Beaver Tail , Jamestown RI

The Plan

10am A.O.B. at Dunkin Donuts in Montville, those gathered, with packed lunches and drinks headed east to meet a second group at the MacDonald's on route 184 in North Stonington, Exit 93. With the combined groups, 20+ bikes, the Club would again brave the broken shoulders and pot holed strewn highways and bi-ways of the Ocean State, for the Hurricane Bill Run. A ride across the smallest state in the country to sit at Beaver Tail on Jamestown Island to check out the storm surge as Hurricane Bill passes out at sea.

The Journey

After picking up the Exit 93 group the club ran west on 184 and north on 49 to Voluntown Ct. After a short stop to effect a repair on a members bike, We picked up 165 east across RI.. Rte 165 has to be one of the worst roads (paved) in the area with the word paved used loosely (Loosely..like the pavement) . The Club then took 3 to 102 east to rte 1A in Wickford RI and then 138 into Jamestown. The weather was sunny and bright, hot and that sticky, Humid like being wrapped in Saran Wrap Humid. Hitting the Jamestown Bridge that changed, the air was thick with the smell of the sea and salt,and the breeze was cool. The traffic on Jamestown was moderate with almost everyone on the island heading to the same place we were. I took a few photos from the bike, including a few backwards over the head shots (got some really nice pix of the white line on 49).

The Destination

Parking at Beavertail was at a premium but after a little waiting and idling and waiting the Club found a grassy area near the Lighthouse, once off the bikes members broke up with some heading to the rocks and waves and others staying in the shade of the trees. Lunches were eaten and sunburns collected. The waves were pretty much normal with reports of the storm surge having been the night before, but it was still impressive and everyone enjoyed the view.

At this point I can report no longer on the ride since i hijacked six other bikes and took them back over the Jamestown bridge and up 1A to rte 1 then 95 to 195 and over to Hot Leathers in East Providence. Funny thing about Hot Leathers, you can need one thing you could need nothing, but you will buy something and if you're lucky it is actually what you went there for. Leaving East Providence we grabbed 95 North to 146, one bike dropping off t rte 6, we traveled up 146 to 295 to 44 west into Ct. In Putnam I approached the 395 overpass with five bikes behind, came out under the bridge with two. (deserters). In Putnam we found rain, it was a nice cool quick rain, not enough to get you soaked, also not enough to wash the oil off the pavement which I found out at a light when I applied the brakes and the back of the bike decided to start figure skating. No loss, no crash, and no stop at that light. From there it was across 44 to Willimantic and points south.

As I mentioned in the last BLOG I downloaded photos into "NLMC Socials" having lost access to Club rides, then I lost access to that album, and it turns out no photos downloaded. So I am looking into alternative Photo sites online and I will get with Adriane on that. Perhaps there maybe a new link in the future...