Five of us piled into the Equinox and drove to the Lewis Cafe in downtown St Clair. Breakfast was excellent. I had a 'whole hawg sausage' omelette with extra mushroom, hold the toast. Sandy had very tasty looking hot cakes. El Nomad and Solo joined us part way through.
I give it five stars
Wonka, Solo, El Nomad, TL Carlene, Sherm and Sandy
The group ride today was to the Anvil Saloon and Restaurant in Ste Genevieve, Missouri (they pronounce it Genevive) via St Louis Power Sports in Fenton.
Our steeds are ready to go
Ice Cream setting up his cooler pack
Lanny's ready to go (as always)
Solo is looking set
Wrong Turn and Sherm comparing notes
Sandy and KT are deep in conversation
Nacho is watching Mad Kaw program his GPS
Tucker and Bucky
Waiting for the ride to start
We hit the road at the appointed time with Kopperhed and Flash in the lead on their Vaquero. Sandy and I were near the lead behind two Vulcans with less than stock exhaust pipes. The group rode well all the way to Fenton, just next to I-44 on the outskirts of St Louis.
Nacho and Tuck in front of us
Wrong Turn and Sherm behind us
Pretty sedimentary layers
St Louis Powersports had refreshments set out for us. Their motorcycle inventory was small, mostly sport bikes but they had a large selection of ATV's and UTV's like the Polaris Razor. They also had a couple of Can-Am Spyders and some interesting looking Dixie Chopper ZTR mowers. The staff were very friendly.
Brillo in the Audi TT chase vehicle
Wrong Turn, KT and Sherm reviewing the ride so far
Wolf, Lanny, Ice Cream and El Nomad
I hope this doesn't mean us
Looks like a real blast
I could use one of these
I didn't know Lorin was a racer
"We buy ugly houses"??
Ste Genevieve church
The oldest brick house west of the Mississippi
Group parking
Sandy and Flash preparing to enter
They say the best onion rings in the state
Lots of ambiance at the Anvil
After lunch, the official program was to visit a meat shop to get supplies for tonight's "Bring Your Own" grill party. Sandy, Sherm and I decided to skip that and ride straight back. I led back up US 61 to Festus and took County A to Hillsboro. From there, County B, County EE and Jones Creek Road provided a pleasant ride back to Missouri 30 near St Clair. On B, we caught up with Brillo and Deb in the Audi and followed them for a bit, but they got away from us when we had to wait to make a left turn.
On the way into town, we stopped at a small grocery store and Sherm bought a discounted Porterhouse steak. After we got back, Sandy walked down to the closer grocery store with El Nomad and Solo, where she got a kale salad kit. I had some summer sausage.
The grill fest was convivial. There was a 50/50 draw with the funds generated being donated to The Backstoppers, a worthy local group that supports the families of police, firemen and EMT's who have lost there lives on duty.
Flash avoiding the camera flash
Happy folks chowing down
Sandy enjoying her salad
Solo, grill master extraordinaire
Bucky, Sharon, Wolf and Ice Cream
Bucky buying raffle tickets from Tuck while Flash collects the money
Leonard and Angie
Mad Kaw and his pet dead squirrel
Watchman ate the whole thing
Wonka, Sandy and Carlene kicking back
There were the usual moochers
We said our goodbyes to Wonka and Carlene before heading back to our room. I had to attend to some family business that took about an hour and worked on some photos and maps as usual before retiring for the night.
Today's Route (176 motorcycle miles):
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