Philipino Festival (August 13, 2016)

A favorite yearly event held at a Catholic Church in the Lakeside area is the Philipino Festival. Spent a good period (well six months) of my time in the United States Navy deployed to the Philippine Islands and had a great time.
This day rode out to see the place and enjoy the food and culture of this amazing place. Left early and wandered to a local Farmers Market and around the area for a little bit. I was very close to the Lewis Ginter gardens which I visited just a few weeks ago.  

This is the entrance gate to the festival...I believe that says hello (with the word for goodbye on the other side.
Enjoyed some really good food and some fine music. There was an Irish band there...not sure it is true to the Islands but was still really, really cool. Nothing quite gets you up (well except for coffee followed by a motorcycle ride) like bagpipes and drums.
Enjoyed once again some favorite food and beverage from back in the day (still very tasty and good) and nice to hear the language and see some of the people. There was a good crowd.
The only negative of the day was the excessive heat. I checked with the local tv station and the temperature at 11AM was 94 with a heat index of 103. Needless to say the ride there and back was not nearly as comfortable as the day before. It was like riding into a furnace even when moving, and much worse when sitting at a red light.
I did stop on the way home to visit my friend Tony and his dog Schulz before getting home early. As far as mileage the ride was a bit over 15 miles and the ride was done early to be honest. Riding in heat like that is just not one of my favorite things to do on a motorcycle.