Cavaliers burn up the road to Burnside

With 8 bikes and 10 riders, the Cavaliers started 2005 out with a roar. Doug, Doc, Poncho, Diane and Julie, were joined by new members Eric and Bubba from Mobile. We also had new riders with us: Heath on his 1998 Harley Road King Police Edition and D.J. drove Lynn on their 2003 Shadow 750 Sport model.

With the weather not as cold as previous years, though not as nice as the weather forecasters predicted, the group changed plans. We decided to head west for lunch at The Cabin restaurant in Burnside. Heading out along a fog shrouded I-10 we had a chilled ride to the Sorrento/Hwy 22 exit for a pit stop then continued down 22 to The Cabin. A The Cabin is in an historic 150+ year old building that is surrounded by several other original slave quarters moved to the spot and open for tour along with a gift shop. We feasted from a varied menu with selections from po-boys, salads and seafood. Most important to a few, was the hot coffee that really hit the spot. As usual, we were all well fed and maybe a bit sluggish to hit the road again.

Leaving The Cabin, we headed home down River Road. The twists and turns of one of the nicest rides in the area were given a unique twist by the ever present fog. A special thanks to Julie for suggesting the restaurant and leading the ride. And of course thanks to Juliette for acting photographer, we look forward to seeing the pictures. We made 145 Cavalier Miles! Not a bad start to a new year at all!

Cavaliers sittin' on the Dock of the Bay

The Cavaliers took advantage of the first sunny and warm day of the new year on January 2 by taking a ride to the Dock of the Bay restaurant in Bay St. Louis.

Thanks to everyone who made it on today's lagniappe ride. Holly met Michael and me at Lafitte's. Alan stopped by to see us off. Paul rode over from Mobile and caught up with us in Waveland. And Dave D. met us for lunch at Dock of the Bay in Bay St. Louis.

We had a nice ride out old Hwy 90, which Holly hadn't taken before. The temps were in the low to mid 70s, but the sun and the wind were in a battle between warmer and cooler temps.

We had a very leisurely lunch. The food's pretty good at Dock of the Bay, but you really come for the view, with the restaurant sitting out over the bay. The five of us had a great time chatting about anything and everything.

After lunch we continued east on Hwy 90 along the coast, which was lovely in the January sun. We turned around at Biloxi, stopped for gas, and bid Paul farewell as he headed back to Mobile. Then Holly, Dave, Michael and I high-tailed it back to the city on the Interstate. Good thing we weren't headed the other way, because there was about a 10-mile traffic jam heading into Mississippi. Maybe all those Sugar Bowlers were heading home?

After two months with no rides, it was great to be out on two wheels again, with the weather warm enough to enjoy the ride. Maybe it will stay warm for next weekend, too.

Our official mileage was 180 round trip to Biloxi, bringing the Cavaliers to 47,090 miles.