Friday, October 8, 2010

Coastal Women's Shelter Ride

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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/

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Registration started at 9:00.
 
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Kick stands up was promptly at 10:00.
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All makes of bikes turned out for the ride.
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Departure from the CWS office was aided by the New Bern Police Department.
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The first leg of our journey ran down 55 East then left on Olympia Road
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On down Aurora Road to 306…
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..first stop at Bojangles in Grantsboro.
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The entrance to the Minnesott Beach, Cherry Branch Ferry.




http://www.ncdot.org/ferry/
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With twenty five bikes in attendance, we line up to board the ferry.
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The NC Ferry Division always makes it easy for a group of bikes.
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Once again we had a police escort, this time through Havelock.
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The meal at the end of the ride was catered by Smithfield’s Chicken and Bar-B-Q


http://scnbnc.com/
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The facilities at New Bern’s Creekside Park are quite nice.





http://www.cravencounty.com/parks/creekside.cfm
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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/
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81 miles through some some rural North Carolina back roads.

 

Parting Shots
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