Day 3   Closing Meeting - Hanging Out

 

Sunday  June 12, 2005

 

We slept in this morning sort of because we were not heading back like some of our fellow riders.  We all met for breakfast but it wasn’t for a meeting about the club so much as just a time to say good-bye till the next time. One rider had to leave early and had already left. Some came already packed to leave right after eating. And some of us still had time, but as usual we all stayed too long cause it is just hard to leave friends knowing it may be a while till you see them again.

After breakfast we went back to the room and connected to the internet and covered some of the fine points of our web sites with Dave and Jack. Then we decided to go back down to BrickTown to take a closer look. We found there was a Jaz Festival going on, but not till later. We came across a Desert Storm Walk of Honor that the Merchants had erected and engraved a brick for each fallen soldier. Then we walked down to the cannel and checked out boat ride, the stores and restaurants. We decided to eat at an outside place so the we could keep Diamond close, but found that not only did they not allow “animals” in the restaurant, even outside, but they do not allow them in the entire cannel area. The proprietor however, was a little more understanding and let us have table in the corner and we ordered drinks. We were a little concerned that they might get in trouble if the “Cannel Police” showed up, and the price list cinched the deal. We decided to locate another place to have lunch. We headed back toward the hotel and stopped at the always friendly Sonic. A place where they allow us to eat and still have the company of the Diamond. After we were once again well fed, we went our own directions and Karen and Diamond went back for a little nap, while I went to get some shopping done for Karen’s Birthday on the following day. Although the story is short, the time spent with good friends seems all too few and we have learned to take as much as we can. For now it is time to hit the sack because have an early departure time in the morning and I hope I see you on the byways…….