The opening night meet-n-greet went smoothly and there was a good turn out of attendees. Most importantly, checkin was well organized and the location made it easy for everyone to mill about and truly meet and greet. At 9, the night time ride through a busy downtown Chattanooga made for a pleasant (if still 95+ degree hot) ride. Particularly since this friday was also a downtown concert and there were probably 3-400 other motorcycles in downtown, along with a couple of thousand people, giving the whole thing an almost festival or parade like feel.
This morning, breakfast is planned, along with the long ride, so I'll be heading out shortly.