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« on: December 12, 2014, 08:48:20 AM » |
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The motel for us all to get hooked up at on Friday 12/26 is listed below. Be sure to say you are with " The Joe May Ride " so we can get grouped together at the motel. Please post back to this thread if you did make reservations and plan on being there. University Inn 129 North College St. Auburn, Al 36830 ( 334 ) 821-4632  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2014, 06:20:15 PM » |
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Good evening from Pensacola/ Milton FL area. I'll put the word out about your trip this way. Can you send me the route to and thru pan-handle that you'll be riding. I imagine some of us already down this way might like to catch up with you guys some where during your ride.  Optimistic about catching up with you at some point of your ride! Thanks Keith |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2014, 04:11:04 AM » |
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Good evening from Pensacola/ Milton FL area. I'll put the word out about your trip this way. Can you send me the route to and thru pan-handle that you'll be riding. I imagine some of us already down this way might like to catch up with you guys some where during your ride. Optimistic about catching up with you at some point of your ride! Thanks Keith I know we'll be in the Apalachicola / Port St. Joe area for Saturday night. You could make a ride out of it and meet us Friday in Auburn, Alabama  Send me a PM if interested and I'll give you my cell #. |
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2014, 02:17:49 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2014, 02:19:50 PM » |
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Made reservations...
Paul ( Wimp ) Knoxville, Tennessee
Larry Clinton, Tennessee
Bill Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mac ( Crazyhorse ) Cumberland Furnace , Tennessee
Paul ( Britman ) Roswell, Georgia
Hal ( Hal 47 ) ? , Indiana
Dennis ( Trout Dude ) ? , Louisiana
Darryl ( Brother Darryl ) ? , Louisiana
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Reservation not made yet but you can add Britman (Paul) and Ian on his BMW GS1200 Adventure. Some met him at the last FCR.
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2014, 08:55:50 AM » |
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Room booked and fingers crossed for no snow.
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2014, 01:58:41 PM » |
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Room booked and fingers crossed for no snow.
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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2014, 02:08:47 PM » |
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Made reservations...
Paul ( Wimp ) Knoxville, Tennessee
Larry Clinton, Tennessee
Bill Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mac ( Crazyhorse ) Cumberland Furnace , Tennessee
Paul ( Britman ) Roswell, Georgia
Hal ( Hal 47 ) ? , Indiana
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. Plan on spending a day there, and it is still hard to see all of it. I have been there several times, and enjoy it every time. |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. Plan on spending a day there, and it is still hard to see all of it. I have been there several times, and enjoy it every time. I too have been there before |
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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2014, 04:30:26 PM » |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. If you jump in I-10 to get to Pensacola you will go a rocks throw from my house (well you know not literally) if you take Hwy 98 thats farther away |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. If you jump in I-10 to get to Pensacola you will go a rocks throw from my house (well you know not literally) if you take Hwy 98 thats farther away I'm considering going to Stockton as well. That's been on my to do list for a while. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2014, 04:38:17 PM » |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. If you jump in I-10 to get to Pensacola you will go a rocks throw from my house (well you know not literally) if you take Hwy 98 thats farther away I'm considering going to Stockton as well. That's been on my to do list for a while. Well hang around, we will drag you there. You can even stop here Monday night if you want, we can cram you somewhere. Serious. PM me if you want directions. We are 45 miles from the eastern edge of Pensacola |
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« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2014, 04:04:51 AM » |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. Plan on spending a day there, and it is still hard to see all of it. I have been there several times, and enjoy it every time. I too have been there before I was there last week and have gone every couple of years for the last 30 years and it just keeps getting better and better. There's been a second building added and a trolly ride on to the ramp behind the buildings to tour the airplanes awaiting restoration. -RP |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. Plan on spending a day there, and it is still hard to see all of it. I have been there several times, and enjoy it every time. I too have been there before I was there last week and have gone every couple of years for the last 30 years and it just keeps getting better and better. There's been a second building added and a trolly ride on to the ramp behind the buildings to tour the airplanes awaiting restoration. -RP Thanks |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. If you jump in I-10 to get to Pensacola you will go a rocks throw from my house (well you know not literally) if you take Hwy 98 thats farther away I'm considering going to Stockton as well. That's been on my to do list for a while. Well hang around, we will drag you there. You can even stop here Monday night if you want, we can cram you somewhere. Serious. PM me if you want directions. We are 45 miles from the eastern edge of Pensacola Thanks Chris but there will be 2 or 3 of us riding down from Atlanta. |
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« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2014, 06:02:55 AM » |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. If you jump in I-10 to get to Pensacola you will go a rocks throw from my house (well you know not literally) if you take Hwy 98 thats farther away I'm considering going to Stockton as well. That's been on my to do list for a while. Well hang around, we will drag you there. You can even stop here Monday night if you want, we can cram you somewhere. Serious. PM me if you want directions. We are 45 miles from the eastern edge of Pensacola Thanks Chris but there will be 2 or 3 of us riding down from Atlanta. That could get tight, well......hopefully we will see you in Stockton anyways. Ill be in a group of at least three Valkyries and maybe a Can Am Spider. Plan on getting there around 1030 or so |
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« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2014, 11:24:42 AM » |
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Please add James III and myself for this trip. We expect to arrive from Florida around 2 PM.
James is booking the room.
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2014, 04:19:30 PM » |
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Made reservations...
