Pie Run VIII - Huntsville    -    "Dinner and a show"

The day was bright and sunny (and hot) but I was caging it up the road because I have been too lazy to work on the Connie and get her back on the road. This was to be my second Pie Run with my first being a miserable ride in the rain to Marble Falls several months ago. Today's trip was to the Farmhouse Cafe in Huntsville, a location suggested by Tourmeister himself, and it was not disappointing at all. The service was good, the food was good and reasonable, and the pie (I had chocolate mousse) was excellent.

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snoop_gang.jpg (354205 bytes)    The "Snoopster Gang" rolling in while Rebecca and Beth look on

 

bikes1.jpg (477549 bytes)    Steve and Rita dismount while Will and Rebecca greet them. Note the Yamaha GTS1000 on the right

 

Assorted bike shots. We are a group that rides anything and everything. No prejudices here. We had 24 bikes show up from as far away as Austin and Temple. A total of 29 people made it (Scott, Beth and I caged it).

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honda_transalp.jpg (454790 bytes)    Honda Transalp

 

yamaha_gts.jpg (442688 bytes)    Yamaha GTS1000 - the first one I'd ever seen

 

group1.jpg (440230 bytes)    group2.jpg (445540 bytes)    Just a couple of group shots

 

cheer.jpg (382573 bytes)    Here's the "show" part. A local cheerleading squad gave us an impromptu show before we went in to eat.

 

I apologize for the quality of the indoor shots. My flash obviously doesn't work well at distance

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It took me 30 minutes to get from Huntsville to 336S in Conroe (35 miles or so). It took me another 25 minutes to move the next 1.5 miles because some dipwad didn't understand the basics of physics and the need for increased stopping distance when pulling a boat. What a doofus.

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