Yesterday was quite an adventure! We headed up to Caswell Cycle in Mora, MN at 8:30am to pick up my new Spyder before our first Minnesota Spyderlovers ride of the season. We had a few sprinkles on the way up and it was a chilly 39* but it was early and we were dressed for it. As we pulled into their parking lot there it was parked right by the front doors on display!! I practically jumped off Butch's spyder and hopped on my shiny black new one...Les popped his head out the door and said, "Hey lady, you can't sit on that...it's sold!" and I said, "I sure hope so!!" Got right down to business and signed the papers, handed over the money, and got my owners packet...all done with a huge smile, I just could quit.
We then stood around drinking coffee and eating cookies (shaped like motorcycles) waiting for others to show up for our ride

opcorn:...no one else was brave (or foolish) enough to come (and most of our regulars were out of state) with the lovely weather that was heading our way. So Les (on a green RSS) and Kaye (on lava brown RT), Butch (on death machine) and myself (on my new black RS) took off anyways to have lunch up on Lake Mille Lacs at Kaye's brother's place. Great food and great visiting then parted ways with the Caswells and continued on with our adventure to deliver Seth's spyder to Longville.
What a break in ride for me! I've now got 311.7 miles on it in all different types of wet conditions...sprinkles, rain, downpour, mist, even a few snowflake! with gale force crosswinds blowing off Lake Mille Lacs! :bowdown:That new spyder handled everything Mother Nature threw at us wonderfully, so very happy I was on 3 instead of 2 yesterday!
Left Seth's spyder in Longville to get picked up a little later in the day and returned 2 up on my spyder to Mora around 8pm. Picked up Butch's spyder and rode home...still raining now getting colder....arrived around 9pm...jumped in a nice hot bath...ate a very late supper and never quit smiling.

hyea:
Now, we have to dry everything out and start packing for Spyderfest...it's gonna be a very long 2 1/2 days of work!!!!
--Paula