The weekend had the largest turnout to date with 60 people attending (the
motel was sold out and the overflow was booked in at the next door hotel)
from Vancouver island, the Lower Mainland, Washington state, Idaho state,
Edmonton, Medicine hat, and Saskatchewan.

We pulled into the motel Friday afternoon with sunshine and had the entire
complex to ourselves, so we could park our bikes by the doorway to your suite with covered shelter from the weather.  We hit the neighbourhood pub for supper and back to the motel to sit around the patio tables consuming
some beverages, exchanging some humorous stories, and rekindling some old
friendships.
Saturday morn was met by a catered breakfast in the patio area followed by  a moments silence followed by a chaplin prayer, as it was Sept 11 / 9-1-1…. and then everyone saddled up and headed out with beautiful
sunshine (24 degrees) on various ride routes north to site see and stop at
some wineries for samples.  Everyone returned in late afternoon to take
in the catered supper of all you could eat roast beef, trimmings, and
dessert.
After supper, everyone sat around to take in the door prizes with the  island group amassing the majority of the prizes and the 50/50 draw being won by one of the americans….$130 cdn or $33 us, which sounds about
right.  A few more drinks followed and some retired to bed, but a few
stayed up to take in the stars, drinks, and the balance of  funny stories.
The highlight of the nite was the crime investigation that followed when
almost everyone had retired for the nite.

Let me set up the scene for you….here we are all seated around the patio table, Jim, Rob, Anna,
Annette, Bill, and myself.  We were having a nice conversation when
suddenly a 22 year old girl came running into the complex huffing and  puffing with a look of terror on her face.  She hid around the corner looking back at the street and then looking at our group.  It was obvious
that she was in trouble from some unknown nature.  We asked her what the
problem was and she stated that some man had grabbed her shirt and tried  to do something to her and he was in possession of a stick.
Jim went out to the street to check out the area while the girl was
invited to sit down at the table adjacent Bill and he began to console
her.  Jim returned to advise that he could not locate any suspect.  After
a few more questions I attended the motel office and had the owner contact
the local police for their attendance.  Within minutes a male and female
officer attended and the female officer escorted the female victim to her
vehicle.  I advised the male officer that we were all retired police
officers, at which he stated that he had thought that with all the
motorcycles about that he was in the presence of the hells angels.  The
officer stated that the female victim was known to them and that the
female …WAS A MALE.  As we were once investigators, we assumed that this
victim was trying to get lucky at the local pub when her secret was
discovered and the client was not amused,  hence the grab, stick, and
chase to follow. The officers and victim departed while we all were in shock and then our
attention was drawn to Bill…..yes, the consoler of the transvestites.
Whoda thought that this man would surface his feminine side in Osooyos.
Well, the jokes followed prior to our retiring for the night. In the morning, the Medicine Hat boys came over to inquire what the commotion was last night and we immediately complied to their request.
Upon hearing our discussion about the male/female victim scenario, Bill
emerged from his suite wearing bright pink lipstick and blowing one and
all lovely kisses to all that were there.
So everyone mounted up their steeds and headed out to parts from whence  they came.  For us heading back to the Vancouver area, we had to stop in Keremeos so that Jim could get some canning peaches, and we met up with
heavy rain at Manning park and managed to get to the ferries for the 5 pm
sailing.

All in all, it was a fun time had by all.  For those that were not able to
attend, please mark this time on your calendar for next year, just check
BC1 site for their 2011 schedule and book your room early.
PS: for next year we plan to have cousellors on site for those that may
suffer from TFTT…trauma from transvestite touching.
until next year gang……safe biking.

By Roni

(BCIV)