My 2011 Gathering to Ride to Eat in New Orleans- April 9-10, 2011

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7th annual 2011 Event

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7th annual 2011 Event

BEMA 2010 is sixth annual Big Easy Motorcycle Assembly/Adventure Nawlins' Ride to Eat event.

Weather forecast is quite favorable, but hot with high 80's for a high...the event is a GO !!!

bring your competent rider friends !!!

Saturday April 9, 2011

assemble at 0630 (6:30am) with KSU 0640 (6:40am) heading for Peppermill (can certainly meet us at the eatery for 0700)

Lafreniere Park Shell

6600 Veterans Memorial Blvd at Downs Blvd

Metairie, LA 70003

breakfast at Peppermill 0700 (7am) - bikes with full tanks

https://www.riccobonos.com/

Riccobono's Peppermill Restaurant

3524 Severn Avenue

Metairie, LA 70002

(504) 455-2266

KSU 0800 (8am) heading for Foley, AL

route along the Gulf of Mexico crossing on the Mobile Bay Ferry

lunch at world famous Lambert's where they throw you rolls from across the room

https://www.throwedrolls.com/

head home via I-10 with arrival in Metairie around 1830 (6:30pm)

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Sunday April 10, 2011

breakfast at IHOP - meet 7:45am

IHOP

3400 Williams Blvd

Kenner, LA 70065

(504) 712-0274

KSU (Kickstands Up or leave) 9am sharp to start the ride (bike with full tank):

The route, as it stands, is Boutte, Raceland (gas stop), Kraemer, Vacherie, west bank river road to Sunshine Bridge and cross over, (gas stop), hwy 22 to Ponchatoula, hwy 51 to Manchac, lunch at Middendorfs - arrival around 1300 (1pm),

https://middendorfsrestaurant.com/

then separate our own ways home.

Cheers,

Mike

Michael H. Oliver

cell 504-494-7309 txt & voice

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BEFA 2011 is the annual Big Easy FJR Assembly/Adventure Nawlins' Ride to Eat event.

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all folks and bikes welcome...below activities are what's available...ride just one day is also fine

Friday, head to a seafood eatery for dinner, ride a short night ride and have dessert at the Oliver Palace (I'm Mike Oliver)

Saturday I'll lead a "long ride" with a Nawlins' "creole" breakfast early...meet at 7:00am and KSU (kickstands up) at 7:30am

lunch on the road and back for 4-5pm with optional dinner together at a local eatery to the area

Sunday it's a later start with breakfast on your own (I'll be at a nearby IHOP for 8am for any interested)

KSU is 9am for a shorter ride with lunch and back by 3-4pm

head home on Monday

Ask me about staying in my home overnight and we'll see what we can do depending on demand.

Post up and you can Email me questions if you like (I try to avoid PM's)

if interested in attending at "mholiver at patriotguard dot org"

Let's ride safe and be careful out there,

Mike in Nawlins'

 
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bump for those interested who need to plan their 2011 vacations in 2010

some comments:

this is a very low key event...informal...rider's wishes always invited...leisurely rides with above average # of stops and socializing

it will be like past rides with proven enjoyable points of interest and the nicest, prettiest, interesting roads around

April will be here before we know it...

 
I Don't know how I missed this before, Mike. Looks like a good time. Not sure where I'll be in April, but perhaps I'll be able to join the fun.

 
Been looking at this event for a couple years now Mike. 2011 won't be the year for me, but that po' boy looks damn good! Can you believe last week I tried to get a shrimp poor boy at Emeril Lugasse's Sports Bar in Vegas and they don't have them on the menu! madre de Dios! Next thing you know Italians will give up pasta or sumpin'....

Gotta hit 'Nawlins one of these days.

 
Geeeee, and I happen to be working in Nawlins this very week!

If I can't stick for the weekend Mike, I'll buy you a beer or two regardless!

Bob

Was ready to meet up with the rental car but my employer said that I had to be home at midnight so had to leave.

Have fun folks!

 
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