Dh and I are home 1900 miles later.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Dh and I are home 1900 miles later.
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Fri, 06-04-2010 - 8:28am

Dh and I left last Thursday on the motorcycles for Key West.  It was either very hot or raining very heavy.  This was not the best trip we have been on.  It was ok as far as vacations go. 


Our first stop was St. Augustine. It's such a pretty city. Found a really nice hotel. Next stop was Daytona to check out Rossmeyers Harley Davidson complex. Then it was on to New Smryna Beach and Titusville to visit relatives.  We spent the night in Melbourne.  The next day we ended up in Florida City. This meant we were only 125 miles from Key West.


We finally made it to Key West.  Did the touristy things, spent the night and was ready to head home.  We took off Tuesday morning by 9am, destination home.  By the time we got to the 7 mile bridge it was pouring rain. For the next 100 miles it rained. By the time we made it to the Florida Turnpike the sun was finally coming out. It didn't take long to dry out.  It was back to hot again.


We made it through the turnpike and all the tolls, then through Alligator Alley. I had already came to the conclusion that we are north Florida people. I was very glad to finally start putting South Florida behind me. We spent the night in Sarasota.  Nice little spot, but was 475 miles from home.  Could we do that in one day? We would find out the next day.


It was a hard 475 miles, but we did it.  The last 30 miles was questionable because we ran into a SEVERE thunderstorm. Luckily, we pulled into a small country store. The guy told us to take the bikes around back to a covered area. He let us wait it out in the back room. Boy, it poured. We really felt like a possible tornado was close.  After about 45 minutes the rain slacked off enough for us to go the last 30 miles home. 


Home never looked so good. My garden was twice it's size, the grass was thick and lush, and I had flowers in full bloom everywhere. I wasn't as tired as I thought I would be, but it had been a hard ride home.


Yesterday was spent not doing a whole lot. Cleaned a little bit, stocked up on groceries, and caught up online. I was thankful we had made it home safely.


I told dh I don't want to get off that far from home on the bikes ever again.  It was mostly a hard ride and not that enjoyable. We did meet some really nice people along the way. It seems like we had the good Lord's hand guiding us all the way with the way things worked out and we made it safely home.


(((hugs)) SS

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Registered: 11-07-2008
Sun, 06-06-2010 - 12:40pm

Hi SS,


Except for the rain, your trip sounds wonderful. I'm as impressed as the rest that you made that long journey on bikes. I've been a passenger on a big bike a few times and loved it, but don't think I'm adventurous enough to pilot my own.


Glad you made it home safe and sound.


Hugs,


Melissa

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 06-06-2010 - 2:21pm

Jill the 1200 Sportster is a good beginning bike.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 06-06-2010 - 2:26pm

Melissa it was fun seeing places we had never seen before.

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Registered: 02-16-2009
Mon, 06-07-2010 - 8:14am

Well, Shirley, you certainly had a long ride.

K

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