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As Scott so helpfully reminded me, it's time for another farm party. Here's the word:
Clair and I are having a party and campout down at her place in Olympia. We'll have a cider press, a bonfire in the pasture, friendly animals (goats, chickens, turkeys and ducklings), and a bunch of people having a good time.
You're on your own for food and booze on Saturday. We'll have a BBQ going and there are stores nearby (2-4mi) to stock up once you get here. We will make breakfast for all the campers with farm fresh cheese and eggs.
It's a good 60 mile ride from Bremerton down to the farm. Plenty of route discussion on last party's thread. Lots of places to set up camp, or just bring a sleeping bag and crash on the floor.
For car drivers and riders, there's a rideshare board going at http://termi.nl/.
Hope to see you all come on down.
Where: 5330 Kinney Rd SW, Olympia
When: October 3-4
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alexandrab
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:35 pm
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SWEET. Anyone want to take the Sounder down and ride from Tacoma? Cuts it down to 30 miles.
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tehschkott
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:47 pm
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hai guys! u know what would make this ride better? less riding bieks!
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lantius
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:04 pm
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the sounder is actually an option that weekend, thanks to the magic of baseball. the southbound train leaves saturday 35 minutes after the final out. my advice is to start drinking in the id sometime around the 8th inning. the northbound train leaves tacoma on sunday at 11am. i'm not sure what the best route from tacoma to olympia is though.
another option is getting a ticket on the amtrak cascades. it's $19-$22 including a bike ticket direct to olympia (or back). but you'd have to make that plan in advance.
anyhow, the point is, don't let the distance keep you from ridin'.
i'm pondering how to make this happen for me - i was also interested in checking out the opening event (technical trials!) at the oregon manifest. maybe i'll head to portland on friday and hop off the train in olympia on saturday...
alexandrab
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:07 pm
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tehschkott wrote:
hai guys! u know what would make this ride better? less riding bieks!
As awesome as it would be to ride bieks less, I was really going for less riding bikes.
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Caroline
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:27 pm
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I am very excited about farm party! I will commence looking forward to October.
limpyweta
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:08 pm
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I really don't see how this ride can be that bad, either side of the Sound, but there are also two express intercity busses. downtown Oly-Tacoma, Tacoma-Sea, like $5 total, I think it took like 3 hours long but I didn't care at the time so who knows.
the dreaded ben
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:33 am
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limpyweta wrote:
I really don't see how this ride can be that bad, either side of the Sound, but there are also two express intercity busses. downtown Oly-Tacoma, Tacoma-Sea, like $5 total, I think it took like 3 hours long but I didn't care at the time so who knows.
took them from oly to sea last time for $3, and it only took an hour and half.
but there is only 2 bike spots.
MikeOD
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:32 pm
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Crap. Can't make it that weekend, I just remembered that we're attending a wedding.
fatasian
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:56 pm
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I am really going to try and take the family unit to the farm this year. We will be driving, so I imagine I can bring 2 bikes back for folks that ride the bus.
(all people seats are full with children and all that implies.)
Closer to October I will know if we will be able to make it.
Jessica
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:25 am
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I am totally going to this. Unless I can't.
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key lime
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:06 pm
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limpyweta wrote:
I really don't see how this ride can be that bad
I rode from Oly to Bremerton on the 2nd day of STP weekend and it was with a driving rain in my face the whole time.
But truth is, I loved every second of it. So you're both wrong and right.
There are a few sections of shoulderless hwy (w/ barriers) along the route, if anybody was likely to get sketched by that sorta thing. For the most part it was broad-shoulders on freeway.
kalen
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:03 pm
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Bump. People have been asking when this is coming up. First weekend in October. that's when.
jeff
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:46 pm
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alexandrab wrote:
SWEET. Anyone want to take the Sounder down and ride from Tacoma? Cuts it down to 30 miles.
I am willing to entertain this option.
jeni
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:00 pm
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anyone going to ride from bremerton? i want to. maybe try to bus part or all of the way back the next day, depending on how it goes.
key lime
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:21 pm
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i've done the ride from oly to bremerton and it's good
i will do it in the bremerton to oly direction, and then back again with you and anybody else that wants to for this trip
it's nice, especially if you don't mind some freeway for a stretch
yay goats!
the dreaded ben
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:05 pm
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anyone going to ride from bremerton? i want to. maybe try to bus part or all of the way back the next day, depending on how it goes.
YES.
