I was skeptical about the Uwajimaya thing but I am reminded that Oct 3 is Mid Autumn festival, which means moon cakes.
derrickito
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:42 am
now with 50 percent more EVILJoined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 10566
the jetta looks to have 2 for sure people, and 1 maybe.
laurelthesquirrel
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:44 am
Joined: 19 Aug 2009Posts: 19
SKETCHY wrote:
Luarel showed me how to spellcheck!!!!!!!!!
um, not well enough apparently
Sweeney
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:34 am
Joined: 18 Feb 2009Posts: 851Location: English Hill, Redmond
derrickito wrote:
the jetta looks to have 2 for sure people, and 1 maybe.
If there is still a spot available, I'll be a second maybe. I'd ride down if I knew it would be nice and sunny... or maybe I just need to get me some fenders and a box tampons.
I'm in to ride bikes from Bremerton. Is anyone interested in possibly riding down on Friday and camping somewhere in the vicinity?
If not, Uwajimya it shall be!
Sweeney
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:51 am
Joined: 18 Feb 2009Posts: 851Location: English Hill, Redmond
derrickito wrote:
we got room for you sean if you want it.
CARS!
Sweet, I'm in, just let me know when where you guys want to meet up before we head out. Thanks!
Joined: 05 Feb 2009Posts: 70Location: North Beacon Hill
I'll take a spot in a car if anyone has any room.
_________________ -Nick
Alex
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:03 am
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
We have room coming back, or going down if you want to ride from Shelton to Olympia. We're bringing kayaks and going for a paddle in the morning.
Our chances of going are about 80%. We both are planning on it, unless Christine's sniffles last night turn into a full blown cold.
Car (Impreza) will be kind of a tight fit between our kayak stuff and our camping stuff, so pack light if you want a ride.
kalen
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:05 am
Joined: 10 Apr 2007Posts: 342Location: Olympia, on the farm
To help figure out rides, my friend Mitchell put together a rideshare board for the party. If you've got open seats still, you can make a new ride and it'll help you find people to fill it up.
Also for drivers, we're going to have you park down the road and walk the last bit. You can drop off your shit first, then we'll give you directions to the grange about a mile down the road.
See you assholes Saturday.
jeni
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:32 am
Joined: 16 Jun 2009Posts: 232Location: bmore
Alex wrote:
We have room coming back
if you do end up going, i might want to claim that.
large marge
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:42 am
Joined: 26 Oct 2007Posts: 164Location: Leschi
I'm in for riding bikes from Bremerton. I'll meet up either at Uwajimaya or on the 8:45am ferry. Hope there's room for me to crash on the floor as I am not planning to bring a tent.
Anyone else taking Amtrak back Sunday afternoon? Just got my ticket for the 2:03 from Olympia.
rob
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:34 am
Joined: 28 Jul 2007Posts: 1315Location: Columbia City
I'm down for meetup at Uwajimaya. Is anyone planning to ride back to the Bremerton ferry on Sunday?
laurelthesquirrel
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:46 am
Joined: 19 Aug 2009Posts: 19
rob wrote:
I'm down for meetup at Uwajimaya. Is anyone planning to ride back to the Bremerton ferry on Sunday?
Sktechy and I are. Sunday is supposed to be the better weather day anyway.
mork the delayer
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:31 pm
Joined: 06 Apr 2006Posts: 548Location: Providence, RI
large marge wrote:
Hope there's room for me to crash on the floor as I am not planning to bring a tent.
You can always sleep with the goats (see previous discussion).
_________________ Adam
mork the delayer
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:32 pm
Joined: 06 Apr 2006Posts: 548Location: Providence, RI
rob wrote:
I'm down for meetup at Uwajimaya. Is anyone planning to ride back to the Bremerton ferry on Sunday?
Yeah.
_________________ Adam
key lime
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:04 pm
it never happenedJoined: 13 Mar 2008Posts: 1142Location: Wallenfjord
Riding 70ish miles two days in a row wont hurt ya, folks - I promise.
