Atco Raceway Bike Night

Last night we went to Atco Raceway for Bike Night. It was a nice evening for a ride, even though they predicted a chance of showers. There were three bikes; Barbara and I, Chris and Alicia and Steve on his Harley. Since it was 'Bike Night' we thought there would be alot of people there on bikes. Not so. The place was pretty empty and there was one other bike in the parking lot. All of the bikes were in the pits for racing. Although some were street bikes they were all real fast. It wasn't just bikes. There were cars running too...everything from an old Mercedes station wagon to Dragsters.

Clam Chowder

How far would you go for some great clam chowder? Last night we were in the mood for some clam chowder from our favorite place...Country Kettle Chowda...in Bay Village, on Long Beach Island. They make the greatest clam chowder and serve it in bread bowls. The drive is 35 miles each way; partly on a fairly straight highway through the NJ Pinelands, partly on LBI through about a zillion traffic lights. It's well worth it, even if you hate long, straight, boring highways and stop and go slow traffic. It was a cool Sunday evening so the place was dead and many of the shops were already closed. That was alright, the chowda place was open. Nothing like a warm bowl of clam chowder when you have a slight chill.

Burlington Bike Night

Last night Barbara and I went to Burlington Bike Night "Thunder on the River" 2011. It's a large gathering of bikes and vendors on the Burlington, NJ waterfront. We rode with four other bikes from home to the gathering. It was threatening rain, and we did ride through a little, but it turned out to be a nice, cool evening. Parking was sparse but we squeezed our bike into a single spot, splitting from the group. There were alot of bikes there; blocks and blocks lined on both sides. Almost all of them were HDs. Sometimes it's intimidating being on my little Honda. The artwork and custom bikes were well worth the trip. We were a little disappointed with the number of vendors though. There were very few food vendors and the 'goodies' were sparse also. We were hoping to have something to eat and maybe pick up some things for the bike or ourselves. We ended up leaving fairly early but stopped on the way home for a nice dinner at TGIF's.