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@Bikerman, any close encounters?

 

They are google map plus codes. I posted instead of the longer latitude/longitude values.

 

Bayview hotel outdoor bar and kitchen highly recommended.
All the others have small write up and photo in my gallery shortcuts I posted
https://www.thetriumphforum.com/gallery/albums/trips-in-nz-2018-2019.613/

 

Terrific photos and recommendations, @Bikerman. Thanks! At breakfast yesterday I asked two of my Sturgis-savvy riding buddies about Keystone and they'd both been there and enjoyed it a lot. I guess that Mr. Sandi and I just scratched the surface of all there is to see and do at the Sturgis rally. or even just the riding through the Black Hills of South Dakota. I'm starting to think it might be a mistake to be "one and done" with Sturgis.

While each of the things you posted look interesting and worthwhile to see and do, the Keystone--Hill City train is the one that really grabbed my attention. I've always loved trains--must be that "big engine" thing.

Thanks for sharing some of your photos and rally memories.

 

Bar Marbore in Jaca Northern Spain
C. Ramón y Cajal, 5, 22700 Jaca, Huesca, Spain
Top notch tapas bar, outstanding food. Be there at 8:30pm when it opens to get a table.

 

The cafe at the Sound
Sound Road Cregneash Isle of Man, IM9 5PZ
Best bacon butties, loaded thick with bacon.
Great cooked breakfasts.
Fantastic hot sandwiches.
Not cheap but nothing on the IOM is.
Fantastic views out to see including seals.

 

It gets a bit crowded these days. Took ages to get a cuppa, that's me, in the queue waving.

 

France, I can recommend the Big Mountain bar in Chamonix as it is my lad’s bar. His Brewery too. Elevation cafe bar opposite the railway station does a good full English. Again in Chamonix.

 

I highly recommend:

Pic-A-Lilli Inn
picalilli.com
866 US 206, Shamong, NJ 08088

This place has been in the same family since the early 1920s. It's on a long, open stretch of Rt. 206 in South Jersey. Jersey Devil country. Not the Hockey team, but the legendary creature that lurks in the woods. It's a favorite biker destination and is usually a stop or an end point for area toy runs and rallies. One of the co-owners (all brothers and sisters) is a hard-core biker. The interior is rustic, and they have an outdoor bar and picnic area. The owners have become friends and we have family celebrations in their side dining room. The food is simple fare, but good. They have the best Buffalo chicken wings anywhere! The wings have their own distinct flavor and are different from any of the other local haunts. You can get them from mild or take-the-top-of-your-head-off HOT.

 

I reckon @Vulpes must have a few from his jollidays through Europe recently

 

No hangouts as such, a couple of nice places to stay though.
In the French Alps hotel Arrola https://hotel-arolla.fr/en/ in Bourg St. Maurice. I've stayed there twice, and last time I met up with @Hubaxe there, and had had thouroughly pleasant evening. Laid back place with a helpful proprietor.
In Vianden, Luxemburg, Hotel Beimhunn . Great food, and a locked garage for bikes 200 yards up the road.

 

Excellent. Glad to be able to contribute.

 

Somewhat counter-intuitive for a West Country rider to be proposing an easy recommendation for breakfast or lunch in central California but, perhaps I can claim a 'link' in the fact that this fantastic, old fashioned, 'local' diner is in the small town of PLYMOUTH, Ca.

Marlene and Glen's "Dead Fly Diner" is on the corner of Shenandoah and State Route 49. Great, down to earth food served Wed-Sun, 7-2:30 in an unassuming setting.

Located here :-

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@38.4819504,-120.8440973,16z

Pictured here :-

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@38.4...4!1sFDutX5mC-AmUL_bfBsbysQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

No web site but a web presence here :-

https://m.facebook.com/marleneandglens/?_se_imp=25olzi3tU8Vyhj9iS