2011 BMW MOA International Rally announced

[nhmaf]

I'll get several dozen pics loaded and linked up this evening - apparently I've got some things to catch up on now that I'm back home.   But, despite the heat, it was very nice to be basically free of responsibilities for a few days!

[suecanada]

I managed to get home Monday around 4:45 pm after leaving the Blast Furnace 8:30 or so am. Knew I was bushed from my thought-train getting lower and lower after being very upbeat when leaving. Too early to stop in Lewisburg at 10:00 am but rode on to Mansfield, went downtown and found a nice Inn at noon and just vegged out in the air conditioning!! Walked out to check out the ice cream parlour..that's it!

The rally was a good one....just had to be very very careful dealing with the heat. Had a great time at both my volunteer posts..tallies and prizes and the outside oil change venue. Got sorta chuffed when a new airhead owner with a R100GS '94 cme in and it was his first oil change so I could see him through it. Later I was walking about and heard "there goes the best little mechanic at the rally"!! Yeah..ya meet good people!! That's why I go! That and the music (shady spot), the seminars (women who ride), the old friends ya see once per year.
Paul Glaves and Voni in particular are very nice people. Paul will look at my old burnt F650GS twin broken pieces which I have 3 left that look like they were something impt. and maybe be able to assess whether heat stress or mechanical failure is indicated from a metallurgists analysis!
I just adore our members here....meeting new "brothers". I hung with them more than anyone else. Hardly saw my friends from around here. Nhmaf moved LRB to safe under-roof sleeping quarters with his Tillie on the Sat. nite. He and I are hoping for a raft of wee LS's to arrive in nine months!!!! Adoption is open!!!
Still gotta unpack but so nice to ride down and back with really no weight on the back at all as I had my gear trucked home with a friend.
Proved to me that I CAN get away with a skeleton camping setup as my friend left Sat. so I only had a tent left for me for Sat. night. Only glitch that takes up room is a sleeping bag which I never used in the heat. The silk bag liner only was what I used and it is 4" X 2" in size!

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Sue, I see where next years rally will be held in Sedalia, MO.  Probably too soon to commit but is that too far a ride for you?  You're little puppy LS's should be walking by then. 8-)

[nhmaf]

Don't have all the pics right side up or with descriptions yet, but here is a link to the album of photos I've uploaded so far..
http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t138/nhmaf/2011%20BMWMOA%20Rally%20Trip/?start=0

[suecanada]

Looking good we do! A wee bit flagged but not too bushed! I guess we should'a had the flag but we were flagged anyway!

Good shots of the covered bridges Mike. I figure you like them! Ya gotta see the one in Hartland, NB. It's our longest one and maybe you've seen it already??

So what is Capt. mdc really a captain of? Hmmmm. Anybody like Captain America??? We think so!!