Pie Run IX: Falling for Pie - Blessing Hotel 09/27

[Gilk51]

New for 2008!

Where: Hotel Blessing Coffee Shop in Blessing
FM 616 & 10th St (128 10th St)
Blessing, Texas 77419
(361) 588-6623

Recon by: ToroGuy, RockmanTex

Contacted: 09/05/2008, 09/20

NOTE: Saturday menu is mainly Fried Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak and Peach Cobbler
I found out that pies are special order only!
So, we will probably order a few varieties the week before once we get a count...
That was a surprising turn of events...
Also note: pie will be $1.25 extra...

website: Blessing Hotel
Historic Blessing Hotel

GPS: 28.871780, -96.221440 (from Google)

Map: Blessing Hotel

When:
11:00 AM CDT (1100 for our military minded) (KLR riders: the big hand is on the... )
27 September 2008

The arrival time is our normal morning time to beat the lunch rush.
OK, lately we have been the lunch rush!


Who:

Definite:
Scorch Scorch
Quick-Silver Jerry
Seahog & Shehog Steve,Veronica
Simmons1 Rich
Sharpshooter Saul
aharbi Art
ST/SV+1 Larry,Karen
crawl+1 Paul,? (11)
RockmanTex Steve
FJRMike Mike
dukey33 Dave
ToroGuy Mike
GlitterCritter Linda
javanino JD
BMWbabe+1 Mollie,Sarah
sparkyphotog+1 Bryan,Aaron (21)
Abby Tim
Sierra IV+1 Kelly,'08Raider
Gilk51 Chuck
JustJ J
StarSapphire Lilia
scubalizard+1 Thomas,?
D'artagnan Jeff (30)
treybrad Trey
Dirtrideroader Chris
ceddec+1 Dennis,Jeanne
texasyankee Sam (35)
jar675 James

Probable:
MIKEYLIKESIT Mike
Squeaky Rebecca
Michelle Michelle
shootergal Corinne
msnyder755+1 Michael,Karen
tortuga Susan
Grover Billy
southplainssilver Reggie
pkiser Phil (10)
Moose Al (11)

Definite Maybe:
Jbay James (ambiguously denoted as possibly probable)
JacknTexas Jack

Maybe:
+3 with MIKEYLIKESIT
C50dreamin Zed
jhansen Jeff
M38A1 Scott
ervdrvr1+1 Erv,Kim
db+1 ?,? (10)

Possible:
Red Brown Fred

Thinking about it

Unlikely but a hair of a chance...
jblaze5779 (too far)
kurt (stars must align) Kurt

Cancellations
GHT (going on a cruise)
Hotair (in then out)
Maverick David
thestudent Jonathan
humblerider+1 Dennis,?
stevenspring Steve

No Way (doing something else & have to tell you about it )
KomadoreObvious (has to work)
voyagerrider,ladyrider (off to North Carolina)
andyc740 (trip to Mexico)
Treffin (headed for D.C.)
TexasShadow (camping at Fort Richardson)
Jack Giesecke (daughter getting married)
Snoopster (family stuff)
smithr (UT football)

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Pie suggestions:
Blackberry or Cherry
pecan +2
chocolate something
Pecan or Apple or Peach

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OK, we'll try nametags again!

NOTE: If your name has a nametag icon beside it, then you have made a stick-on nametag made. If not, I am waiting until the last minute for you to supply an avatar picture or a "called/given" name to go with your screen name. The nametag will have your avatar, screen-name, and "real world" name, assuming I can find all that information.

If your name is not in one of the lists, then you have not clearly said what your intentions are or I haven't gotten to it yet.
If it is still not on the list when a "list updated" post appears after it, I have erred and let me know about it!

There will be a supply of blank nametags at the restaurant.

If the nametag icon is green, it means it was left over from the last time!

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Count: 36 def + 11 prob = 47, 12 maybe

[Scorch]

I'm in, definite. I can reuse my name tag, too.

[Quick-Silver]

Definite:

[MIKEYLIKESIT]

probable... i would say definate, but i dont want to jinx myself!!
might have extras going too so, +3 maybe.

[Seahog]

Seahog & Shehog are definite.

[Simmons1]

I'm in!

[GHT]

I'm in, working on a DS route down and back! Anyone have one?

OH NO!!!! We are going on a last minute cruise that weekend!!!! Have Fun, I made the ride down to the Blessing Hotel last Thursday, it's a long way from Pasadena and not a lot to see once you get there. 247 miles round trip!!

[Desert Skies]

Originally Posted by GHT

I'm in, working on a DS route down and back! Anyone have one?

Beach?

Or maybe you could pull off riding across rice fields without getting shot.

