Up north to the "deep south" ride

[Relsek]

We left Friday morning shortly after sunrise from Lakeland Florida to head north to west Alabama about a third way up the state to hang out with our mom for her birthday. (today, June 11) Don't tell her I told you, but she is 69 years old today.

Here is a photo of us getting ready to leave.



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[Relsek]

Our first stop was in Floral City Fl, about 60 miles from home. Kent bought something at the hardware store.



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We made a stop for gas in Williston then continued north to a little park next to the Suwanee river. We stopped here just to rest a little while.

 

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We stopped for lunch in Cross City

 

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After a few more hours of riding in the hot Florida sun, we were ready for a break, so we met up with Jason aka fsusux, he led us over to Wakulla springs where we took a dip to stay cool.



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The sign reads "Alligators are common in this area. They can be dangerous and should not be approached, frightented or fed. Please give them the respect they deserve.



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[Relsek]

Before leaving the park, I attached my wet towel, swim trunks and sandals to the back of the bike to dry. I wanted to use them again that night at the hotel and the thought of putting on a wet suit doesn't appeal to me.



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Heading west we crossed the Appilachicola river and into the Central time zone. We stopped for dinner in the first town we came to.

 

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We reached Marianna Florida and began looking for a place to spend the night. We stopped at one hotel but they didn't seem to have a pool, so we continued north and west.

 

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It was several hours later when we finally came to a town that had a hotel. We stayed in Enterprise Al. This photo was taken the next morning, the light wasn't too good at night when we arrived. We had ridden over 400 miles that day.

 

[Relsek]

The first stop the second day was in Elba Alabama. The weather was great, not near as hot as the day before.

We did not have a route planned, just a destination. We would get to a crossroads, look at the map and take whatever route looked good at the time. That is what we did at this stop, plus Kent had to apply some more sun screen.

 

[Relsek]

From Elba we rode north west to the town of Brantly, we stopped there for a good while and checked out this little town with a lot of vacant old buildings. This building behind the "fastest color busa" used to be the bank.



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A view up the street. We decided to go left.

 

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I don't recall exactly where this photo was taken, but it was at the crossroads of a few highways and looked like a nice photo opp.

 

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My camera began malfunctioning due to the operator, so the next photo is at Mom's place in York Alabama. It is a small town near the Mississippi border, near Meridian.

Total distance ridden was 643 miles.



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[Relsek]

The blue building in the background is her project. It is where she works with people who are interested in learning to improve their sewing skills to a marketable level, to learn to be creative and to market their items. She had done a "workshop" up here, saw the need and moved here to meet it.

Her website



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We moved the bikes inside the studio located on the first floor of her living quarters. It's just a few doors down from the above mentioned building.

 

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One last photo of the "fastest color busa" through a very old door.

That's all the pics for now, I'll update more as the trip goes on.

Kevin

 

[BigBSBusa]

Did you go by the 'Bollweevil Monument' while you were in Enterprise? I've spent a little time there over the course of my life. Looks like a fun trip.

 

[bigern_05Busa]

Cool pics. Stay safe brother...