Astronaut City

YEA! We made it to Titusville, FL & the surrounding Cape Kennedy Space Complex! Looks like the viewing tickets in the actual complex , for the shuttle launch, are sold out but we'll keep trying. I'm sure we'll go to the visitor center and experience the whole deal, but we would like to be as close as possible. Today's drive was pretty easy..320 miles on I-10 & I-95, so we set up the camper in the daylight! We'll be here for a week, so we'll just make ourselves at home. A pretty nice KOA & totally full. Looks like the traffic from the interstate won't be as bad as last night..WOW! it sounded like jets going up & down I-1o last night! I actually rode my bike around the park a little after we set up. Now an actual restaurant for supper..Dixie's Crossroads..great seafood! Now some reading blogging and sleepin'..see ya tomorrow!

Multi-State

Well, we slept in a little too long today, so that made it a very long day/night drive to just east of Tallahassee, FL and a nice little KOA where we set up the camper at 10:30 pm local time. We saw many states today, starting in LA, then MS, AL & finally FL. We saw the sign for the Natchez Trace today but didn't stop. Did I say that Florida is a very long state? We got into the state and it was 225 miles to our campsite and it's still quite a drive to Cape Kennedy from here, but tomorrow's drive should be much easier..about 300 miles I think. (And it's still over 300 miles to Miami from the Cape!). The temp is kinda cool...48 right now, but clear & dry. See you at the Cape on Wednesday! Man, were those trucks on I-10 last night LOUD!

Breaking the ICE

YEA! we managed to get all of the snow & most of the ice off of the camper & load up the bikes& slither out of the Deer Park plan on Monday morning, Feb 1st & head for Holdenville to visit mom (Dorothy Agan) on our way south. The roads were clear & smooth sailing to Shreveport, LA where we stayed in a motel (Ed's Beds) for the night. No sightseeing or biking today and the snow played out just north of Antlers, OK. On to the southeast tomorrow.

Chotcaw Casino

Ok, here we are in Durant, Ok, setting up the camper in the rain and it's gettin' worse...we did make it however and now will try to get on the internet & e-mail..I rode 17 miles this morning before we left & was hoping to get a few in down here in southern Oklahoma, but this low pressure is moving back into the state & the rain is starting all over, Oh well, it'll be a cozy night's sleep..so far this year my mileage is about 5500 miles on the two-wheeler & just over 334,000 for my "career"...now we're off to the Dairy Queen! mxa/kk

Western PA

Ok, back from the NY trip & some riding in my old haunts of Western PA. There's a lot of road & bridge construction, but I manage just over 350 miles around the rolling hills of Allegheny, Washington & Fayette counties..Don took off one day & we met at the "Gab 'n Eat" for breakie & a 53 mile ride. That mixed grill kept me going all day! Now we're headed home and I got in some Ohio miles today..1055 miles for August so far..finally, a 1000 mile month for 2009! See ya in Harrah.

Super 8"

The last day in New York. We check out of our Super 8, after our Cont'l breakie, load up the car, ice down the "gators" for later and head out for Hammondsport. A different route this time, arouund the hill on valley road by a NY fish hatchery & into the town. Turn right and go around Keuka Lake the opposite way we rode yesterday. A very nice day, sunny, warm and PC. A quick stop in Penn Yan with a burger at Mickey D's & back on the trail around the west side of the lake..a few bikers, cars and a craft fair in town...of course we don't stop. Over the hill and back to the motel by 2:00-63 miles today and about 2,000' of climbing. Clean up and head out for PA. A good trip! 400 miles & 12,000' of climb. Thanks Don, for settng it all up. See ya in western PA.

Taking a "Bath"

Wow, we must have been tired..we slept in until 7:40! But we get around, have our cont'l breakie & head out. Don needs some gear work, so we go by the local shop and the kid comes out to see what we want (they don't open 'till 10).Yea! he fixes the gears and off we go. Well, we miss the turn onto 415 & go 18 miles out of our way, so by the time we get back, it's too late to do our planned ride, so we adapt & head to Dundee, where we have a great sub sandwich for lunch & on northward for Penn Yan. A quick stop for a "gator" and then around the east side of Kueka Lake. A very nice, smooth road to Hammondsport and a stop at a beach where we cool our feet in the waters of the western-most Finger Lake. Now a small climb over to our motel in Bath and a 90 mile day with 2600' of climb. Hit the showers & then drive over to Watkins Glen to see the sights we missed. It was a massive downhill..6 miles..into the valley and I get a story from Don when he & friends hitch-hiked up here to attend a rock concert in the early 70's where they sold 100,000 tickets & 500,000 showed up. Back over the mountain to eat supper at San Carlos Mexican Resturant. PDG! Back to the motel by 8:30 & buy some gatorade for tomorow. A good Day!