 Coastal Women's Shelter's mission is to provide support, education and alternatives to individuals and their families whose lives have been disrupted by the devastating effects of domestic violence. http://www.coastalwomensshelter.org/ |
 Registration started at 9:00. |
 Kick stands up was promptly at 10:00. |
 All makes of bikes turned out for the ride. |
 Departure from the CWS office was aided by the New Bern Police Department. |
 The first leg of our journey ran down 55 East then left on Olympia Road |
 On down Aurora Road to 306… |
 ..first stop at Bojangles in Grantsboro. |
 The entrance to the Minnesott Beach, Cherry Branch Ferry. http://www.ncdot.org/ferry/ |
 With twenty five bikes in attendance, we line up to board the ferry. |
 The NC Ferry Division always makes it easy for a group of bikes. |
 Once again we had a police escort, this time through Havelock. |
 The meal at the end of the ride was catered by Smithfield’s Chicken and Bar-B-Q http://scnbnc.com/ |
 The facilities at New Bern’s Creekside Park are quite nice. http://www.cravencounty.com/parks/creekside.cfm |
 Many thanks from our group of riders to the Blue Knights members who planned the route and assisted at all the intersections to aid in our safe passage. http://www.blueknights.org/ |
 81 miles through some some rural North Carolina back roads. |
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