RogerTango said, "let's have a luau on Vashon Island!" We had a perfect day for it on Sunday, and our members turned out in droves. Everybody got into the spirit, with many tropical dishes on offer (there was even Spam sushi!) and master mixologist Doc (is there anything this guy can't do?) serving up his famous Seafoam and other tasty libations.
We met at C&P Coffee, our usual meeting place, then rode down to the Fauntleroy ferry dock. While Hairy and his new Vespa S were unable to join us, Randito had a new bike to show off: a red Vespa PX 150, which he recently acquired after seeing it at Vespa Eastside during Scooter Insanity 21. "I knew this was my last chance," so he decided to go for it.
Not only did we have great weather, we had a great ride on Vashon Island. The group voted unanimously (well, except for one abstention) to take the infamous Burma Road. It was sunny, the pavement was dry, and this being the forth or fifth time for some of us, Burma Road wasn't so bad. Embrace Burma Road. Love Burma Road.
Katt, Snap and Blondie went swimming. As the sun got lower in the sky, our bellies full, we departed Dockton Beach Park. Our original plan to visit a lavender farm got scrubbed when Click, who rode ahead of the group led by Doc, reported the farm was closed and the gate locked. We took a nice, leisurely ride on Vashon Highway instead. As always, our large group got a great deal of attention from people on the street, and in their cars. You just can't help but smile when a big group of scooters goes by, right?
So many people had cameras, the Westenders Flickr group should be chock full of pictures. Everybody had such a great time, they were already talking about next year. As they said on Hawaii Five-O, be there. Aloha.
