Today is gorgeous weather and Key West is hosting their annual seafood festival. Martha has her GPS loaded with assorted geocache way-points to search out while on route to Key West. It’s a great day for a motorcycle trip and thankfully no cruise ships are scheduled to be in port today and flood the KW streets with tourists. Lots of pictures after the break. Continue reading →

We arrived to Key Colony Beach to experience their coldest weather snap in about 20 years. The water is so cold (52F) in this area, some of local fish are dying and the iguanas are dropping out of the trees in a state of suspended animation. The forecast calls for lows in the 40’s but warming up to normal later in the week. We got everything unpacked and did our initial grocery shopping, with a stop at our local pub for happy hour festivities. Continue reading →

We had a leisurely breakfast this morning in Orangeburg SC and I was determined to find a car wash to get all this salt off my bike, trailer, and pickup. We got directions for this cramped multi-bay car wash that turned out to be an obstacle course for trailers. Low and behold, after weaving my way in, the car wash pipes were frozen but the owner “expected them to thaw out around 1pm”. Continue reading →