![It's a beautiful (but cold) Sunday, and we're ready for the Winternights Viking Festival...! Bruce inspired the idea and our friend John came along too.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3218-1024x718.jpg)
It’s a beautiful (but cold) Sunday, and we’re ready for the Winternights Viking Festival…!
Bruce inspired the ride and our friend John came along too.
![When we depart, it's only in the 40s, and we notice that a lot of the leaves have fallen with the recent rain.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0763-768x1024.jpg)
When we depart, it’s only in the 40s, and we notice that a lot of the leaves have fallen with the recent rain.
![The views are majestic and the skies are bright blue.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0778-1024x768.jpg)
The views are majestic and the skies are bright blue.
![And Ron found me a pear!](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0803-769x1024.jpg)
And Ron found me a pear that had fallen from a roadside tree!
![New Jersey heading into New York.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0807-1024x465.jpg)
New Jersey heading into New York.
![Our friend John hadn't seen the onion fields in Pine Island so we took a little detour to show him.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0810-1024x768.jpg)
John hadn’t seen the onion fields in Pine Island so we took a little detour to show him. Looks like harvest time!
![Another fun stop.. Pochuck Valley Farms.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0811-1024x764.jpg)
Another fun stop.. Pochuck Valley Farms. Ron and I shared a very delicious Golden Delicious apple.
![As we near our destination 20 miles in, the skies darken and a bitter wind starts to blow.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0793-733x1024.jpg)
As we near the festival 20 miles in, the skies darken and a bitter wind starts to blow. It’s feeling like we really are nearing a Nordic winter celebration…
![Luckily, our spirits are bright..! We get to the festival and the boys enjoy Swedish meatballs.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_3227-1024x755.jpg)
Luckily, our spirits are bright..!
We get to the festival and the boys enjoy Swedish meatballs while we listen to a good Nordic/Celtic band.
![This is a good crew. I'm happy to be out riding with them.](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0800-768x1024.jpg)
This is a good crew. I’m happy to be out riding with them.
![Back towards home and it's blue skies again!](http://bikerr.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0773-1024x823.jpg)
Back towards home and it’s blue skies again! It’s nice to visit the Nordic winter, but I wouldn’t want to live there. : p