On Saturday October 2nd I met the guys at the Hardees on Virginia Beach Blvd accross from Sam's Club at 7:30. It was pretty chilly but it promised to be a nice day. After the usual crap talk we headed to the Eagles club at 1061 Newtown Road. When we finally found the place we registered for the ride and had breakfast
Well, It was a beautiful day and the company was great (guys from work that I actually like). However, the ride was less than spectacular. We found out later that there was a total of only 19 riders who participated in this event.
Anyway, we left the Eagles and headed to the first stop which was Biker Depot at 612 Nevan Road off laskin Road past First Colonial. I didn’t even know this place existed. They sell biker apparel and some shop/cleaning products. The folks were very friendly. I’m sure I’ll be back there in the future.
Off to the second stop. This was at Beach Bully’s at 601 19th St at the beach. I’m not sure this place was even open. Everything was handled in the parking lot.
Stop 3 A. J. Gators at 2947 Shore Drive. The ride through the beach and up shore drive was pretty nice, but again, I’m not sure this place was open either. Draw a card and move on.
Stop 4 Chix Cycles 3745 Shore Drive. Ok, now we are getting a little better. Chix was open and there were a lot of custom bikes to check out plus they were cleaning out there surplus stock so they had a lot of free stuff they were giving away.
Stop 5 was Poppa’s Pub 2105 Diamond Springs road right across from Little Creek Amphib base. Well, at least this place was open. We were able to go inside for a comfort break and we could get a drink or something to eat if we wanted to.
Stop 6 was the Moose Lodge #39 at 923 Glenrock Rd. & Military Circle. We found the place and went inside to draw our card. They were open, but there wasn’t much going on.
Stop 7 Ok, final stop back at the Fraternal Order of Eagles 1061 Newtown Rd. Let’s eat!! They had bar-b-Que, macaroni salad, potato salad, baked beans. The food was the best part of this day. It was awesome.
As you can see we never left the city and on a Saturday morning the last place you want to be on a motorcycle is Military Circle. Anyway, the food was good, the company was good and the weather was perfect. I guess I really can’t complain too much.
