Club Ride - 08/07/2010

Our fearless leader was out of the country (yes, the whole USA) for a spell and he named me to be acting-dictator-in-charge. My first official edict in my acting-dictator capacity was to assign Big Ed to lead our weekly ride and he validated my extraordinary dictator skills by doing a great job of touring us through the Ridge area of Polk County.

Here we are breezing through the scenic countryside:

V-Strom cockpit shot. That's Mr. Sarcasm just ahead and Big Ed up there in the lead:

We stopped for a short break somewhere along the Ridge so that we could drink some cold water, check emails, voice-mails, and the like:

Big Ed apparently mistook Preacher for some kind of giant Florida bug and gave him a good dose of insecticide...or was it sunscreen?:

No, this wasn't a "professional" encounter...just a unique photo opportunity...so stop laughing; it didn't happen...yet!:

It was a good day of riding through some great scenery with like-minded friends. By the time my wheels stopped rolling I had 154 miles on the odometer for the day. Thanks to Big Ed for coming up with such an enjoyable ride on short notice.