while visiting mom, i relaxed in the pool several times with her while paul chilled out. had some fresh seafood at a local joint, and even enjoyed some fried green tomatoes! it was restful and enjoyable time with her.
after a 9 1/2 hour day of riding in the sun (470 miles), with patches of clouds and just a few sprinkles, we arrived in key west, one of the four points we want to visit.
after a quick shower, we took a taxi down to duval street, described as the "bourbon street" of the area. as many of you know, i enjoy a margarita every now and then so when i heard there was a margaritaville cafe, it was at the top of my list! had a cheeseburger and fries (what else?) and paul had a pina colada and i had my 'rita.
taxi driver told us if we went to the top of the crown plaza hotel (7th floor), we could see the sunset over the water, so we did, but didn't see the green flash. oh, well.
then, before returning to the motel we had a piece of homemade key lime pie at the "hog's breath." (a hog's breath is better than no breath at all!)
i could've stayed a couple more days, but i knew my driver was ready to hit the road. however, we didn't leave before paul did the laundry this morning while i slept a little later (boy, this really is a vacation!)
we packed up the bike, which doesn't take too long as we can't buy too many things along the way. i think we'll focus on collecting memories of this time together, instead of "stuff."
made it to titusville, fl, this evening, south of daytona beach. we look to get into south carolina tomorrow evening.
most we've paid for gas is $4.19, though we've seen it as high as $4.25 in the keys. looking forward to heading north and cooler temps.
