Partying like bikers

A couple of months ago, some friends and I concocted a plan... We all live close to each other's houses- why not have a party that travels?

Different courses at each house, about 20 participants, riding bikes in between, four or five stops, two cities- over and back across the river...Could be fun.

Well, the 1st annual bike progressive dinner took place this last Thursday night 6~11:30. It was a blast!


Our starting point was N and E's house... here we are getting ready for the longest ride of the evening to our house.


All 20 of us arrived at our house and hung out on the deck and backyard for about 25 minutes. We happily ate cheese, bread, edamame, hummus, drank beer and wine, and enjoyed the evening.



Then we hopped back on our bikes and freaked out all the cars as we rode through the streets to our next stop: R and Ja's house. It was there that we had margaritas, homemade salsa and chips.

On our way between houses it was fun to talk to different people you were riding next to. Some of the participants were good friends, others I had only met once or twice before. Overall a great mix of people.

Our third stop had spiked iced tea and guacamole and more cheese, by now it was dark and we sat outside on the grass while A played his guitar and sang. K's love interest also showed up on bike, which was cool.

Finally we headed back to our starting point- about 12 miles later. N fed us lasagna and later, ice cream. In the end, it was a good thing that we had actually burned some calories in transport, because we sure ate a lot!


What a great summer night! Beautiful weather, in the company of friends, and a visit to many local neighborhoods. Definitely, something we will do again next year.