I guess we'll call it Tour de Waimanalo and it was certainly more a tour than the BORAF in that I went, I rode around, and I rode back, camping while there and never raced (well running downhill with a loaded bike can be kind of fun).
I left on Friday morning and after 25 miles into the wind, replete with stops, photo-ops, and a wonderful time on my new Hunq I arrived. I was camping with a group of folks who aren't bikey in any way and they were all amazed I'd ride 25 miles for anything. Several offered to give me rides back on Sunday so I wouldn't have to ride back. On Saturday I took a 12.5 mile ride around the back of Waimanalo just to keep my legs happy, my brain happy. My Hunq, without all the luggage, though still sporting her Wald up front, attracted a few stares. I like to think at least one of the folks blasting past me considered that perhaps I was having a great time not worrying about much of anything. Today I packed up fairly early so that I didn't have to ride home in the heat of the day, though I still caught enough. The ride back was much easier than the ride out because although it was still windy I had it at my back from time to time. I was very impressed how easy it was to climb up to Makapuu lookout from Sea Life Park now that the shoulder is marginally wider and I have a bike that both had easy to use gearing and track really, really well. I've done it on a variety of bikes including my Quickbeam (which tracks well but doesn't go as low). The camping bit itself was really quite nice. We were actually on Bellows AFB so we had a PX we could use, we'd all chipped in for dinner, and lots of folks brought grills and such so I didn't need my Trangia and could buy coffee in the morning. I'd be the first to admit it was just barely camping. I mean I did sleep in a tent and all, but the rest was not even close to roughing it. :-) On the ride back I treated myself to something else we love in Hawaii besides SPAM. Shave ice. And not that roughly shaved stuff I often find when I travel, but the highly shaved variety that holds the syrup and on a hot day is so cold it's challenge to avoid a cold-ache with ever bite. Yummm. Shave Ice http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8111332956_052e3086e7_z.jpg And here's a variety of unedited shots from the rest of the trip. I'd take more but it's a regular ride and I'm likely to see a lot of again next weekend even. :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/sets/72157631824788937/ As for the bike, it was great, both loaded and unloaded. While I wouldn't say that 25 miles is a particularly long ride, it's long enough loaded and into the wind and I was comfy the whole way, not achy anything, no hot spots, just riding. I can't wait to do it again (though I'll have to pick another campsite as I can't get on base without the sponsor who set this one up). You'd think we'd have a lot more spots to camp but it is fairly limited and tough to get a permit at times. Anyway, it was a blast...I'm glad the Hunq made it here in time for the journey! Aloha, Bob On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 5:34 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > That's getting with it & getting out on tour as soon as possible. It > wasn't that long ago we watched the smiling UPS driver deliver the > box. Good on you for not wasting any time. > > dougP > > On Oct 19, 6:43 pm, "Robert F. Harrison" <rfharri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm on my first camping trip with my Hunq. Had about a 25 mile ride into > > the wind to get to Bellows AFB campgrounds. It was a great ride, bike > > handled beautifully even with all the gear...tent, pad, bag, change of > > clothes, so on and so forth. > > > > http://flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/8104171170/ > > > > Quick stop at Makapuu lookout. > > > > Aloha, > > > > Bob > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Robert Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
