Yeah... I know it's taken a while but after 9 days of rallying and then getting back to work to find out my partner is going to be out for a few weeks... my recoup time is taking longer than usual.
Let me first say thank you to all the folks who took time from their lives to come join us this year. It was a great to meet some new folks and always good to see old friends again. Hey! ya'll keep coming back so we must be doing something right. It could be this beautiful place we're fortunate enough to live in but for now we'll take the credit.
Special thanks to Di for allowing the home invasion of home invasions every year and all the time and efforts put into this thing before, during and after the rally.
To everyone who generously volunteered their time to help in the preparations and execution of the master plan... from the bottom of my heart.. seriously. The Wojo/ Glazer bench building team and the Matt/ Mark horseshoe pit makers, Phil and Janet, Newt and Sue, all the road guards, sweepers and ride leaders who made my life so much easier.
Shari, Moe, Wojo, Gordon, Ryan, Mike, Glazer, Charlie, Matt (who bravely put himself in harms way to stop an 18 wheeler), Mark, Keith, Tom, Rob and all the rest who helped get everyone to where they needed to be and keep us all together... thank you friends.. things went smoothly because you were there.
Thanks to the Shepard family, Larry, Kathy, Jimmy and Rhonda for the great food provided ( I still didn't get any of the cakes though).
Thanks also to the folks at Machines in Motion for going above and beyond.. Good people.. good friends.
It was a great time.. great people, great bikes and as always, it ended far too soon.
Till next year...
