on "Lee's Long Ride Home". 7 bikes and 9 people due to
prior obligations. We rolled out a little after 8:30 eastward
bound. Thru War Eagle, Clifty, Huntsville and Kingston, the
noble steeds rumbled. Stars, Hondas, Kawasaki and Harley,
all making time on relatively deserted roads for a holiday
weekend.
We didn't even have to wait to fuel up in Jasper,
that's usually a 30 minute wait and a table was waiting at the
"Ozark Café". Unfortunately, the table was waiting but the
waitress wasn't. Very poor management there as she would
ring up a sale then run off leaving customers with cash in
hand to take an order, get someone else a drink, then return
for another payer or two before she would disappear again.
The buffet is good there but they bring you a plate to the table
inside of having them at the buffet line. This results in a long
delay as she decided to take drink orders while 6 of us were
waiting to hit the chow line. Then another 20 minute delay to
get some BBQ sauce after several people had cleaned their
plates and the drinks still hadn't arrived.
Good brisket though and the roast beef had been seared prior
to roasting and immersion in a bath with potatoes. Fried shrimp
was not bad and the mashed potatoes were more than
adequate. The café has never been known for their speed(1 year
it took The TravelingDiner 45 minutes to get 1 baked potato-
microwaved) It is highly possible that next year's ride might see
us eating at 1 of the 2 other dining spots downtown.
We ran into some older GoldWingers from Paducah Kentucky,
who told me they had left the rest of the group in a hotel in
Harrison because the roads here were too curvy. Also 4 people
from Tupelo Ms. were in Jasper enjoying our roads so Meena
and I had a nice conversation with them.
After swinging thru lots of small towns we ended up at a Shell
station in Elkins/Fayetteville where we split up to head for our
individual homes. I took the scenic route up Crossover to Old
Misery, then Bethel Heights back to Rogers. A nice time with
good weather, same some of you missed it and we missed you.
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