Lucy I'm home.

[YamaDuck]

Well made it home today. Pulled in at 3pm. Total mileage was about 3830 miles round trip and that is with time off for good behavior as I didn't even crank the bike up last Wednesday.

 

Let me share my thoughts on the rally. First and foremost Mike, Rick and their wives, and the other committee members did such an outstanding job that I can never express my gratitude for such a great job, WELL DONE!

 

There was so many beautiful bikes there that included Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Harley Davidson and probably some others that I did not see. All the bikes there were outstanding examples of each manufacturer.

 

The Chestnut Mountain Resort was a beautiful place and they went out of there way to make our stay pleasant. And the businesses and members that supplied door prices need to be thanked. I know Mike and Rick talked to a lot of businesses and member in order to get such a huge amount of door prizes, Thank you all.

 

And last but certainly not least is the members, the VentureRiders themselves, Thank you. It is the people that made this International Rally so great. I met a lot of great people at the rally. Some I will remember their names for a long time to come, others I met I knew there names while we were there and will soon forget their names. Some I never knew their names but talked to them like I had known them a long time and many many more that I saw and may have shared a smile with or may have just seen them across the room or on a ride. They are all great VentureRiders and I am glad I had the opportunity to share that time with them and look forward to our next meeting.

 

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR MAKING THIS INTERNATIONAL RALLY SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS!

 

Harry

[Rick Haywood]

thanks Harry we appreciate the compliment we also had a great time and Shirley and I really enjoyed you coming to our house and it was great getting to know you be safe in your riding