4 Feb 07
Super Bowl Ride Sunday
Ride Leader: Patrick

We started the day at one of our new favorite starting points the Shell station at exit 82 in Pontiac, SC.  People starting arriving about 12:15  to meet for kicks up at 1:00 this means we must be excited  about Chapter 124 we had our ride briefing from the leader today Patrick aka kissing Bandit  with a moment of prayer from Jim Ballenger, thank you Jim.

11 bikes and 14 people  started out the parking lot and took hi-way 12 (Percival rd) a nice leisurely ride to hi-way 601 in Lugoff, heading toward Camden  and then a quick right on Latchkey,  we passed the iron butt award holders home and gave his wife a few toots of the horn as we continued our travel onto hi way 1 toward you guessed it Camden to turn left on hi way 601,  then a mile or two later a left on hi way 97 still at a nice leisurely pace. As we traveled this wonderful curvy road; I’m sure as we passed the marina and crossed the cold lake water hot soup came to everyone's mind, we continued more of this stretch of road to our first stop the Shell station in Great Falls and to our wonderful surprise the restrooms where open. After about twenty minutes or so of cutting up visiting and talking like fools soup came back to mind and you guessed it the temperature was dropping. We said goodbye to one rider who wasn’t feeling his best and the rest now 10 bike 13 people traveled North on hi way 21, yet another great stretch of road and yes the further North the colder it became.  As we went from two lane to four lane we started to see what at first appeared to be trash on the sides of the roads, nope it was the remnants of Thursdays ice storm they had snow in this area and  the scrapings were still frozen on the edges. But that didn't stop us, we were determined for hot soup.  We arrive around 3:00 to McAllister deli in Rock Hill SC, every one was happy it is time for hot soup and a nice warm building to thaw out in. I think everyone had chili, Mike and his daughter had a baked Potato that looked like it must have been 5 lbs and a bread bowl of chili. We ate  and chatted  and became better acquainted  of course a lot of reminiscing going on something about a bandit and Kure beach still no pictures - no proof any way did I mention today is Andy 40th Birthday, Ken and Debbie bought him a piece of cake and we sang to him what other than Happy Birthday.  We discussed which roads to head home on and decided to do the interstate due to the time and temperature, both going away fast. We had fueled our self's now it was time to fuel the bikes and I 77 we went. We traveled to the Pitt Stop on hi way 34 talked some more and bid our farewells. I think we went three or maybe four different directions. It was a great day for friends getting together doing what they love “biking”, yeah it was cold at times and the wind was fierce but we prevailed and at the end of our day we can all say “where to next weekend”. Thanks to all who came and for all that missed we hope to do it again next year.
150 miles

The Kissing Bandit!!