There were 5 bikes and 7 bikers who traveled a total of 145 miles.
Following the pre-ride meeting we departed the Kangaroo at approx. 10:10 am (Phil – Road Captain & RePete – Tail Gunner) and headed out onto Bavarian Drive to Blue Clay Road to Castle Hayne Road south to our original destination at Sharky’s Restaurant and Marina in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Once we crossed the Isabella Holmes bridge and entered Leland we saw the large collection of ominous black clouds right over our planned route so we decided to deviate, turn around and head back north. New destination was Riverview Café in Sneads Ferry, NC. Traveled mostly back roads and worked our way over to 210 to Shaw Hwy to Old Maple Hill to the comfort stop (Gas Station at 53 & 50) and arrived safely at the restaurant around 12:20 pm.
Awesome lunch and service was excellent. First time there for several of us and we will definitely return. We departed following lunch and took a more scenic route home heading down along the ocean through North Topsail and Surf City then popped back onto 17 toward Wilmington. Hit a little rain in Hampstead where we had a brief comfort stop then continued on our way. Overall, it was a great ride with great weather. Only thing missing was the rest of you..........See ya next time!
A big thank you to RePete for being an awesome Tail Gunner and all who came out to make it such a fun time!