First off Happy New Year!
I'll start by saying that I didn't get my ST until November 4th and only got around 300 miles on it before the deep freeze set in. Seemed somewhat early even by Michigan standards. We had booked a villa in Islamorada last December for this year and what's a guy to do? Buy a trailer!!
We arrived on Sunday afternoon (22nd), unpacked, ate dinner and crashed after the 23 hour drive.
Monday morning I found a great excuse to ride. Some year-end banking required a trip to the Mainland in Florida City some 40 miles north. Beeing an early bird, I hit the road before sunrise. Glad I did, because I captured my kind of Xmas decoration.
With time to kill I took the 997 north to the Tamiami trail and ended up heading toward Naples. It's been over 20 years since driving Alligator Alley. Not much had changed. Mostly irrigation ditches on one side and the National Park on the other.
Here's a sign you don't see every day!
Traffic was light and the cagers lead-footed. I was passed like standing still. Might as well join them! The average speed was 80 and some even passed me doing that. I sure loved the way the ST hugged the road at speeds close to 100.
60 miles into Indian Land, left turn toward Everglades Isle. Scenic little town!
A few miles South, Chokoloskee
The end of the road...
Oh, let me sneak this one in! The world's smallest Post Office... LOL
More to come.....
I'll start by saying that I didn't get my ST until November 4th and only got around 300 miles on it before the deep freeze set in. Seemed somewhat early even by Michigan standards. We had booked a villa in Islamorada last December for this year and what's a guy to do? Buy a trailer!!
We arrived on Sunday afternoon (22nd), unpacked, ate dinner and crashed after the 23 hour drive.
Monday morning I found a great excuse to ride. Some year-end banking required a trip to the Mainland in Florida City some 40 miles north. Beeing an early bird, I hit the road before sunrise. Glad I did, because I captured my kind of Xmas decoration.
With time to kill I took the 997 north to the Tamiami trail and ended up heading toward Naples. It's been over 20 years since driving Alligator Alley. Not much had changed. Mostly irrigation ditches on one side and the National Park on the other.
Here's a sign you don't see every day!
Traffic was light and the cagers lead-footed. I was passed like standing still. Might as well join them! The average speed was 80 and some even passed me doing that. I sure loved the way the ST hugged the road at speeds close to 100.
60 miles into Indian Land, left turn toward Everglades Isle. Scenic little town!
A few miles South, Chokoloskee
The end of the road...
Oh, let me sneak this one in! The world's smallest Post Office... LOL
More to come.....
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