My Annual Thanksgiving Day Bike Ride Highlights
I hope every one of you had a great Thanksgiving filled with tons of time spent with loved ones and endless amounts of great food to go around for all!
Obviously, you know our Thanksgiving gets going a couple of days early here at WMGK with our annual Turkey Drop, and this year was another one for the books.
Once that happens, then it’s full steam ahead to the actual turkey day itself!
This year, Thanksgiving was another great day, and it got started with one of my favorite activities — a bike ride!
Pattyann and I did our annual Thanksgiving ride to the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, and it was awesome!
It was a quick ten-mile ride down Spruce Street to the Schuylkill Trail and then continued down the actual route for the parade itself down the Parkway.
I look forward to catching the parade each year because there’s always something that catches my eye — whether it be the floats or just the crowds of people having a good time with their friends and families, it is always awesome.
Oh, and did I mention that the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade is the oldest Thanksgiving parade in America?
Yes, that’s right! This year’s rendition was the 104th edition of the parade, and they get better and better as the years go on.
In fact, if you were in attendance at this year’s parade, you may have seen a familiar face on one of the floats.
I know I did!
It was my old friend and radio legend, John DeBella!
He was actually on a float with the Village People, and it was one of the cooler moments of the parade, for sure!
While there, I took a bunch of photos and videos for you all to enjoy if you could not make it to the parade this year, so check them out below!
Enjoy!
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My 25-Mile Bike Ride With Casey Boy Preparing For Ben To The Shore
Casey Boy, Pattyann, and Myself
Here’s a selfie Casey Boy took on our ride. It is of Casey, Pattyann, and myself. What a great crew.
Selfie on the Bridge
I took this during our ride. I’m not sure how I kept my balance! Just ahead of my leading the way are Casey and Pattyann.
Casey and Pattyann on the Bridge
Like I mentioned in the photo above, there they are leading the way. It’s a tight bridge like many down the shore. Luckily, we all managed to make it across.
Welcome to Town Bank
The first sign you see in Town Bank. Apparently, it is the birthplace of the South Jersey. I wonder what it was like in 1635?
Willow Creek Winery
Outside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery. What a cool sign. We definitely needed to check this place out on the ride.
The Whole Winery From the Outside
The land the winery was on was beautiful. Look at those flowers! The property was huge.
Inside the Winery
You know we had to make our way into the winery! Riding on the bricks was not as hard as you would think. It was even cooler on the inside.
The Crew in the Winery
You know I had to grab a group picture inside the winery! I am actually wearing a jersey from a previous Ben To The Shore ride! I wonder what this year’s will look like?
The Group
Just a group of people that love a good bike ride. I know we all can’t wait for Sunday’s ride. Hopefully, the weather is as nice as it was on this day!
The Map of Our Ride
The map of our 25-mile ride. We covered so much ground. It is nuts looking at it in map form!
Casey Boy, Pattyann, and Myself
Here’s a selfie Casey Boy took on our ride. It is of Casey, Pattyann, and myself. What a great crew.
Selfie on the Bridge
I took this during our ride. I’m not sure how I kept my balance! Just ahead of my leading the way are Casey and Pattyann.
Casey and Pattyann on the Bridge
Like I mentioned in the photo above, there they are leading the way. It’s a tight bridge like many down the shore. Luckily, we all managed to make it across.
Welcome to Town Bank
The first sign you see in Town Bank. Apparently, it is the birthplace of the South Jersey. I wonder what it was like in 1635?
Willow Creek Winery
Outside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery. What a cool sign. We definitely needed to check this place out on the ride.
The Whole Winery From the Outside
The land the winery was on was beautiful. Look at those flowers! The property was huge.
Inside the Winery
You know we had to make our way into the winery! Riding on the bricks was not as hard as you would think. It was even cooler on the inside.
The Crew in the Winery
You know I had to grab a group picture inside the winery! I am actually wearing a jersey from a previous Ben To The Shore ride! I wonder what this year’s will look like?
The Group
Just a group of people that love a good bike ride. I know we all can’t wait for Sunday’s ride. Hopefully, the weather is as nice as it was on this day!
The Map of Our Ride
The map of our 25-mile ride. We covered so much ground. It is nuts looking at it in map form!
