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  1. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Four - Looking for my Keys in Florida I'd had enough of Cedar Key and the Putnam. It was time to say goodbye and head for the beach! But what beach? Well, I had a theme, Keys. I'm feeling a little tired. So... let's head to Siesta Key. Who doesn't like the sound of THAT?! The lioness had...
  2. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Four - Looking for my Keys in Florida And with that, we can officially start Day Four - Looking for my Keys in Florida ...with breakfast. There were about 3 or 4 cats patrolling the front porch and protecting my Spyder. But this one was the queen... "Okay, you may live another day...
  3. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Three cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida I'll try to keep the posts to more manageable length. << Pie crust promise right there! Let's meet some more people and a chicken. Chicken? Why not? That evening after an early dinner, I got to hear some more stories and meet more people who...
  4. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Three - Looking for my Keys in Florida It was time for a down day. Come on, don't give me that ****e--I'm getting old. I haven't logged miles in a millennia. See, even the peacock agrees. One of the 'things' I do is paint my helmets. In addition to a new dry bag, two days before...
  5. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Two cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida Back to the Putnam. Yes, I took a different road back. The lioness was standing guard by the front entrance. I'll have to talk to the butler about this... You'll see more of that girl tomorrow. She has good taste in bikes. The Putnam Lodge...
  6. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    It was cathartic, Scott. Thank you. I suggest you get out and ride. Be safe, but go explore.
  7. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Two cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida / Cedar Key You thought I was kidding about the sharks... The key has a fun little art district, and a historic hotel built in 1859. Let's walk around a little bit. Maybe I under sold that, "...one of Florida's most famous Bed and Breakfast...
  8. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Two cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida / Cedar Key Kayaks were paddling out to the little island in the background above (or should I say key). And I suddenly heard some excited exclamations; and saw... shark fins? Oh, wait, no. I asked my server if the dolphins will often jump...
  9. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Two cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida / Cedar Key Not quick enough jaunt down what turned out to be the second worst thump, thump, thump road of the trip. You know the kind I'm talking about. Not used to seeing them in Florida. I thought that was a norderner thing. But resilience was...
  10. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day Two - Looking for my Keys in Florida Less than a days notice. Florida tourist season in full swing. Not gonna get a room on the keys, I'll just settle for a room with a key. ;) Then I found this cute little lodge built in the 1920's called Putnam Lodge. http://putnamlodge.com/history.php...
  11. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day One cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida Wakulla Springs Lodge, now owned by the State Parks of Florida was built by Edward Ball in the 1930's. (uncredited) Interestingly this was also the site of a fascinating archeological find, recovering the nearly complete skeletal remains...
  12. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Thanks, Ricz. Barber's been on my bucket list for a long time. Thanks, Yabba I enjoy it, Pegasus. Photography makes the travel more interesting for me, and makes me slow down. Keeps me from loggin' miles just for the sake of miles--missing out on the journey.
  13. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day One cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida I discovered The Keys are not the only Keys in Florida. Matter o'fact, although some may argue, there's keys all over the ding-dang place. Between list-therapy and departure, I got lots of advice. "The Keys are soooo commercialized." Talked to a...
  14. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day One cont'd - Looking for my Keys in Florida So, the towns gave way to orchards and timber. Peaches and pecans, pecans and peaches. But this was a 1300 miles round-about to a funeral, so it seemed fitting to stop by a church yard cemetery. My last parent, my stepmother, had passed after a...
  15. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    So, I did get a new dry bag. Revzilla came through for me. My old ones were HUGE, and well, old. And, fortunately, it kept my ****e dry. That and some trust rok-straps. So, I decided Friday night I was going on the trip, stayed up until 2am looking for something 'interesting' to shoot. Well...
  16. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Thank you, @ricz. I appreciate the thought. Charlotte is a 2016 F3-S, I bought her as a hold-over in Spring 2017.
  17. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day One - Looking for my Keys in Florida (cont'd) Winding through the backroads of GA, trying to find my sea legs, or should I say asphalt toes? No, gone are the days of tip toeing on a too-tall for my stubby little legs dual sport, just so I could look kewl. Although there is still one in the...
  18. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Day One - Looking for my Keys in Florida ... or "How I Hate F^@%1\& Funerals" I haven't taken a trip where I had to refill the tank multiple times since... fahk, well before the covids. But now I have to go to Florida to bury my last parent. How's this for a cheery start? I told my bride of 35...
  19. malibu_dan

    You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

    Thanks for stopping by. Let me share with you some of my photography, some of my rides, and especially some of the people I've met along the way. Here are some of my favorite journeys and people cataloged in the posterity of this here thread! June 2021 Looking for my Keys in Florida ... or...
  20. malibu_dan

    Spyder Adventures 2018 -

    Had a great time at the rally and around Maggie Valley This was wifey and mine's first time to Maggie Valley together. I had been up here over the summer for a camping trip. I think we laughed ourselves silly with the Spyder Olympics! Thanks to the folks from Atlanta Spyder Riders for...
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