A Scorching Saturday

Four Sandies met up to ride the backroads in search of an early lunch. The heat was already setting in, so Tim W led us through as many shaded roads as he could loop together. We swooped around curves and hills, at least the best ones northwest Florida has to offer.

We eventually made our way over to Dee’s Restaurant in Vernon. Unfortunately, there was a sign on the door saying they were opening late today. We were an hour early, and the heat was cranking up to near miserable levels. We cut over to the nearest gas station and topped off our tanks. Joe W’s Spyder was being a little stubborn, so we took a moment to urge the machine onward while developing an alternate plan.

Tim spotted a new -to-us restaurant called GiGi’s just south of Wausau. Off we went! 20 miles later and we stopped into a nice little country restaurant. This was a neat little oasis with a single tree offering shade.

Naturally we circled our bikes around the tree and went in to eat.

It was weird seeing other Sandies walk into the restaurant before JoeJoe.

JoeJoe stopped to grab a couple of pictures before going into the restaurant. It’s a little small inside with about five tables and two booths. We ate well, ordering a BLT, fish, BBQ sandwich, and a burger. Three of us enjoyed a slice of cheesecake afterwards. GiGi's hit the spot and we were happily fed, it’s worth a stop back another day.

So what's good? Everything!

Since it was so hot and midday, Tim opted to take the express route home. Traffic along I-10 was thick but moving. I peeled off at exit 85 and took Bob Sikes back to 285. It was slightly slower, but well shaded. Overall, I clocked us at around 207 miles round trip.