A P2P Tradition
Checkpoint Limericks
Each checkpoint gets a theme and a limerick from its sponsor. They read better when you're exhausted halfway up Burma Road.
2025 Theme
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Checkpoint #1 — Shawnee
Straight on Strength
There was a black knight in the wood
Who said "None shall pass" (cuz he could!)
As each limb fell away
The Knight would then say
"Tis but a flesh wound, I'm good"
Checkpoint #2 — Pohl Road
Island Queen
African swallows fly fast
The ground that they cover is vast
Add coconuts, though?
Those birds get quite slow!
In a race, they would finish dead last.
Checkpoint #5 — Cove Motel
Vashon Pharmacy
There once were the Knights Who Say "Ni"
Who ask that you cut down a tree
You can't use a wedge
Or an ax or a sledge
You must use a herring, you see
Lunch Stop — Pandora's Box
Windermere Real Estate
There at the mouth of a cave
Killer rabbits will challenge the brave
Not just a cute bunny
Those rabbits aren't funny!
They'll put you right into your grave!
Checkpoint #11 — VCA
John L. Scott Real Estate
In a time of kings and round tables
Comes a tale that defies all the labels
It's a quest for a grail
By knights in chainmail
It's simply the wildest of fables.
Jensen Point — Finish
Sawbones
These limericks have had a nice run
We've had us some Holy Grail fun
But we needed one more
To finish the chore
So "BRING OUT YOUR DEAD!" (Are we done?)
2024
2024 Limericks
Vashon Baking Company
You're now on a part of our isle
Where shipbuilding ruled for a while
But change came to pass
The biz ran out of gas
But we still have old pics in a file!
John L. Scott Real Estate
You've been at this awhile but ahead
Come the hills that fill many with dread
Evil twins are about
"This blows!" you will shout
In fact, f-bombs may burst from your head
Windermere Real Estate
Soon you will grab a quick lunch
Even though you've been eating a bunch
As the calories burn
You quickly do learn
All this food really does pack a punch!
The Vashon Athletic Club
Here comes the park Lisabeula
Don't let the rough pavement fool ya
The view is sublime
The treats will be prime
When you're through you will say "hallelujah!"
The Vashon Pharmacy
There once was this idiot Bill
Who rode with a friend we'll call Phil
"Though my legs are aflame"
He was heard to exclaim,
"There's a taco feast after this hill!!!"