Since our last report, the mileage on the trike is now a bit over 3,000 since the first of the year. Some recent trips we made include a 180 mile journey to Chattahoochee and the Woodruff dam on Lake Seminole. That's where the Aplachicola River begins its journey into the Gulf of Mexico where the oysters are harvested. We also made a 200 mile trip down the coast of the gulf and over to St. George Island with a stop at Eastpoint for a visit to an estuary visitors center. An estuary supports a lot of marine life, since it where fresh water is combined with salt water and the mixture must be just right to sustain fish and mammal life.
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| ONE "PISSED OFF" GATOR |
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| ONE CURIOUS OTTER |
Another journey of about 108 miles took us over to Wewahitchca, the Tupelo honey capitol of Florida. There we had a picnic at Gaskin Park on the two rivers that flow into the Apalachicola.
I also made two trips over to Ft. Walton Beach, once for their GWRRA chapter meeting. They got quite a kick out of the story I told them about the trip to Hell this summer. On my second journey over there, I stopped at the Air Force Armament Museum. I had been there a couple of years ago, but they always add new displays.
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| SOME OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT |
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| A C-37 WWII TRANSPORT |
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| A THUNDERBOLT |
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| THE NEXT TWO PHOTOS ARE OF CANNONS MOUNTED TO PLANES |
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| MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM PLANES |
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| THE "BIG BOY" ATOMIC BOMB |
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| A P-47 MUSTANG WWII FIGHTER |
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| ONE BIG LONG PLANE! |
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| JAMES RODE WITH ME |
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| SOME OF THE REST OF THE GROUP |
In the meantime--a little humor from a biker magazine I read while down here.
MANUFACTURERS SPEAK OUT ABOUT DECLINING BIKE SALES
The slump in sales of big bikes is not President Trump's fault. The Baby Boomers all have motorcycles, Generation X is only buying a few, and the Millennials aren't buying any at all. A recent study was done to find out why Millennials don't ride motorcycles.
1. Pants won't pull up far enough for them to straddle the seat.
2. Can't get their phone to their ear with a helmet on.
3. Can't use two hands to eat while driving.
4. Don't get a trophy and a recognition plaque just for buying one.
5. Don't have enough muscle to hold the bike up when stopped.
6. Might have a bug hit them in the face and then they would need
emergency care.
7. Motorcycles don't have air conditioning.
8. Can't afford one because they spent 12 years in college trying to
get a degree in Humanities, Social Studies or Gender Studies,
for which no jobs are available.
9. Allergic to fresh air.
10. Pajamas get caught on the exhaust pipes.
11. Might get their hands dirty checking the oil.
12. Handlebars have buttons and levers, and can't be controlled by
touch screen.
13. Too dangerous to take selfies while riding.
14. Don't come with training wheels as their bicycles did.
15. Don't have power steering or power brakes.
16. Nose ring interferes with face shield.
17. Would have to use leg muscle to back up.
18. When stopped, a light breeze might blow exhaust in their face.
19. Could rain on them and expose them to non-soft water.
20. Might scare their emotional support dog, then the dog would
therapy.
21. Can't get the motorcycles down the basement stairs of their
parent's home.
