Dumfries Maple Run March 5

     Remember last meeting when we vowed to expand our horizons bit?  That didn't work out so well when the first run of the new year found us, true to form, with our faces buried in the feed trough.   On a viciously cold and brutally windy spring(?) day, we ventured north to Dumfries for last year's maple syrup.  It's been so cold that the sap hasn't been running yet.  This didn't lessen the enthusiasm (or appetites) as we chowed down.  The wiener-shrinking cold (can I say that?) kept the crowds down, giving us lots of elbow room for a change.  This worked out well when we got to serenade John with an out of tune rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.  He then (true to form) popped another quiz entitled 'How old do you think I am'. This puts him in the running for patriarch of the club although Alex may have dibs on the position.
      The day was sunny and comfortable (in our BDDs) and made for a pleasant drive both ways.  A nice relaxing way to start the season assuming that it can only get warmer.
   Bob E.