Ride for the Red Poker Run

The American Red Cross of Lenoir County sponsored a poker run in Kinston on Saturday April 26th and we decided to join the ride.

The ride started at the Neuseway Nature Park on Caswell Street in Kinston, NC.  The first bike out was to leave at 12:00.

We arrived a little early after a 75 mph bypass run from New Bern to Kinston.  The Ultra runs effortlessly at that speed but Debbie and I prefer a slower pace.

We had a few minutes to spare so we took a walk around to see what the park had to offer.

Time to go....

First stop Saleena Pizza and Subs.

Just had to get a couple of shots of the unusual Victory Vision which was in the run.

Shot two...

Stop two is Country Jeff's.  While I started off with a decent hand it all went downhill from here.

I've seen the headlight in catalogs but this is the first one up close.  I kinda' like it.

Lined up for a card and something to drink.

This is stop three at the Blue Ribbon on 70 east.

This Sporty is done up right.

Fire Fighter Edition Glide.

And the last stop is El Azteca in Kinston.  Wonderful staff and some of the best Mexican food I have tried.  It reminds me of the food I had in El Paso.

They served the food family style for this hungry bunch.  They had plenty of door prizes, we even won some chrome polish and a table top grill.

It was a good ride with perfect weather and we met some new folks from the Southern Cruisers Riding Club out of  Goldsboro. They seem to have something going on every weekend.

We decided to head back through Trenton and had to stop by the newly renovated Brock's Mill.  We had been by several times in the past months but there was no water over the dam because of the drought.  Caught it right this time.  With another 140 miles on the Ultra she seems to run even better.