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| Sept 23. The Oyster Run seems to have an uncanny sunny streak. I think I have heard the statement that it has never rained on the Oyster Run. Seems a little hard to believe. But in the 5 years or so that I have been going it has always been nice. I had intended to do a GPS run up Whidbey Island on Saturday (I go Saturday and stay). I was going to set my GPS destination as Anacortes take the ferry to Whidbey Island and turn left and let the GPS guide me North. But the sky was full of very dark clouds all around and the weather forecast was not good. So as I say about some rallies this is about the party and not the ride. So I took my car. Fought my way out of town as you have to do now with traffic jams every direction all the time. Finally got out of town and headed North. I drove a motorcycle route towards Anacortes. About half way there I notice nothing but blue sky over my head. I though well you should have ridden the bike and considered the idea or turning around to get it. But I could not stomach the thought of fighting the traffic a second time. Its still about the party. So I continued on to Anacortes. Checking in to the San Jaun Motel. I was one of the first there. As I always say the party is Saturday night. If you got to the Oyster Run on Sunday you missed it. The Motels are reserved a year in advance. You begin to see the same folks if you are staying at the same place. |
The San Jaun is nice because it is just a block off the North end of Commercial Street. So you can party all you want and just walk home. The North 4 blocks or so is were all the action is on Saturday night. So the San Jaun is very easy walking distance to everything. The Cap Sante is just a couple blocks further. Most other Motels are not really in walking distance. Bikes were beginning to take over the streets and were parked along both sides. The gang began to wander in all afternoon and the Motel began to fill up. We all visited for a while then got ready to wander down town. The group had decided to eat at the Rock Fish. The crowd was building and the wait was around an hour. I did not want to wait so I proceeded to the Watertown Pub. |
The Watertown is my favorite night spot. It has the most room and always has a good rocking band. The other establishments in town generally have entertainment as well but less space. Paid my $5 cover and found a spot at the end of the bar. This would do for now. The place began to pack out and the band was doing some sound checks. It was the same band as last year which I thought was great. Once they started it seemed like they played all night without a break. But I guess I just don't remember the breaks. I was soon on the dance floor with everyone else. |
| Check out the short video from the Watertown. I think you will get the idea. It was possibly the best Saturday night I have spent at the Oyster run. I usually check out several spots but not this year. Sunday morning was nice. There were a few more clouds in the sky but still some blue and not raining. Bikes had been arriving since early morning but the main group started to arrive around 8:30. I was waiting at the start of the area were they begin to park the bikes for the local VTXOA group. Last year I rode out to meet them. But this year since I did not have my bike and I slept in due to the Saturday party I missed the ride in. I decided to walk up the block to film the bikes that were parked. As I turned back I saw a group of around 20 bikes and as luck would have it they were the VTX group. So I was out of position for a good entrance film. We all headed over the Elks for there breakfast. They serve eggs, sausage, and pancakes all you can eat for $6. There are other options but depending on when you get there this is easy and quick. After breakfast everyone began to walk the town. Vendors were all over selling everything. There were thousands of bikes as usual. The Cossacks were there and would put on 2 shows. There was a band setting up outside the Elks and another at the old hotel downtown. Generally I will be leaving around 12:30 or so. This allows you to get out of town easy and miss the exit crowd. It did seem to me that the bikes entering town at this point were less then prior years. The weather was bad all over the rest of area. Normally when I leave there is a solid line of bikes for many miles. Most of the VTX group stopped at the Casino to watch the Seahawks game. It would appear that the Oyster Run 2007 was again a great success. If you have not tried at Saturday night you should. LEAVE A COMMENT. |
