Saturday morning, 7 am. Sun is coming up, but the temperature is sitting at 34°. Weather.com says that it will be up to 50° by 10, about when I want to be on the road to Daytona. It'll be a chilly ride at first, but it should warm up quickly as we head south.
We're headed to the 73rd Annual Daytona Beach Bike Week, where 400,000 bike enthusiasts get together to show of their "Iron Horses" and themselves, and generally have a great time. We've been there a few times before, and always enjoy it.
We're riding our motorcycles ("we're not going to trailer week") the entire 400 miles today. It should take about 6 hours with breaks to gas up, water down and empty out, but with our rides, it's not too bad.
Linda has a 2012 Honda Goldwing trike, and I'm still riding my 2010 Goldwing. Between the heated seats, heated grips and cruise control (true cruise, like in a car, not a "throttle lock"), the ride is comfortable enough to still be ready to go when we get there.
This is our first long ride since Linda's surgery in May of last year, when she had 4 disks replaced in her neck. Dr. Kammer, the neurosurgeon has declared her to be 100%, and I know she's as excited as I am to get back on the road.
Temperatures in Daytona Beach look like they'll hover around the 70° mark all week, with Wednesday being the only "Scattered Showers" day.
We keep our plans open for the most part. We'll hit Main Street a few times, Beach Street in Daytona to see the Harley-Davidson tent, maybe over to the racetrack where Honda sets up their displays. We'll ride the loop (may even get some video this year), take a ride to St. Augustine, and hang out. Beyond that, we'll see what comes our way.
I'll be posting our stops on Facebook as we travel, if you'd like to follow along, and I'll update this blog with our adventure as often as I can. Lots of pictures, descriptions and links to follow. Enjoy!
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