November 29 Ride

A great day was started with breakfast at Snellgroves and the best part was the company of Bryan Bergau who was in town for Thanksgiving. Contrary to appearances, he said he was happy to be back for a visit.

We were also joined by Bill, Boyd and Robert.

After breakfast, all five of us headed northeast to San Antonio and the hills beyond. We covered some of my favorite roads - Jessamine, Hayman, Powers and, a new favorite, Bayhead Road. After a water break on US41 and Spring Hill Dr., we headed for Action Honda on US19 in Hudson. Okay, I know this is getting to be repetitious, but Boyd found another favorite bike. Is it just me, or does red seem to be a common factor?

Robert told us he'd like to stop at a Harley dealer for plugs for his new pony, so we set off for Gulf Coast Harley-Davidson in New Port Richey. Unfortunately, that meant a 13 mile ride south on US19 - too busy for my tastes and way too busy for Bill.

Anyway, Robert got his plugs and we headed for Land O Lakes and lunch at Hungry Harry's on US41. Boyd recommended this restaurant and we agree that it was well worth the trip. We all passed on the all-you-can-eat rib and chicken special in favor of pulled pork sandwiches. Bill and I were beginning to regret the decision when the waitress brought a plate of the special to the table next to us. It looked fantastic but the first serving was more than we could eat. In fact, the pulled pork was all we could handle.

Leaving Hungry Harry's, we headed north on 41 to pick-up a couple of back roads I had found on Google Maps. Unfortunately someone had dropped a gated community across Pump Station Road and locked the gate. That forced us to backtrack and take Ehren Cutoff Rd. north to SR52 and that turned out to be a pretty good ride. Once on 52, we headed towards San Antonio then on home.

It was a great day, great company, and 185 miles of great roads. Hope you all can make it next week.

Glenn