[Sharpshooter]

Originally Posted by Gilk51

The arrival time is our normal morning time to beat the lunch rush. OK, lately we have been the lunch rush!

According to the sign out front, breakfast is served until 10am, followed by the lunch buffet starting at 11am.

I have laid out a route from the Fort Bend County area (Sugar Land/Richmond/Rosenberg) that covers 112 miles using FM roads for 96% of the ride. We are on Hwy 36 or Hwy 35 for only a few miles. With only 112 miles to cover, there should be no need for a fuel stop enroute. I plan KSU (kick stands up) around 8am.

I have not yet come up with a group departure point, thinking possibly the Fort Bend County Courthouse on HWY 90A in Richmond or the Fort Bend County George Memorial Library on FM762 & Golfview (near Wal-Mart) or the intersection of US59 and FM762 (possibly the Petco parking lot). I don't want to use the Shell station parking lot at that corner because it is on the wrong side of the street and crossing FM762 is a pain at that intersection with the construction traffic. If we meet near US59 & FM762, that will allow Houston area riders to slab it on 59 to the FM762/Richmond exit and meet up there for the ride.

I am open to suggestions.

I don't know how to post a Mapquest route on here and don't have time right now to learn it but we would be heading south on FM762 past Brazos Bend State Park to FM1462. Turning right on FM1462 to Hwy 36 in Brazoria County. Turning left onto Hwy36 to Hwy35 just north of West Columbia. Turning left onto FM524 through Sweeney to FM521. After turning right onto FM521, we stay on FM521 all the way to Hwy35 just north of Palacios in Matagorda County. Turn right onto Hwy35 and travel only about 6 miles into Blessing and to the hotel/cafe.

MapPoint puts that route at 3 hours 23 minutes from my home so I am figuring less than 3 hours from one of the meeting locations above. If we plan KSU between 8 and 8:15am, we should be fine, especially with the +/-5 mph thing I have been seeing as something of a norm.

Thoughts?

Chuck... Put me down as a definite. I hope I am not jinxing myself but after last weekend, I am going.

-Saul

[Scorch]

Originally Posted by GHT

I'm in, working on a DS route down and back! Anyone have one?

I would be interested in a DS route. Maybe you can start a thread in Upcoming Ride/Trips and we can work on one?

[KomadoreObvious]

I have work that day so im out

Hannah

[Seahog]

Saul:
On 521 you will go past the STP nuke; after that you will come to a 4-way stop at the Collegeport road. The next thing will be a short bridge across the Tres Palacios River. If you go on past the bridge about 1/2 mile or so you will see a crossroad intersection. Take a right there and you will have a prettier ride right on in to Blessing. It ain't exactly the hill country, but there are a few curves and curve-like unstraight sections.

See y'all there.

Steve

P.S. the peach cobbler is VERY good at the Hotel!

[Scorch]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooter

I don't know how to post a Mapquest route on here and don't have time right now to learn it but we would be heading south on FM762 past Brazos Bend State Park to FM1462. Turning left on FM1462 to Hwy 36 in Brazoria County. Turning right onto Hwy36 to Hwy35 just north of West Columbia. Turning left onto FM524 through Sweeney to FM521. After turning right onto FM521, we stay on FM521 all the way to Hwy35 just north of Palacios in Matagorda County. Turn right onto Hwy35 and travel only about 6 miles into Blessing and to the hotel/cafe.

Like this?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sadd...6,2.460937&z=9

[Sharpshooter]

Originally Posted by Scorch

Like this?

Yeah, something like that. Although, I am probably gonna incorporate Seahog's minor route change. I have been on some of those roads before and scenery is not something they are known for. His is probably better than mine. My route just gets us there without major highway time.

-Saul

[C50dreamin]

I agree with the "Seahog route" it will be a little fun to throw in some curves right before you pull into Blessing...


I am a MAYBE at this point as I am scheduled to work that weekend. It's only 12 miles from my front door but I work 63 miles away so I can't just stop by at lunch time...I'll see if I can trade a day or weekend with someone else or take a few hours off...

Just found out after I got back from Marble Falls when I came in on Mon...talk about your Monday morning blues...

[aharbi]

Great! I'm in. Any excuse to reuse my spiffy tricked-out name tag.

[C50dreamin]

Hey looks pretty good !!! I need to get mine done...

[Squeaky]

I didn't realize we were supposed to save them, so mine is on my pannier

Mark me as a most likely probable! (aka definite as long as something doesn't mess up the plan)

[Gilk51]

Originally Posted by Squeaky

I didn't realize we were supposed to save them, so mine is on my pannier

There are more - I have several duplicates when I was figuring out the setup...

[ST/SV]

Wife and I are planning on making this one.