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Being slightly less spectacular I will also comment that it was a very well attended ride today: the Pizza Barn is always very impressive the way they can get grub up to tables in a hurry. That reputation may be why so many folk showed, or maybe it was a chance of a ride in the last of the golden weather. Many (to me) new faces, which given my cave dweller's manners and lack of social graces would be daunting, except I could see all the social creatures introducing everybody around – well done Red Barons et al. There were twenty four or five bikes parked outside Starbucks before we left, all facing the same direction except for the three contrary Ducatis. What is it with Duke pilots? Directionally challenged, or just rebels without a pause?For no good reason I'm aware of all the cage drivers stayed off most of the roads we were on today, which was a pleasure. We picked up the Breigs at Waimauku, dressed like normal, thank goodness, not like the refugee from Deliverance, Hamilton Branch, suggested. Team Foley met us at Waipu - Paul is very glad to be back on the bike after shortening the middle finger of his left hand with a guillotine made of concrete, but not yet comfortable about punting the K1200GT through twisties needing a lot of clutch work, so they came up the main drag. Everybody was very well fed, and there were quite a few tartan "doggy bag" cartons being tucked away in bike luggage after lunch, only I bet nobody's dog gets to share any of it this evening.Many of the riders peeled off on their own various ways home after lunch, the hard core tar seal group followed Tony through Parakai and Leigh back to Orewa, and I took over as TEC from the always willing Jim Young, who had done that chore on the way up. Thank you both, Tony and Jim.
Plenty of parking space in Wellsford for smoko
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