GRABAAWR Day 1
Today was the first official day of the 2006 GRABAAWR. It was
raining when we got up, when we loaded the car, while we got our
bikes, and then it stopped just as we were ready to start the ride.
The highway mileage between Eagle River and Rhinelander is just 27
miles, but by taking backroads in the beautiful wooded countryside
and along many lakes and rivers we managed to do 51 miles for the day.
As the day went on, the clouds gradually went away and the sun came
out and it was a wonderful day.
Halfway there in Three Lakes, the town was having a festival and had
blocked off the main street. I got a flat just before we pulled into town
There were lots of craft booths and food
booths. Some of us had an early lunch (brunch?) and tried out the
brats and sweet corn. We continued through rolling hills and lots of lakes and made it to Rhinelander about 12:30 and decided
to have our (2nd) lunch. We ate lunch at “Pauls Pub” and enjoyed it. They had huge hamburgers and great fries.
After lunch we went our various ways, some enjoyed the motel pool and
hot tub, some worked on their bikes, some did laundry, some snoozed,
etc. We got together for drinks and appetizers in Robin’s room at 5:00pm
and then went for dinner at 6:00pm at the Rhinelander Cafe and Pub.
We were joined by Ingrid’s sister and brother (David) who live nearby
Tomorrow we have another shorter ride (57 miles) from Rhinelander to
Merrill. John is driving the SAG Suburban all the way to Merrill and
then riding back to the group. He says all bags must be on the SAG
wagon by 6:30 so he can leave before we do.
kws