sadsacnews2013: TRAMPS: Christmas Breakup dinner and lights tour. 15 December.

The Christmas dinner was a great success going by the comments extracted from those that attended. Although judging by the lack of frolicking in the pool the group managed to keep their composure. The venue seemed somewhat upmarket when compared to some of the previous versions that were located in Vance's shed. The two of us and one or two others arrived at the end to take in just the lights ride. I also noticed that some of the dinner goers considered themselves unsuited to night riding and had an early night.
Even though the ride did not start until 8:30 the night was still young and the first display home was only just starting to be illuminated. As we progressed further into the ride the houses became more impressive. Some of the riders had gone to some effort to add to the standard lighting of their mounts with additional flair. As has been the case in recent times the stand out was Tim and his masted trike. This year we managed to cover both sides of the town and by the end we had traveled nearly 20 km. Throughout this journey we were accompanied by a small white truck complete with Vance. This vehicle managed to add to the night with its unique blend of sights, sounds and smells. Fortunately it turned out the rescue vehicle was not required on this occasion as all riders completed the evening without incident.
At the completion we retired to the dinner hall for supper. Here I took the opportunity to quiz key members as to the usefulness or otherwise of this blog. From their responses I have decided to continue into 2014. As with last year I will start a new blog with the suffix 2014. This has been a good year for both clubs and while they could both use a few more members, the numbers are enough to ensure a solid future.
The ride calendar for Tramps is already out and the Sadsac calendar will go public early in the new year. I will publish a last post with the first two rides of next year.