We saddled up and took a moment to pause and consider the reality of this ride...
The comfortably dry morning was "frosting on the cake." Our pace seemed a bit more reserved and somewhat somber. We made our way toward the hospital for a group photo where once our large group stood.
Thanks to a passerby, even yours truly made the photo. But, compare the above photo to the photo below...
Ah, what a difference.
Our stop at the Hospital was somewhat unusual this ride. This time, we visited one of ourown Palm Tree Biker members who is in the hospital for some tests.
Sandy (of Bill and Sandy) were surprised and elated to see our blue tees and smiling faces as we bounded into her room unanounced. Yeah, we got lots of looks as we traversed the corridors on our way to Sandy's room. She is in great spirits but really wants out of the hospital, Bill keeps talking about doing a wash! (Something to do with Bill touching the washing machine that gets Sandy a little nervous!) We wish Sandy well and hope to see her and Bill back in the saddle next year.
On with our ride.
We just had to stop in the middle of one of our favorite sections of the Celebration ride, the wooden pathway. Of course we just had to stop for the photo just when one of Florida's Cottonmouths was crossing the pathway. At least he posed for the photo! I know we search the woods and lakes for signs of wild life but this is too much. Never let it be said that the Palm Tree Bikers aren't fearless!
Pete (reluctantly) allowed yours truly to lead out of the woods and even onto the street. He knew I couldn't mess up on the wooden "fenced" trail! I repeatedly tried to get Pete back to the lead position but to no avail. He was going to let me "flounder" along and see if I could get our group back to the Town Tavern in time for our noon reservation. Have no fear, with a few corrections from Pete and a few riders I left in the dust we made it back in time for lunch.
Oh and what a lunch it was. Steve made only one mistake (besides the fall he took stepping out of his camper hurting his ankle), he sat next to me. Steve can converse with the best of them and on any topic, but sometimes you just gotta consider whom you're sitting next to! I promised Steve I'd be civil and not "take him over the coals" in our blog... but, I'm surly tempted... but I'll be good! We all had a few laughs at Steve's expense. I'll let him tell you the story.
In other news we got to visit EPCOT and check out the under-d-sea creatures....
These two kids clams never new what hit them when the flash went off!
We saw some sand art...
and a few fireworks...
Then, I got to help Jack with his camper decals....
and to top off the day, I was blessed with the opportunity to photograph a beautiful sunset...
What a fantastic way to close out the 2010-11 winter season!
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