Gulf Coast ride - photos

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Ride to Auburn was uneventful. The nights festivities were fun.

Next morning the marshalling area was the local McD's. For a short while I thought I was in the wrong place.



Bruce took us for a short ride along some of the prettier roads around Auburn/Opelika   until someone realised we had mislaid 2 of the riders. So we pulled over to make phone and text calls.




When grouped together Valkyries look awesome



A brief stop on a country road just inside the FL state line



My riding buddy Ian in the parking lot of the El Governor motel



http://www.elgovernormotel.net/index.cfm

View from the fouth floor room balcony



The room had an elecetric stove, full size fridge, microwave etc



The tire kicking Saturday night was good fun. Somewhere there's a photo of me holding Flask's big one.

Sunday Ian and I rode east to St. Marks wildlife refuge.

Stopped at a marina fro breakfast along the way

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On the way east we took a detour along Cape San Blas. Lots of land and homes for sale.

http://goo.gl/maps/knncR


St. Marks lighthouse










http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=594

After leaving the lighouse we meandered looking for a road, any road that might wear some rubber from the side of our tires.

Then we got to the Boss Oyster Restaurant in Apalachicola

http://bossoyster.com/

Corn fritters




Oysters were excellent and the home made horse radish was hot  







Opposite the restaurant was a tourist store selling all kinds of "stuff".








Back to the motel for more fun although a few were slightly subdued after the previous evenings fun.

Monday morning was overcast




So Ian and I decided to ride inot the rain and headed west to the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola


http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/
















































Leaving Pensacola we had to head back towards Atlanta. Ian's work needed him and the cold I had been infected with had started to kick in.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Nice road report Mate     I'll download my pictures soon and do a report as well on The Gulf Coast Ride . Still out doing our New Years Day Ride at the moment.

[Jess from VA]

Great post and pics Paul. 

Do not post one with you holding Flask's big one.   

Looks like a Heine ME262 in there.

[Tundra]

Nice, Thanks for sharing

[cookiedough]

nice report and great pics.

On vacation down there,  the naval air museum was well worth visiting.  Was bigger than I thought it ever could be.

[Felonious Thump]

We have an Air Force Museum at Hill Air Force Base close to me. Very Interesting. The planes do change at times. Used to have an SR.-71 blackbird that's not there now. Loved getting a close up look and touch on that one. Wright flyer rebuild was so flimsy, not sure I would have had the guts to try it. It would twist so easy with just an easy push on the wing tips.  Great pics.