Hi Gang,
I'm putting four rides on the calendar this week to try to accomodate everyone's schedules. Let's try it and see what happens. We're still tweaking the schedule to find the best combination.
Also trying to keep the routes alternating and varied. Here goes:
Monday, February 4
Meet at 11:30AM in the Freeport library parking lot. We'll do our usual 10-12 miles in Freeport and lunch at TJ's afterwards.
Wednesday, February 6
Meet at 11AM in Clemente Park on Calhoun in Destin (Google it if you need directions) and we will ride our typical hour-long Old Destin route, then lunch at La Famiglia's new location in Harborwalk.
Thursday Ride Cancelled. (Weather.com is saying this right now: Rain, with thunderstorms developing by 9am. The rain should end by noon. Cloudy with temperatures rising towards the upper 60s. Winds SE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 95%.)
Thursday, February 7
Meet at 11AM in the Shades parking lot (at the end of #30A) in Rosemary Beach. We'll ride west along the bike path 5 miles and turn around to end up for lunch at Shades.
Friday, February 8
Meet at 11AM in the Fresh Market (Destin) parking lot (park in the back or along the road to leave the better spaces open for its customers.) We'll ride into Kelly Plantation and hope we don't get "evicted!" I've heard from several sources now that if we ride in, we won't be stopped. (Remember, we used to drive there, park at the restaurant and ride? Then all of a sudden they banned cyclists from driving in to cycle. Must have been all those empty beer cans we threw in the bushes.) If we meet with resistance, bring your water pistols. We'll lunch at Kelly Plantation's Golf Clubhouse and Grill, which is open to the public.
Note: Remember to check the blog an hour before any ride to make sure there has been no cancellation/change!
Bring ID, insurance cards, spare inner tube, helmet, bike lock, sunscreen, money, maybe cell phone.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Week of January 27-February 2
WCS cyclists: Be sure to RSVP here on the blog so we know who to expect. If you have trouble RSVPing, call me. I can help you (usually.)
Monday, January 27
Meet at 11AM in the library parking lot in Freeport. (Google Freeport library if you don't know where it is....it is across from TJ's restaurant on #20.) We'll do our usual hour ride and lunch at noon at TJ's afterwards. They are famous for their corned beef-less Reubens.
Bring all the usual: Sunscreen, money, insurance cards and ID, spare inner tube, helmet, etc.
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Weather.com has the storms starting at 3PM today, but strong winds are already blowing. I'm not riding in this wind, but if anyone else still wants to, you can get together by arranging it in private email (see our roster) or by commenting here on the blog. (updated 9AM)
Wednesday, January 29
Meet at 10:30AM in front of Starbucks in Baytowne Wharf (the little "village" inside Sandestin.) We'll ride an hour and then eat at Rum Runners (if it's open...if not, at Another Broken Egg.) Don't forget all the usual biking stuff (see Monday.)
NOTE: Anyone wanting to meet up at Cabana Cafe at 3PM to hear Redd at 4PM, please come! She is the singer/waitress who used to perform on #30A at Sally's Backside (now she's at Marie's next door to Sally's.) She was always a hoot! (Not sure of her repertoire at Cabana, but we'll find out.) When you RSVP for Wednesday, please let us know if we should expect you for both (ride and Cabana) or one or the other. Your choice!
Friday, February 1
Meet at 11AM at The Great Southern Cafe in Seaside. We will ride #30A down to the Red Bar, and back to Watercolor (and around Watercolor) before returning to The Great Southern for lunch.
Please RSVP and you know what to bring.
Monday, January 27
Meet at 11AM in the library parking lot in Freeport. (Google Freeport library if you don't know where it is....it is across from TJ's restaurant on #20.) We'll do our usual hour ride and lunch at noon at TJ's afterwards. They are famous for their corned beef-less Reubens.
Bring all the usual: Sunscreen, money, insurance cards and ID, spare inner tube, helmet, etc.
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(Click photo to enlarge)
Thanks, Al, for catching us at our best! (Especially me.)