Here's prayin this mild fever/kinda sore throat doesn't turn into actual sick.
Not riding tonite, wanna milk some goats this weekend.
btm
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:54 pm
Joined: 02 Jul 2008Posts: 493Location: Rural Maine
Due to much cajoling I may ditch out other plans, fix up the xtracycle, and bike down to this. If I do, I'm definitely biking back, which will likely be up to Tacoma and across Vashon like in the spring.
Due to much cajoling I may ditch out other plans, fix up the xtracycle, and bike down to this. If I do, I'm definitely biking back, which will likely be up to Tacoma and across Vashon like in the spring.
S and I could be interested in going back the Tacoma/Vashon way...
Sweeney
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:22 am
Joined: 18 Feb 2009Posts: 851Location: English Hill, Redmond
Sweeney wrote:
derrickito wrote:
we got room for you sean if you want it.
CARS!
Sweet, I'm in, just let me know when where you guys want to meet up before we head out. Thanks!
I've decided to ride it and wont be falling victim to the CARS option, but thanks Derrick! G**retch and I are heading out to the Peninsula tonight and riding down to Olympia tomorrow from Lake Cushman, see you all then : )
btm wrote:
Due to much cajoling I may ditch out other plans, fix up the xtracycle, and bike down to this. If I do, I'm definitely biking back, which will likely be up to Tacoma and across Vashon like in the spring.
Is this route any better than the one Ben posted earlier? I haven't done either one...
Is this route any better than the one Ben posted earlier? I haven't done either one...
Tacoma to Olympia (or visa-versa) isn't that fun because some military thing gets in the way. I haven't found a good route that doesn't involve going on I5 for one exit (between Dupont and the next exit south).
So I prefer the Bremerton/Shelton approach.
Vashon of course is beautiful and probably makes up for the less good (but still not bad) ride from Tacoma to Olympia.
dennyt
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:54 am
rocket mechanicJoined: 02 Aug 2005Posts: 2708
Be safe.
henry
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:07 pm
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
oy, i am going to have to back out of the ride from bremerton. moved to ballard in the middle of the week and i really need the time to unload and get situated this weekend, not to mention i don't have the proper gear at the moment.
BUT this means i'm joining the lazy ones. i'll still be there!
the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:41 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
eye fuck her, son.
mcrawfor
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:39 pm
Joined: 09 May 2006Posts: 1039Location: Ballard
Damn I did not know this was a cougar farm.
_________________ -miles
GingerMac
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:51 pm
Joined: 05 Dec 2008Posts: 167Location: Ravenna
hey! I'm still biking tomorrow, but it looks like i need to be back in Seattle around noon on Sunday.
is anyone planning to leave earlyish Sunday morning, and have room in their car for a person and a bike?
kalen
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:23 pm
Joined: 10 Apr 2007Posts: 342Location: Olympia, on the farm
Great time all! That was a perfect sendoff for the summer. The weather, the full moon and the company were just right.
rob
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:39 pm
Joined: 28 Jul 2007Posts: 1315Location: Columbia City
kalen wrote:
and the company were just right.
Some of the company may have been just right in the night, but seemed less right upon waking. I don't think the chicken even got cab fare.
derrickito
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:42 pm
now with 50 percent more EVILJoined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 10566
i didnt realize you all got pictures of that. fantastic
jeni
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:44 pm
Joined: 16 Jun 2009Posts: 232Location: bmore
that was SO wonderful. thank you kalen + clair!
SKETCHY
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:06 pm
Joined: 25 Aug 2007Posts: 336Location: Everywhere
Good times, Thanks for morning chow and gallons of coffee this morn. Clare, you know what to name this springs first born. Kalen, thanks for growing back the beard. And talk to Derrick about the missing chicken???
_________________ Pissing the world off since 1973.
key lime
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:17 pm
it never happenedJoined: 13 Mar 2008Posts: 1142Location: Wallenfjord
Oy
All ya'll that decided to get somekinda ride back made the right decision. I had wind in my face for about 50 miles of that return, hard enough that when I stopped for a bite my helmet blew down the road.
