I know what you mean about the Pentagon parking lot. A few in the group do the same. However I just pack up the saddlebags with the beer and food and go crash and wait laying down by the river until it's our turn to ride. It is interesting to see all the bikes, usually several 100,000 of them....

"It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."