Weather.com has the storms starting at 3PM today, but strong winds are already blowing. I'm not riding in this wind, but if anyone else still wants to, you can get together by arranging it in private email (see our roster) or by commenting here on the blog. (updated 9AM)
Wednesday, January 29
Meet at 10:30AM in front of Starbucks in Baytowne Wharf (the little "village" inside Sandestin.) We'll ride an hour and then eat at Rum Runners (if it's open...if not, at Another Broken Egg.) Don't forget all the usual biking stuff (see Monday.)
NOTE: Anyone wanting to meet up at Cabana Cafe at 3PM to hear Redd at 4PM, please come! She is the singer/waitress who used to perform on #30A at Sally's Backside (now she's at Marie's next door to Sally's.) She was always a hoot! (Not sure of her repertoire at Cabana, but we'll find out.) When you RSVP for Wednesday, please let us know if we should expect you for both (ride and Cabana) or one or the other. Your choice!
Friday, February 1
Meet at 11AM at The Great Southern Cafe in Seaside. We will ride #30A down to the Red Bar, and back to Watercolor (and around Watercolor) before returning to The Great Southern for lunch.
Please RSVP and you know what to bring.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Biking Week of January 20-26
A brunch and two lunches, two bits.
New cyclists: Please come! We are a very friendly group!
Tuesday, January 22 -- Sandestin Brunch ride
Meet at Starbuck's in Sandestin's Baytowne Village at 9AM. We'll bike 10 miles in Sandestin and have brunch at Another Broken Egg in the Village. (Changed from Don Pedro's, as the Miramar Beach location doesn't serve breakfast on weekdays.)
Please RSVP here to get a count going! (And remember your money, ID, insurance card, extra inner tube in case of a flat, sunscreen, helmet, whatever!)
Wednesday, January 23 -- #30A Lunch Ride
Meet at 11:30AM in the first public parking area on the south side of #30A (coming from the east end of #30A.) It's not far west past Stinky's. We'll ride about 5.5 miles down #30A to Defuniak Street (#283) and turn back to Goatfeathers for lunch (if you have spouses joining us, we'll probably be at Goatfeathers around 12:30PM.) After lunch, we will ride back to the parking area, which isn't far (1.5 - 2 miles.)
http://www.goatfeathersseafood.com/id/lunch.html#previous-photo Here is a link to Goatfeathers so you can look at the menu before we ride.
Weather.com is killing me, folks. Now they predict only a 10% chance of rain on Friday and a high of 68, so it looks like we are still "on" for Friday. Sorry for the confusion!
Friday, January 25 -- Old Destin Lunch ride
Meet at 11:00AM at Clement Taylor Park on Calhoun Avenue for an Old Destin ride. We'll do our 10 miles and afterwards, head over to LaFamiglia (since we discovered last week it is not open for lunch on Sundays -- http://www.lafamigliadestin.com/locations/harborwalk-location/) at Harborwalk about 12:15PM for lunch.
Note: Lunch menu not posted on website. They offer a variety of paninos, salads and pastas starting at $7.95.
Remember to RSVP here!
Remember to check the blog about an hour before any ride in case of weather or emergency cancellation!
Photos (courtesy Chris S.) of the Goatfeather's lunch:
Front to back: Patty Schaal, John Beach, Luan Beach, Lynn Quackenbush, Ron Thompson, Al Quackenbush, Jim Whitledge
Front to back: Diane Newby, Stan Newby, Amy Beekman, Ken Beekman, Terri Olson, Roger Olson
Left to right: Diane Newby, Barbara Kimball, Chris Schaal
Monday, January 7, 2013
Biking Week of January 13-19
Attention cyclists: If anyone would like to step up and lead a ride Thursday or Friday of this week, please let me know where you'd like to ride, the time, lunch plans, etc. and I'll post it here. (I will be volunteering for the Songwriter Fest in Seaside these two afternoons and not available to lead.)
Sunday, January 13
Hey gang, I promised I'd try some weekend rides, so we are trying a Sunday ride to see how many are interested. If you go to church Sunday morning, perhaps you can do an early service so that you can join us afterwards. If you go Saturday night or not at all, no problem.
