Well Victoria's 1st annual Tweed Ride was a success despite a tiny sprinkle of rain,but in the end there were laughs,tea,beautiful neighborhoods,lots of bikes and lots of tweed!We met in front of the ever famous Empress at noon slowly one by one dapper riders were showing up in the finest attire with smiles on their preparing for a fun day!Tandems, penny farthings,trikes and more began filling the yards of the Empress.After about an hour meets and greets,registrations and bike stories we finally departed.Riding through Victoria on a Sunday afternoon was great despite the light winds and chills.It was no doubt we were the sight as people were pulling out cameras,fingers pointing as we stroll about 100 plus deep.There were pitstops along the way to stop and nominate best dressed,best teacup,tweediest bike and best socks.After a stop for tea and cucumber sandwiches we got back on the road and headed to the final stop Penny Farthing Pub for an afternoon of drinks,laughs,awards (i won best tea cup)a snack or two and of course good byes.Had a great time up here and there's plenty to do.Oh get this,Simon who is the creator/organizer for the Victoria Tweed ride is also a foodie! He's the owner and chef of Red Fish/Blue Fish which is one of the top eateries in Victoria serving up some of the best seafood out of a shipping container! So to all who haven't been or havent had the chance to be apart of a great event, there's still time.Seattle will be hosting their second annual tweed ride Sunday June 5th meeting at Denny Park at 11am.So hopefully i'll see you there,CHEERS!
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