I got up about 8:00 or so, and the wife was peeking outside. Seems some drunk out of her mind woman had been yelling outside starting around 3:00 in the morning. I've slept through tornadoes, so this was the first I'd heard about it. I wish I had had my senses about me enough to grab the camera, but all I saw was the gal laying down in the back seat as the sheriff's car passed our room. Now I hear tell that Ivan can add to the story, but that's up to him when you see him. <g> The folks at the Stable were extremely apologetic, and it wasn't their fault. Just a stray soul that ended up at their location.

Karen and I moseyed over to the restaurant and found Ivan, Les and Molly at a table and joined them. After a bite to eat, Karen and Molly were going to see the sites in Eureka, I decided to adjust my chains to be ready for the afternoon's ride.

Once that was done, I took the bike for a quick spin down the hill to see how things were working. As I did, I passed a group of riders, when I got back I found out that Snag, Wally and Lynn had arrived. Greetings were made, and bikes were eyeballed while the room next to us was cleaned from the previous guests and made ready for Wally and Lynn. Snag had opted for a hut down the hill.

I sort of just hung out, since I was the Newbie. I was waiting on the big "Let's ride", but I knew I was in the company of Slugs, and I've heard they take their time about things, and I realized that some folks had just made it in, and…

 

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