We'll meet at Clement Taylor Park on Calhoun Avenue (Google it) for the Old Destin ride at 1PM. We'll stick to a one hour ride, so we can get back to La Famiglia on the Harbor (they have a second location there now: http://www.lafamigliadestin.com/locations/) in time to order off the lunch menu before it switches over to dinner at 3PM. (This won't allow for much hanging around the old Mattie Kelly Plantation site...we'll save that for another time.) LaFamiglia has an awesome lunch menu (not on their website) with a variety of paninos (yes, not paninis) and salads and pasta dishes (noodles, lasagna, ravioli, etc.) ranging from about $7.50 - $10.00.
This will be a really late lunch or a really early dinner. So adjust your meal times to accommodate it. If you are a strict 7AM breakfast/noon lunch/6PM dinner person, this might not work for you. (But we hope you can be flexible and join us!)
I'm not sure how traffic will be doing this ride on a Sunday, so we'll give it a go to find out! We do have sidewalk much/most of the route.
Please RSVP in the comment section if you are interested.
Update: Rained here, is still raining in other parts of the area...not sure if it will continue on and off. So we are still "on" for Happy Hour at 4PM, whether that ends up being outside or inside, and dinner to follow for anyone who chooses. If you don't see this update and show up at my place, you will have choices: hang with me for a while till Happy Hour, bike anyway and meet us at Happy Hour, or meet us later at 4PM.
Tuesday, January 15
We are trying a dinner ride today! I told you we'd "shake it up" this season, so we'll be doing some different scheduling.
Meet at my rental at 2:30PM and we will ride Scenic 98 (and hope that no pedestrian knocks me off of my bike and breaks my other wrist) and have dinner afterwards at Pompano Joe's. Happy Hour starts at 4PM with $1 drafts and $3.50 wine. To get those prices, though, we have to do Happy Hour out on the patio. Inside drinks cost more. (My rental is literally a 2 min. drive from PJoe's, so we can put bikes back on cars and drive or walk over after we ride.) The plan is to relax at Happy Hour for a while, then go inside and have dinner. To get a table outside, we'll need to be there by 4PM start. I imagine we'd be doing dinner between 5-6PM, depending upon how long we Happy Hour!
Many of you know where my rental this season is, but I hesitate to post it publicly, as anyone (like anyone in the world) can find this blog and read it. So if you don't know where it is, please email or call me. I'll give you the address and directions or you can Google it.
Note: If any of you have golf Tuesdays or other activities that conflict with the ride time, consider joining us for Happy Hour and/or dinner!
RSVP in the comments so we know who to expect!
Ok gang, let's see if we can spice up the usual "ride-and-lunch" schedule this season!
Sunday, January 13
Hey gang, I promised I'd try some weekend rides, so we are trying a Sunday ride to see how many are interested. If you go to church Sunday morning, perhaps you can do an early service so that you can join us afterwards. If you go Saturday night or not at all, no problem.
We'll meet at Clement Taylor Park on Calhoun Avenue (Google it) for the Old Destin ride at 1PM. We'll stick to a one hour ride, so we can get back to La Famiglia on the Harbor (they have a second location there now: http://www.lafamigliadestin.com/locations/) in time to order off the lunch menu before it switches over to dinner at 3PM. (This won't allow for much hanging around the old Mattie Kelly Plantation site...we'll save that for another time.) LaFamiglia has an awesome lunch menu (not on their website) with a variety of paninos (yes, not paninis) and salads and pasta dishes (noodles, lasagna, ravioli, etc.) ranging from about $7.50 - $10.00.
This will be a really late lunch or a really early dinner. So adjust your meal times to accommodate it. If you are a strict 7AM breakfast/noon lunch/6PM dinner person, this might not work for you. (But we hope you can be flexible and join us!)
I'm not sure how traffic will be doing this ride on a Sunday, so we'll give it a go to find out! We do have sidewalk much/most of the route.
Please RSVP in the comment section if you are interested.
Update: Rained here, is still raining in other parts of the area...not sure if it will continue on and off. So we are still "on" for Happy Hour at 4PM, whether that ends up being outside or inside, and dinner to follow for anyone who chooses. If you don't see this update and show up at my place, you will have choices: hang with me for a while till Happy Hour, bike anyway and meet us at Happy Hour, or meet us later at 4PM.
