Breakfast at a Very Historical Restaurant and a Great Ride Too Well, Margaret, it's me again. For once, I can't open by fussing about the weather. The Good Lord spread a nice quilt of clouds over us and kept the Florida sun from cooking us like breakfast links. We got downright cocky about it, too. That confidence lasted right up until we rolled back into Shalimar on the way home. Somebody must've flung open Heaven's oven door. Mercy. I believe all that concrete stores heat t

One thing about me—I pay my debts. Last night I made good on one. I rounded up last Sunday's riders because my mouth had written a check my wallet wasn't expecting to cash. A bet's a bet, so the first round at Chili's was on yours truly. I'll tell you what, I kinda liked the setup at Chili's. We were all sitting around one big square table where everybody could see everybody, hear everybody, and holler at everybody without needing a bullhorn. Now, I didn't exactly stroll into

Well, it's me, Margaret. Gather 'round, because it's another week and another trip through the Florida dunk tank. We didn't get quite as soaked this time, but saying that is about like claiming the Gulf ain't got any fish or the Pacific Ocean isn't salty. Had a few new wrinkles on this ride. We Sandies burned up 125 miles just to eat good food and get wet... again. I reckon we've finally found our calling. Eight Sandies rolled out of Fort Walton with a shiny new toy in the pa

Tony's view of the rain Some of y'all remember that wild storm Sunday. The kind where the wind didn't merely blow—it came at you sideways with a personal grudge. The rain looked downright determined to scrub the paint clean off a motorcycle, and it got so dark folks were driving with their headlights on before breakfast had settled. Naturally, the Sandies took one look at all that and concluded it was the perfect day for a ride. Mind you, we couldn't have one of these adventu

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Before we get into the cool stuff, humor here, they had 6 to 700 riders. It came off pretty uneventfully which under the circumstances was outstanding. Now for the why’s and where fore’s There are two kinds of heat in this world. One is the sort that reminds a fellow it's summertime. The other convinces him the Almighty has parked the sun about three feet over his helmet just to see what happens. This ride belonged to the second variety. I became reasonably certain my boots w

SATURDAY | June 27th Official Missing Parts Ride – Registration required This is the ride you don’t want to miss! We listened to your feedback, shortened the route and are actively working on more support. Registration 9:30-11:30am, Pre-Ride Meeting 11:30am, KSU 12pmp Post Ride Party with food, drinks, raffles, silent and live auctions! Missing Parts Ride After Party with Saving Abel at The Block. Doors open at 5pm, concert starts at 6pm. Must have ticket and be 21 or older.

Saturday, June 13 1915 was the day Okaloosa County was founded by taking parts of Santa Rosa and Walton county. So we spent our whole 140 today in Okaloosa county. Some truths may have missed the mark in the telling of this tale: At dawn or there about 5 Sandies left GTD to ride to a breakfast. Why would you leave a place like GTD to go somewhere for breakfast ? It’s a Sandie thing you see. Why did Sir Edmund Hillary climb Mount Everest ? cause it was there. So why do Sand

We had a tradition going back decades of going to Burnt Corn, AL . The story of how it became a traditional Pilgramage is a long one. Leave it to suffice you will hear all about Journey and Miss Pitty and JoeJoe. Leave Sunday 8 am GTD its a 250 plus mile day, please prepare accordingly http://www.burntcorn.com/

While in Mobile that Sunday, had lunch at Morrison’s Café, yes that Morrison’s. The last one left, talk about your step back in time. Took me all the way back to being a kid and going to Pensacola to Morrison’s. It took me back to a time when the top of fine dining was a square piece of cherry jello. Sundays always included Ambrosia or shrimp in aspic, those were fine china dining. . We caught the Amtrak Mardi Gras Special from Mobile AL to New Orleans Traveling by tr

Randy and Bridget Lovell give them both a very hearty Sandie welcome