I promised last weekend that I would have a post on Bike Week, so here it is. WS went Friday and pitched his tent at the Pig Roast. The Pig Roast is about 30 acres, owned by friends, that several people have cleared campsites ("cleared" really is an overstatement). Kenny, Teri, Joe and Bonnie use a section where they have built an ourhouse (much better than the trees most sections have). There are also several "clearings" for tents - one of which is reserved for WS if he chooses to use it.
(Shirt is on Kenny, Billboard at the beginning of the path to Pig Roast, Joe and Kenny's area; WS's tent directly in fron of Kenny (in orange shirt))
We went to Weirs Beach the second Saturday of Bike Week. WS road BIL's bike so we could put a For Sale sign on it and see if there was any interest. I road my bike, and the rest of the group was Jimmy and Ray and Christine (who had recently made it in from Florida.
(Bikes: BIL's - ridden by WS, Jimmy, Ray and Christine, Mine - yes, I suck at parking yet)
(boulevard shot Saturday morning - about 8 AM: red bike in foreground is BIL's)
A lot of the unusual bikes (or neat paint jobs) had been there in years past. However, I found a couple of bikes that peaked my interest.
And, then there was a t-shirt that I thought was perfect for WS.
Then there was the Parrot Guy, who had a Macaw, that was not tethered. He would set the bird on childrens' shoulders, take photos, then give a card to the parents. Presumably he sold the photos for a keepsake to any who went to his website. Upon reading the previous link, he raises money for charity with his bird photos and stunts. Apparently he set a world land speed record for an untethered bird on a motorcycle at 78 MPH (photo at this link).
After many an hour walking the boulevard then standing by BIL's bike and fielding questions, we got on the road and did a tour of much of the Lake District. After a couple of hours WS peeled off to head to the Pig Roast to spend the night. I stayed with Jimmy and Christine and Ray. Then in Hillsboro I peeled off to go home to take care of the animals, and the other two bikes headed for Bennington (their home base). I took care of business, then jumped in the Jeep and went back to the Pig Roast to renew acquaintences with people I only see a couple times a year. I stayed a couple hours, then took my leave of WS and came back home to spend the night.
Sunday morning I was supposed to complete several chores before going back to the Pig Roast to pick up WS's tent, bedroll and cooler. WS, Kenny and Joe went up to Weirs for a little while to give BIL's bike more exposure. Then WS called me when they were headed back. I was late meeting them, as that call came as I was cleaning up Missy's mess. When I finally got there, we visited other people for a couple of hours before heading home in the afternoon.
Another Bike Week completed successfully, with everyone we knew personally safe and sound afterwards.
Since I'm not sure how points are awarded for motorcycle parking, there is no way that I can criticize. Sounds like you and your gang had a lot of fun. Let us know how your trip to Indiana goes!
Posted by: Cop Car | July 01, 2012 at 08:42 AM
See that space between my bike versus the space between the other bikes? You can tell that those 3 bikes were parked by professionals and my bike was parked by an intern.
Actually, a bike squeezed into that space to park, so it didn't look so amateurish after that.
Posted by: bogie | July 04, 2012 at 05:59 AM
See that space between my bike versus the space between the other bikes? You can tell that those 3 bikes were parked by professionals and my bike was parked by an intern.
Actually, a bike squeezed into that space to park, so it didn't look so amateurish after that.
Posted by: bogie | July 04, 2012 at 06:00 AM
Awesome painting jobs done in Bike. Great Bike Week 2012, I am really surprised to hear that several people have cleared campsites.
Posted by: | July 05, 2012 at 05:59 AM