Tuesday, January 15
We are trying a dinner ride today! I told you we'd "shake it up" this season, so we'll be doing some different scheduling.
Meet at my rental at 2:30PM and we will ride Scenic 98 (and hope that no pedestrian knocks me off of my bike and breaks my other wrist) and have dinner afterwards at Pompano Joe's. Happy Hour starts at 4PM with $1 drafts and $3.50 wine. To get those prices, though, we have to do Happy Hour out on the patio. Inside drinks cost more. (My rental is literally a 2 min. drive from PJoe's, so we can put bikes back on cars and drive or walk over after we ride.) The plan is to relax at Happy Hour for a while, then go inside and have dinner. To get a table outside, we'll need to be there by 4PM start. I imagine we'd be doing dinner between 5-6PM, depending upon how long we Happy Hour!
Many of you know where my rental this season is, but I hesitate to post it publicly, as anyone (like anyone in the world) can find this blog and read it. So if you don't know where it is, please email or call me. I'll give you the address and directions or you can Google it.
Note: If any of you have golf Tuesdays or other activities that conflict with the ride time, consider joining us for Happy Hour and/or dinner!
RSVP in the comments so we know who to expect!
Ok gang, let's see if we can spice up the usual "ride-and-lunch" schedule this season!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Biking Week of January 6 - 12
Weather predicted to be nice the beginning of the week, but rain moving in on Thursday. Plus, we have the general meeting on Wednesday, so this week I'm scheduling a Monday ride after general registration and a Friday ride....however, the Friday ride could get moved up to Thursday IF the rain holds off and is expected on Friday instead. (Never know how fast these fronts will move in...)
Monday, January 7
Meet at 11:30AM in front of Starbucks just inside the entrance to Baytowne Wharf (the village inside of Sandestin.) There is free, covered parking for those who need to transport their bikes. We'll ride an hour around Sandestin and then have lunch at Rum Runners afterwards. Please remember to RSVP using the comments feature at the bottom of this post so we know who will be riding.
Note: Be sure to check the blog, though, about an hour before the ride in case of cancellation for weather, emergency, etc.
Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update!
Thursday, January 10
Weather.com is predicting a lesser chance of rain on Thursday than on Friday, so let's play the odds and ride on Thursday. We haven't done #30A yet, so how about meeting at 11:30AM in front of the Great Southern Cafe and riding along #30A to get in some miles, then taking a spin through Watercolor? We'll do our usual hour (or approximately 10 miles) and then head over to the Great Southern for lunch! Who's in? Please RSVP here!
Friday, January 11
Please join us at Cabana Cafe at 3:30 for Banjorama's performance from 4-7PM! Plan to have drinks/appetizers during the performance or dinner. Your choice. But come and join in the fun! RSVP so we know how big a table to get!
Note to new members: Even if you haven't ridden with us or cannot ride this week, think about coming and meeting us at Cabana Cafe!
Monday, January 7
Meet at 11:30AM in front of Starbucks just inside the entrance to Baytowne Wharf (the village inside of Sandestin.) There is free, covered parking for those who need to transport their bikes. We'll ride an hour around Sandestin and then have lunch at Rum Runners afterwards. Please remember to RSVP using the comments feature at the bottom of this post so we know who will be riding.
Note: Be sure to check the blog, though, about an hour before the ride in case of cancellation for weather, emergency, etc.
Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update!
Thursday, January 10
Weather.com is predicting a lesser chance of rain on Thursday than on Friday, so let's play the odds and ride on Thursday. We haven't done #30A yet, so how about meeting at 11:30AM in front of the Great Southern Cafe and riding along #30A to get in some miles, then taking a spin through Watercolor? We'll do our usual hour (or approximately 10 miles) and then head over to the Great Southern for lunch! Who's in? Please RSVP here!
Friday, January 11
Please join us at Cabana Cafe at 3:30 for Banjorama's performance from 4-7PM! Plan to have drinks/appetizers during the performance or dinner. Your choice. But come and join in the fun! RSVP so we know how big a table to get!
Note to new members: Even if you haven't ridden with us or cannot ride this week, think about coming and meeting us at Cabana Cafe!
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