Happy 4th of July

[Gone in 60]

Happy 4th of July! Or as my English friend says, Happy Treason Day Ungrateful Colonists.

Heard that a heritage flight of three DC3s would be flying over our area, and making two passes along the coast in Huntington Beach.
I wanted to see them, but Huntington Beach is too... 4th of July... for me. People get a bit crazy.

I jumped on the CB1100 and rode to Huntington, and started riding North on Pacific Coast Highway along the beach. The area was swarmed with people riding bikes, E-Bikes, motorcycles going all over the place. I pulled up to a light and was the first bike at the intersection when I spotted a majestic sight. I could see the three DC3s in a diamond formation, coming in from the coast, flying low. They would pass directly over me! Two were in C47 green with D-Day stripes, while the lead plane was blue and white, wearing the livery of a vintage airline.

I muted my earpieces and lifted my visor, ready to soak in the music of six radial engines passing directly overhead. Just as they approached, I was swarmed by about 20 motorcycles, Harleys with speakers crackling with Springstein cranked all the way up, squid bikes bouncing off rev limiters... just a cacophonous nightmare. The light turned green after the planes passed, and half of the bikes shot ahead of me, while the others lagged behind, and I took the closest route out of the area.

But, back home there has been a squadron of T6s circling over the area, so I'm getting my radial sounds, Mrs. G and I rode our bikes festooned with red, white and blue streamers in a local parade, and we're about to go to a neighborhood barbecue with friends. Can't think of anything better.

Stay safe and have fun, gentlemen!