JUST RAIN--NO IGUANAS

With flash flood warnings in our area, today will be no riding or golfing, but a good day to catch you Iowans up on our Florida activities.  Jim & Cathy sent me a photo of our house.  I'm glad to say at least the drive way looked clear!

NEW ADDITION TO THE TRIKE
One of the riders on the Gold Wing web site reported on a LED brake light bulb that will flash for a couple of seconds when activated, and then stay on red as long as the brake is applied.  It looked to me to be a good safety device, so I thought I'd give it a try.  Installation was a snap.  Just take out the old bulb and replace it with the new one.  Here's what it looks like.

I think the bulb will work on any bike that has a brake light separate from the turn signal.  If interested, I can give you the Amazon link.  I think it was $20 for both bulbs.  I was impressed enough to order a set for the bike also to install when I get back home.

BIKE TRIPS
We now have 2,100 miles on the trike.  As I mentioned in the previous post, we had a trip coming up to Abbeville, AL with our Panama City folks and joining the GW chapter from Dothan, AL.  There were ten of us traveling from here, but only one couple (from Kansas) on a bike and us (from Iowa) on the trike.  The rest took cages.  It was a little over a two hour ride.  We stopped for a break at a rest stop near Dothan (the peanut capital of the world).

TRIKE AT THE REST STOP--NOTICE THE PEANUT

We continued on from there to Abbeville, the home of Huggin' Mollies, an iconic restaurant named after a ghost that went about hugging people.  The building was a former drugstore that has been restored with some of the same old fixtures including the old soda fountain.  Also many old movie posters decorate some of the walls.

WE ARRIVE AT HUGGIN MOLLIES

PART OF THE DOTHAN CHAPTER

SOME MORE DOTHANS AND SOME PANAMA CITY FOLKS

OUR TABLE--PANAMA CITY--DOTHAN--KANSAS--IOWA

FAMOUS BANANA SPLIT FROM THE SODA FOUNTAIN

"WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO RANDOLPH SCOTT?"
HE'S AT HUGGIN MOLLIES!

GENE IS HERE TOO!

EVEN HOPALONG CASSIDY RODE IN!

"OLD YELLER"--I CAN REMEMBER CRYING AT THAT MOVIE!

THE SODA GRILL

Another shot of the soda grill.  Notice the CocaCola sign hanging at the end.  It is one of only three left in the world.  Rumor has it that the owner has been offered close to 1 million for it!

It was rather cool when we left Panama City that morning, but we returned home with temps in the high sixties.

A FANCY TRIKE FROM DOTHAN

Last Saturday morning I rode over to Ft. Walton Beach for their chapter meeting.  They seem to have a very active chapter yet, and they usually go for a ride after their meeting, but it was cool and threatening rain that morning, so they didn't have their ride.  I took a different route back to Panama City Beach, so I had a ride of my own.

ONE OF THE FT. WALTON MEMBERS EVEN HAS A STALLION

We have a "sweet heart ride" to Troy, AL, coming up on Saturday.  It's about a two and a half hour trip from here.  Hopefully the rain will be done by then.

MORE REPORTS FROM FLORIDA AS TIME PERMITS
STAY WARM!!