Paul ( Wimp ) / Joe ( Smokinjoe ) Knoxville, Tennessee
Larry / Roy Clinton, Tennessee
Bill Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mac ( Crazyhorse ) / Tom ( Wingman ) Cumberland Furnace , Tennessee
Paul ( Britman ) / Ian Roswell, Georgia
Hal ( Hal 47 ) / Gordon ( Lucky 13 ) ? , Indiana & Tennessee
Dennis ( Trout Dude ) ? , Louisiana
Darryl ( Brother Darryl ) / Bruce ( DDT ) , Louisiana & Alabama
Gil ( IAMGCW ) / James ( James111 ) New Port Richey, Florida
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« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2014, 04:28:30 PM » |
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« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2014, 07:27:40 AM » |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. Paul ( Wimp ) had mentioned this place when we was in the area a couple years ago at St. Marks, Florida . It's possible we could do this on one of the day rides. |
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« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2014, 09:53:08 AM » |
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When others head home after the weekend on whatever day that may be I'm thinking of riding over to Pensacola to visit the http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/Feel free to ride along. If you've never been I can highly recommend it - and entrance is FREE! There's an IMAX and flight stimulators that are pay to play. Paul ( Wimp ) had mentioned this place when we was in the area a couple years ago at St. Marks, Florida . It's possible we could do this on one of the day rides. Apalachicola to the Museum is about 177 miles and most of it is 4 lane with a multitude of stop lights. There doesn't seem to be a country way to get there without adding a bunch of miles. |
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« Reply #27 on: December 19, 2014, 10:21:43 AM » |
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You can go west 98 to Port St Joe and then take 71 up to highway 20. Then take 20 all the way to Niceville/Valparaiso....but then you'll have to go back south to 98 to Pensacola from there.
71 and 20 are all two lane back woods roads and not at all scenic until you start to ride next to the bay just east of Niceville....then it's 4 laned to 98...and 98 is 4 laned all the way to the Naval Museum.
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You can go west 98 to Port St Joe and then take 71 up to highway 20. Then take 20 all the way to Niceville/Valparaiso....but then you'll have to go back south to 98 to Pensacola from there.
71 and 20 are all two lane back woods roads and not at all scenic until you start to ride next to the bay just east of Niceville....then it's 4 laned to 98...and 98 is 4 laned all the way to the Naval Museum.
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It's way longer with miles, but about the same time wise. It's just very boring with nothing to look at except pine trees....AND...it's two laned. If you get behind some old farmer driving his tractor, you're stuck until you can pass him.
You're not going to shave off any time either way you go. 98 has tons of traffic lights, but there's much more to look at.
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It's way longer with miles, but about the same time wise. It's just very boring with nothing to look at except pine trees....AND...it's two laned. If you get behind some old farmer driving his tractor, you're stuck until you can pass him.
You're not going to shave off any time either way you go. 98 has tons of traffic lights, but there's much more to look at.
Inbetween the devil and the deep blue sea. Hwy 98 gives me tht opportuntiy to ride along Navarre Beach. Had a 2 week vacation there in a gulf front house with some friends from England quite a few years ago. Going to see how many high rises have been built to f' it up  |
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If you're not in any hurry, and would rather take in the scenery, once you go past Tyndall AFB and get into Parker, take Business 98. It hugs the south side of Panama City. You pop out on the west end of Panama City...then you can go over the Hathaway Bridge and take the beach route (Front Beach Road) through Panama City beach. You pop out at the east end of Phillips Inlet on 98. From there, you get on 30A and by pass 98 and enjoy the scenery again. It will take you back to 98 east of the Sandestin area. Then it's just 98 through Destin and Fort Walton Beach until you get to Navarre where you can take the beach road to Pensacola Beach.
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If you're not in any hurry, and would rather take in the scenery, once you go past Tyndall AFB and get into Parker, take Business 98. It hugs the south side of Panama City. You pop out on the west end of Panama City...then you can go over the Hathaway Bridge and take the beach route (Front Beach Road) through Panama City beach. You pop out at the east end of Phillips Inlet on 98. From there, you get on 30A and by pass 98 and enjoy the scenery again. It will take you back to 98 east of the Sandestin area. Then it's just 98 through Destin and Fort Walton Beach until you get to Navarre where you can take the beach road to Pensacola Beach.
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« Reply #33 on: December 20, 2014, 04:47:46 PM » |
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I don't like you guys! We got a friend ( Hal 47 ) from Indiana that plans to load his Fat Girl on a trailer and come to The Great State Of Tennessee and park his rig at my house and make the ride.... Just so you know I have plenty of room for truck and trailer here |
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I can't make it Joe, but it looks like sweet weather for you guys Dave ( looking for the jealousy smiley ) |
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« Reply #35 on: December 22, 2014, 06:54:12 AM » |
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I can't make it Joe, but it looks like sweet weather for you guys Dave ( looking for the jealousy smiley ) Weather is lookin' great for Friday and Saturday with temps in the 60's. They claim possible AM showers for Sunday in the Florida panhandle I'm hoping thats overnight if not we might be able to run from it. Really looking forward to this ride I sent out a text this morning to everyone I had a # for and so far only one has backed out. Everyone else claims its a GO. |
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Christmas just wouldn't be the same without making one of your rides, Joe... Thanks for making it happen! I'm looking forward to hangin' with the stalwart cast of characters sure to be there!!!
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We are also looking forward to this ride. Shelia , myself & Darryl. DDT I will get with you soon about hooking up on the way as soon as i know what's the plan for leaving here.
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Roger that, TD... I'll be standing by.
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« Reply #39 on: December 22, 2014, 12:46:59 PM » |
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While you are at the NAS, give this old girl a look, One of my techs who retired 6 years ago, had several thousand hours in these, and actually had several hundred hours in this very aircraft. I went to a reunion of his squadron at the museum 2 years ago. Really neat to meet some of these old pilots. http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=sp-5b_marlin |
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