Our brothers and sisters in the Ocean State BMW Riders, MOA Chapter 240, organized a wonderful rally celebrating their 
30thyear. The rally location was superb!
The weather was perfect. Nestled along the Great Salt Pond at Camp Fuller off US Route 1, the rally grounds were beautiful.
The camp sites and lodges were spread out, with ample access to bathrooms and showers.
After a long day in the saddle, we had options to hike, enjoy the water, or hang out with old and new friends enjoying a beer or a dram.
The rally food was awesome. “Chowda” and mussels on Friday. One of the many beauties of our club is the diversity of the members. We represent many trades and professions, including psychology, law enforcement, education, military, artisans, finance, engineering,……………..
Steak and lobster dinner on Saturday night. All of us went for the Lobster.
Surfers took advantage of the Hurricane swells on Port Judith.
Rhode Island is beautiful, rural, and salty. The local riding was spirited, similar to Long Island in many ways. Great roads led through Connecticut. Along the route, we visited Twisted Throttle for an oil change and some tire kicking among the locals.
Rally Rats know how to prepare, and we had a constant supply of ice, beer, lighting, coffee, Klondike bars, chips, and assorted spirits. Just about every member won a raffle prize, John winning a $50 gift certificate to Max BMW. After the raffle, riders gathered around the bonfire and shared some off-color jokes.
This conglomeration of diversity can only lead to spontaneous creative efforts. This well-travelled bandit was fitted with some improvised highway pegs by John Z. A stop at True Value Hardware and $4 later led to this modification. I don’t believe John Visited a Walmart on this trip, but he indeed noted their locations along the route.
On Sunday, we drank some great coffee, packed up the gear and headed home via the Ferry from New London, or some slabbed it back to the Island along 95.
