Orlando Chrome Divas

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Chrome Diva Ride - March 7, 2010

Hmmm... where did the Divas head out to for their March ride?

Yep, Daytona Beach! Debi, Chris, Melissa, Lisa, Sylvie and her friend Maria, and Bunny met up at Panera Bread this morning and headed out to the coast for Daytona's 69th Annual Bike Week.

Before heading over to Main Street, we stopped in at Caribbean Jack's for a little lunch on the deck overlooking the marina. Great seafood, weather and view! We had a nice surprise when Diva Lynn dropped by and visited for a little while as we ate.

At Caribean Jack's

Afterwards, we hopped back on the bikes and joined in on the Main Street festivities.

We checked out all the vendors...

and concessions...

costumes...

and interesting bikes...

And of course we had to get in the sand!

Headed to bikes to go back to Orlando.

Lisa, you're looking a little "shopped out" here.

So to summarize our day, good friends + nice ride + beautiful weather + day at Daytona Beach in the midst of all that is Bike Week = a perfect day for a Diva!

See ya at the 70th!

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Chrome Divas Annual Meet & Greet

The Orlando Chrome Divas headed out to Daytona this beautiful Saturday to Caribbean Jack's Restaurant & Bar in Daytona for the annual Meet & Greet with other chapters. The Chrome Divas of Jacksonville Beach, Ocala, New Smyrna and Gainesville and 2 Rivers, Kentucky also made it out. What a great tradition and what fun to reunite with old friends and meet new ones. The Orlando Chapter looks forward to next year's event!

A whole lotta Divas!

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Diva Ride to Yalaha Bakery

Sunny and 70s - what a great day for a ride!

On Saturday, February 20, 2010, we met up at Panera Bread at 9:30 for our monthly Divas-only ride. We took some beautiful backroads around Lake Apopka and then through some of Lake County's sweeping country roads, ending up at Yalaha Bakery for lunch and pastries. This was one of our first sunny, warm days after an unusually cold winter in Central Florida this year. It was so nice, some of us decided to take the loooooong way home...

Riders meeting to go over the route.

Ready to ride!

A brief stop along the way.

Alfresco dining at the bakery.

Of course we had to gawk at everybody else's rides, including the three-wheeled kind.

One last photo op at the bakery before heading back.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Julie's Book Signing Event

Some of the Divas headed out to Barnes & Noble in Altamonte for fellow Diva Julie Compton's book signing for Rescuing Olivia, her second novel. Not only is Rescuing Olivia a fantastic, hard-to-put-down read, but, as motorcycle riders and Floridians, we can all identify with the main character, Anders, riding through familiar Florida roads on his bike.

Great book, Julie. Your Chrome Diva sisters are proud of you!

To learn more about Julie's books, check out her website at http://www.julie-compton.com/

Debi, Chris, Julie, Melissa and Lisa (Not pictured: Trish and Victoria)

Sunday, January 17, 2010

7th Annual Pink Ribbons For Life

The Chrome Divas had a rough start on their way to the Chrome Angels 7th Annual Pink Ribbons for Life event today. Shortly after kickstands up, Divas Debi and Chris had a bad get-off on Chris's bike at some railroad tracks in serious need of repair. Thankfully, Chris's helmet and leather jacket took the brunt of the impact and she and Debi are both okay, with the exception of having been a bit shaken up and some minor aches and pains. Chris seemed to have taken the worst of the fall, and, after Debi saw the damage to Chris's helmet (Debi normally does not wear one), has since decided that she would, from this day forward, always wear hers. This has been a valuable reminder to all of us, that no matter how experienced you are as a rider you can still go down in a blink of an eye and that you should never become complacent about wearing the gear that can make a difference in saving your life or, at the very least, keeping your injuries to a minimum. Chris will be nursing a sore shoulder for a while, but we are so thankful they are okay!

Once Chris and Debi made it safely home, the rest of the Divas continued with the ride. We were all feeling a little somber about what had happened -- it's always a little traumatic to witness any biker go down, let alone two of our sisters -- so we took it nice and easy and headed over to TwoJay's Deli in the Dr. Phillip's area for breakfast and to regroup.

After breakfast, Keri's husband, Mark, joined us and we all headed out to Cowboys and had a good time with the Chrome Angels and all the other bikers that participated. The Chrome Angels do wonderful work with women in the Central Florida area who are undergoing cancer treatment and are in a hardship situation. They have paid bills for these women when they just didn't have enough to cover it that month, they've provided food for patients and their families, provided medical equipment, helped pay for expensive treatment -- the list goes on and on of the many ways they have swooped in and come to the rescue for so many women in the Orlando area. The annual Pink Ribbons for Life is a huge fundraiser that allows them to provide all this financial support. We are in awe of the turnout they get for these events and of just how generous bikers are! Way to gather the troops girls!

Fun at Cowboys...