February 2d Sat Ride2Eat

[HSV-Phil]

Attached below is our MOAL 2nd Saturday Ride-2-Eat gpx-file for Feb. We’ll wend our way from the Blue Plate Cafe in HSV along many county roads north, east and then south to Guntersville all across Jackson County. We pre-rode the route with no closed-bridges this time. You can ride your own ride to the rendezvous point - whatever suits your mood.

Jim gave me his suggestion from the Birmingham News suggesting we try the “Homecoming Cafe” on the shore of Lake Guntersville - it’s on the south side of Rt 227 and away from the RR tracks. It don’t look like a Michelin starred eatery from the street, but it’s very cozy inside and our food today was delicious. Attaching a few pix below.

I hope you’ll RSVP NLT Feb 9th [so I can call them on Friday]. They would like to know how many AlaBeemers to expect (the tables are spread out a wee bit). You are, of course, allowed to “Drive” if the weather is too icy & dicey for your spirit. I hope our HSV riders will arrive “around 1100.” - They serve breakfast & lunch W-S, so they’ll let you in upon arrival. They even offer canned local craft beer (Main Channel) and some wine {if you’re so enthused}. A small sign on the wall says, “No WiFi - pretend it’s 1995, and you just talk at your table.”

https://www.homecomingandco.com/

Ciao! Phil & Karen
rsvp’s to: president@bmwmoal.org

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[HSV-Phil]

Well it’s still winter in northern AL for our early regular Vintage Biker breakfast. But the sun made us feel warmer when our small group of hardy riders headed out of Huntsville on US-72 at about 09:00.

I led 4 other bikers on my planned backroads ride to the HomecomingAndCo eatery in Guntersville. The ride was ~100 miles along some “interesting” backroads. We climbed up CR-146 toward the community of Skyline (1,250’ alt on my GPS); turned south on CR-33 descending from that ridge toward Scottsboro. We made a brief pitstop before crossing the Tennessee River bridge and following the Guntersville Lake shoreline south to the cafe. Once again, Paul Thorne rode east separately on his F800R. We were joined by a handful of automobile pilots including: Pam & Tom, Kay & Vernon, Jeanne & John, and Jim. Additionally, Jim Dubick stopped by specifically to say is farewell to longtime friends; he & Suzi are moving to Florida shortly.

Here’s some of the gang studying the breakfast & lunch menus behind the cashier.
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And here’s Paul joking with Kay as Vernon discusses life’s generalities with Doug Trembley.
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Here’s Jim Dubick catching up with John & Jeanne as Alan Nicholson considers his coffee.

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I think everyone was quite satisfied with their selections - all local organic sourcing as much as possible. I enjoyed my hearty pork sandwich with slaw and a bit of homemade bbq sauce along with a side of griddle fried green beans.

Hope your local winter BMW Rides are as enjoyable! We had to endure some rain showers heading home, but the temps had risen to a more reasonable 48F. C’est la vie...

Stay tuned for future AlaBeemer Rides-2-Eat <> I’m delegating the March 11th Lunch Ride to Vance & Jim.
Ciao, HSV-Phil & HSV-Karen