I biked down through Bremerton with the last Farm Party crew. It's a lovely bike ride. And you really can do it. I'm definitely planning to bike down for this one. Maybe bus or train back home.
Also, if anyone is driving, and willing to bring bikes back for people, I have a pretty nice bike rack that can fit 3+ bikes (fits on the back of any trunk/hatchback) that I can lend to you for the weekend.
laurelthesquirrel
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:35 am
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Sketchy and I want to come, I'm going to try to convince him that we want to ride both ways...
fatasian
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:30 am
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laurelthesquirrel wrote:
Sketchy and I want to come, I'm going to try to convince him that we want to ride both ways...
i hear he plays for both teams
the dreaded ben
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:36 am
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fatasian wrote:
laurelthesquirrel wrote:
Sketchy and I want to come, I'm going to try to convince him that we want to ride both ways...
i hear he plays for both teams
funny, i hear he fucks boy sheep.
laurelthesquirrel
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:54 am
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the dreaded ben wrote:
funny, i hear he fucks boy sheep.
Only goats, get it right.
key lime
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:04 am
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No, he fucks boy sheep.
The boy goats are on top.
SKETCHY
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:22 pm
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WTF!!!!!!
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kalen
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:32 pm
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Sorry Sketchy, it might be that time of year, but unless you look like this guy:
You're going to have to leave the girls alone.
tehschkott
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:05 am
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Yeah I don't see any resemblance to Sketchy. Nope.
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limpyweta
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:27 pm
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ohwait, I'll probably be riding a bike around Seatown for just the first half of that saturday so if I can hitch a ride in the afternoon in any way that doesn't involve me doing that pedaling motion that would be kewl! I may give yall fall produce grown by Sequim! exclamation mark!
key lime
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:36 am
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what I love about alec is that when you meet him in person he talks exactly the way he posts
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:23 am
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jeni wrote:
anyone going to ride from bremerton? i want to. maybe try to bus part or all of the way back the next day, depending on how it goes.
Word. I'm down!
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SKETCHY
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:58 pm
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Laurel and I looked at the ferry schedule to Bremerton, 8:45 looks to be the best option. That should put us in Oly at around 3:00. We could all meet at Uwajimaya at 8:00 for food and misc. stuff. Zeitgeist is just down the street for all coffee needs. That is if the plan is to all roll together.
Luarel showed me how to spellcheck!!!!!!!!!
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alexandrab
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:01 am
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pete jr wrote:
also down to ride the bremerton route.
I'm in too! 8:45 sounds perfect.
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corpusjuris
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:09 am
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alexandrab wrote:
pete jr wrote:
also down to ride the bremerton route.
I'm in too! 8:45 sounds perfect.
I would love to do this if the weather doesn't make me wuss out. If it's clean out I'm down, and will even make Friday an early night to assure being downtown by 8am.
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:17 am
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corpusjuris wrote:
I would love to do this if the weather doesn't make me wuss out. If it's clean out I'm down, and will even make Friday an early night to assure being downtown by 8am.
Fenders. Fenders? Yeah. Ride your bike.
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corpusjuris
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:20 am
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Rogelio wrote:
corpusjuris wrote:
I would love to do this if the weather doesn't make me wuss out. If it's clean out I'm down, and will even make Friday an early night to assure being downtown by 8am.
Fenders. Fenders? Yeah. Ride your bike.
I put this pretty new duvet set on my bed? It's really warm. I'd invite you to come check it out sometime, but you've got a prescription to never sleep. No homo.
Edit: I should actually add something useful; that my front can't fit fenders, and I'm still trolling CL for a new ride. When that happens...
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derrickito
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:27 am
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im going to be fat and lazy and drive down.
if i could stack two jettas on top of each other and drive them both down, id probably do that.
jeni
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:37 am
Joined: 16 Jun 2009Posts: 232Location: bmore
alexandrab wrote:
pete jr wrote:
also down to ride the bremerton route.
I'm in too! 8:45 sounds perfect.
awesome! not sure about making it to a meetup beforehand, although sugary rice-based snacks from Uwajimaya sounds tempting... either way, i'll see you fools on deck.
alexandrab
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:39 am
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jeni wrote:
rice-based snacks
We call those "cripple snacks" in the biz, Jeni.
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SKETCHY
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:47 pm
Joined: 25 Aug 2007Posts: 336Location: Everywhere
derrickito wrote:
im going to be fat and lazy and drive down.
if i could stack two jettas on top of each other and drive them both down, id probably do that.
lazy fuck, laurel the squirrel is making me ride.
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