Interesting ride back to camp from dinner in town... details to follow.  Am working on the details... as I remember them.

"No, Honey... I don't need the GPS.  It's only 15 miles."

Let's see...   at 15 miles I found the inspection station but the Suwannee River was gone...

Film at eleven.

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So I finish dinner with a friend and start the bike to head back to camp.  Nice to drive back before sundown.

All is well until I reach the AG inspection station...   It's the expected 15 miles but the river is missing...  (Mind you... the Suwannee river is not something that is going to go far during the dinner hour...)  

No Jiffy Food Mart.  No retirement village.  No GPS (it's only 15 miles!)

Find a place to pull over.  hook up GPS.  13,5 miles back to camp...   That's where I was 30 minutes ago...

Turning around, GPS wanted to make every left turn.  Every road it liked was sand...   Can't they build that into the GPS?  NO interstates, NO sand?

Back track to Rt 250W and now it's dark.   There's a truck waiting to pull out where I am to turn left...   no street lights so I go just past the truck and turn left...   WRONG!!!   The truck is pulling out of the sandlot for  commuter parking...  Did some dirt-tracking across that venue and back on the road west.

Then a ghost appears.   It's about a foot off the ground and weaving side to side approaching me.   Slowing down... it's a kid on a bicycle... no lights, no reflectors...  

Last 5 miles was uneventful.   Another day, another story.

Jeff

Driving to Lexington and others.

Will leave FL on Sunday for 4 day drive to Lezington, KY for the Rolex Three-Day Equestrian event.  Will be working with air-vest vendor Helite on marketing to riders.  Then to GA for BMW Rally the next weekend.  "THEN will tour Tail of the Dragon and other routes and end up in Ashville NC in late June for BMW Riders Assn rally.  Should have some great pics and videos in the weeks ahead.




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Quiet cruise from Econfino River to Lamont FL.  5 miles of gravel on CR 14.

10 minute clip of the Dixie Dual Sport cross Florida ride March 2013.

Happy Weekend!

My bike is back and all my belongings are here from where I was renting in Oxford.  Now I have my cooking equipment, plenty of clothes, COFFEE MAKER, back up computer and two cameras...  Lots to organize.  Am putting up tent #2 for equipment storage and shipping a box of extras home.

Drove the bike to grocery store yesterday once it was back together.  Had big chicken and ride dinner on wood fire. 

The guy who picked up the Enterprise truck was great with helping get unloaded and suggestions for bike roads in FL and GA.  He and his wife are pack packers. 

No particular weekend plans.  Doing laundry and unpacking,  organize.  then get on the bike and disappear for the day.

Jeff

Back from walk to town...  restaurant doesn't open till 11 am weekdays so I came back to fix a latte brunch.   the quick mart let me buy a doz eggs and leave them in their refrig.  Brought 3 back for breakfast.  took a cute flower/feather pic.  Will edit that later.   Going fishing after food.

The Swanee River Camp is about 10 miles from here.  I found it on a different map today.   Looks nice!

Met a state guy on the bridge measuring river level.  Says it fell a few inches but not much.   Still water runs deep.

Looking forward to telling you my wheels are back!