the restaurant had a long waiting line - all Motor Maids.