A Weekend of Firsts

This past weekend John and I attended the 1st Biker Ride for Hospice in Vanderhoof. I guess in the world of Bikers Friday the 13th is also a significant thing, thumbing your nose at the notion that everything will go wrong on Friday the 13th. (In the biker world things going wrong could be even worse. Imagine getting a flat tire on your car....then imagine on two wheels going 110......get the picture) So it was my first Friday the 13th rally.
Then on Saturday there was a show and shine, Bike Olympics and a poker ride. A show and shine is were you shine up your baby and brag about it to all the other proud owners of chrome......I got second place.....but it was my first.
I then participated in two events in the games, the potato grab, and the slow race. In the potato grab, potatoes are placed on the tops of pylons, spaced about 10 feet apart and you have to lean over and grab them, while going slow, without putting your foot down, and operating a clutch.....its a lot harder than it sounds. They I tried it with a passenger....my first....it too is a lot harder than it sounds. Then the slow race ....trying to go as slow as you can without putting your foot down...I almost won.....then I put my foot down......First Bike Olympics.
On to the poker ride.....never played poker or have gone on a poker ride before.....didn't win but it was still fun.......sort of.....It poured and I mean poured and I think somewhere in there it hailed. Now I have ridden in the rain before but not when it was coming down in sheets and never in hail...more firsts. By the time it was over we were completely soaked and ready to go home and take a very hot shower......I would have pictures but the camera got soaked as well.

PS...I noticed that I had not disabled the "no anonymous posts" on the comments....so I disabled it.....now you can post anonymously.....but tell me who you are.....I hate guessing...."anonymous" just mean you don't have to have a blog to comment.