Oh yeah,
And that was a terrific party. Boyoboy that Adam sure knows how to eat an ear of corn.
Peter, my god, post all of those pictures.
Thanks for the marvelous hospitality Kalen and especially Clair.
I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now, I got whipped hard today.
Sorry I'ma hafta miss your party Beau.
Alex
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:34 am
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
The wind was nuts. We went paddling, but our planned 5-6 mile paddle turned into a ~2 mile paddle because going upwind was just too hard. I did have some fun surfing on downwind waves for short periods (but should probably take a class to learn how to do it properly).
Photos from the weekend:
Thanks again Kalen and Clair!
btm
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:12 am
Joined: 02 Jul 2008Posts: 493Location: Rural Maine
key lime wrote:
I had wind in my face for about 50 miles of that return, hard enough that when I stopped for a bite my helmet blew down the road.
I only hit wind on a few long and straight stretches coming back via Tacoma like on the Dupoint-Steilacoom road along the small arms range. It wasn't bad at all. I wandered a bit from my route in the spring, finding this dirt route through the Fort Lewis golf course saved me one more exit on the interstate and provided some adventure.
that fire was amazing, especially with the full moon in the clouds overhead.
i only captured a few of the incredible jowlin'/horseface fest initiated and documented by pete jr, but here's a link to my set:
large marge
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:37 pm
Joined: 26 Oct 2007Posts: 164Location: Leschi
Thanks to Kalen, Clair, and the farm for providing the delectable homegrown refreshments, bonfire, and the softest, most comfortable campsite in recent memory. I slept like a rock.
Thanks also to Laurel for having a route planned, and to everyone else I rode down with for the fun trip. That was my first ride over 50 miles, and first ride with panniers. Can't wait to do it again.
rob
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:27 pm
Joined: 28 Jul 2007Posts: 1315Location: Columbia City
Pictures (not all of which contain a Sketchy)
SKETCHY
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:02 pm
Joined: 25 Aug 2007Posts: 336Location: Everywhere
rob wrote:
Pictures (not all of which contain a Sketchy)
CHRIST I'M GOING BALD
_________________ Pissing the world off since 1973.
pete jr
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:55 am
Joined: 13 Dec 2005Posts: 1930Location: balls deepx
jowlin!
for those not in the know, jowlin is when you shake your head back and forth really fast and someone else takes pictures. results are often frightening.
so as not to barf everything up to flickr, http://shortbus.org/x/jowl/ has all the jowlin shots, but there's also some more up in the photoset:
Last edited by pete jr on Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:49 am; edited 1 time in total
All times are GMT - 8 Hours
The time now is Sat Aug 12, 2023 11:02 am
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Posts: 19
now with 50 percent more EVIL
Joined: 22 Jul 2005
Posts: 10566
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
Posts: 851
Location: English Hill, Redmond
Yankee Whore
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Posts: 208
Location: Ballard
Joined: 05 Feb 2009
Posts: 70
Location: North Beacon Hill
Joined: 18 May 2006
Posts: 3128
Location: Roosevelt
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Posts: 342
Location: Olympia, on the farm
Joined: 16 Jun 2009
Posts: 232
Location: bmore
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
Posts: 164
Location: Leschi
Joined: 28 Jul 2007
Posts: 1315
Location: Columbia City
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 548
Location: Providence, RI
it never happened
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
Posts: 1142
Location: Wallenfjord
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
Posts: 493
Location: Rural Maine
rocket mechanic
Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 2708
Grumpy Greeb
Joined: 20 Aug 2005
Posts: 5329
Location: flavor country
Joined: 09 May 2006
Posts: 1039
Location: Ballard
Joined: 05 Dec 2008
Posts: 167
Location: Ravenna
Joined: 25 Aug 2007
Posts: 336
Location: Everywhere
Joined: 13 Dec 2005
Posts: 1930
Location: balls deepx
