What Some Of Our Guests Have Said...

Sept 2008  - SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG, BUT I KNOW I PROMISED TO SEND YOU OUR CHAPTER FLAG AND PICTURE FROM OUR VISIT WITH YOU BOTH BACK IN JUNE.
WE HAD THE BEST TIME AT THE BEST B&B WE HAVE EVER BEEN TO. YOU BOTH WERE EXTREMELY HOSPITABLE AND TREATED US SPECIAL!! WE WILL REMEMBER THAT AND HOPE TO INCLUDE YOU IN OUR RIDE SCHUDULE IN THE FUTURE. ON BEHALF OF THE CHAPTER AND MYSELF.

OUR SINCERE THANKS,
BOB ENTERLANTE
A.C. H.O.G. director

Aug 2008  - I wanted to let you know that we had a great time. Brendan, Amy, Kim and I had a wonderful time during our stay in Aug. From the moment we walked through the front door I felt comfortable and relaxed. The food was excellent esp. the BBQ dinner. From your beautiful daughters running around entertaining the guest to your dogs cuddling up for a petting it very relaxing. Magnus your recommendations for different rides was very helpful. Again, Thank your for your great hospitality I know we will certainly be back there again. Safe Riding and see you soon. Kevin Muravnic

May 2008  - Bob and I and the rest or our "gang" just wanted again to say what a wonderful time we had with you.  We haven't laughed that much in a long time.  The food was EXCELLENT, the ride on Sunday was just the best (couldn't have done it without you Magnus!  And thank you Carina for letting us borrow him for the day!!) The campfire on Sunday evening was beyond words.  I could go on and on.  In fact, our President - Steve Natale told Bob on Monday that it was "probably one of the best weekends away he has ever had in his life!!!"    We hated to come back to reality, and it was one of the few times that I truly wasn't ready to go back home.    You can surely bet we will be back again next year.  Bob and I said we may want to try to sneak up there again with a few friends in the fall.  We are checking our schedule, and will be in touch.   Again, thank you for going over and beyond the call, making everyone feel welcome, it really felt like home.    Best to you and your family, and staff.

Cheryl and Bob Brooks - Star Riding.

May 2008 - Magnus and Carina,   I can hardly explain what a great time we had at your facility!  The fun, food and hospitality were fantastic.  We need to get there again! Hopefully soon.  I had said that we have to have a longer stay and more people, but if we can't get more people, I'd be more than happy to again go with who we had with us this time.  It certainly made it easy to decide what to do and when to do it.  The roads around the area were just fantastic and the pre-planned rides you provided were excellent!  The common room made it great to gather up after a days riding and discuss the adventures of the day. I'm already trying to figure out when we can get back up there. We talked to a group from north jersey who were heading up to I think "Red Oak Inn".  We told them to stop by for a tour of your facility and check it out.  We've been passing the word of the great time we had this past weekend in hope of more joining us next time.

Below is a ride report posted on our club website by Darrell who was on the Buell.   Thanks again for a great time and a great facility! Isaac Zane Feel free to view the website and to join up on the site if you would like.  Our webmaster will probably send you a note asking about yourself in order to keep spammers out.  Tell'm I sent ya.  I might actually work.

Re: Heading To Vermont   It was a weekend of riding, eating, riding, eating, riding, ribbing, and laughs with great friends up at the Gray Ghost Inn in Vermont.   We left early Friday morning and returned late Sunday night. All told we put just shy of 1200 miles of beautiful roads beneath our wheels.

The Innkeepers, Magnus and Carina, couldn't be more accommodating. From towels to dry our seats from the morning rain, to picking up sodas for us while they were out and about. Bottled water was offered each morning to pack in our saddlebags, and routes were pre-planned and mapped out if we needed guidance. These folks know how to cater to the biker crowd, being bikers themselves. After we arrived and checked in on Friday, we took a pre-planned route to see 5 covered bridges that were nearby. After about 100 miles, covering about 1000 turns, we decided dinner was in order. After a delicious meal, we returned to the Inn, only to be greeted by a group of Yamaha riders groaning over the Harley's coming in.

Saturday found us eating homemade blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon, toast, eggs, and coffee. Magnus is a chef and it shows in his cooking. While eating breakfast, a downpour was occurring outside, and the Yamaha riders were looking nervous. We all finished breakfast and donned our rain gear (all meaning all of the HOG members). We headed out under gray skies and wound our way around the greater Dover area, returning back to the Inn at about 11am.

   Walking into the Inn it occurred to us that the Yamaha riders had went out, unfazed by the gray skies. We hadn't gotten a drop on us all morning, and neither had the Yamaha riders. The afternoon didn't work out the same for us.

   While the donning of the rain gear kept the rain at bay all morning, after lunch (which was ate a nice little deli a few towns over), we hit some showers. The showers quickly turned to downpours, but the roads we were on seemed to make the rain disappear. The sights, the roads, the twisties, the ups and downs of the mountains kept focus on the ride, not the rain.

We arrived back at the Inn to find the Yamaha riders dry and poking fun at those Harley riders. How'd they manage to stay dry during the downpour? Well, their bikes had never moved. The took the Moover into town (a free local bus service) and back to the Inn, where they had shacked up all day. After some major ribbing by Ike and I, things settled down and the BBQ began. What wonderful food we had that night. Magnus grilled chicken, ribs, made beans, slaw, and topped it off with apple pie a- la-mode.

   Space was offered next to the furnace to dry our wet gear, and story telling and picture viewing commenced.

   Sunday found us with another great breakfast before saying our good- byes and heading for home. We wound through the back roads all the way to Trenton, where home was calling too loud to continue with the secondary roads.

   The Gray Ghost Inn has to be the most biker friendly establishment I have ever stayed at, and the owners strive to keep it that way. Ike's suggestion to go next year the week before the HOG rally seems to be a great time to incorporate a Vermont trip into our ride schedule.

   Details about next years trip to follow shortly.    Until then, I'm off to Arkansas to scope out the Ozarks and the riding opportunities they offer.

   Ride Safe,    -Darrell

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Carina and Magnus Thorsson
Innkeepers

Phone: 802.464.2474
Toll-free: 800.745.3615
Fax: 802.464.5236

290 Route 100
West Dover, Vermont 05356

E-mail: innkeeper@grayghostinn.com