Before I get into our Florida adventures, on behalf of the Wednesday Night Riders I would offer condolences to Cathy Gelo on the passing of her father, Bob Heimer. The Heimers were our neighbors in Northgate for many years. Bob probably had one of the most "cared for" lawns in the neighborhood if not the whole town. I know he enjoyed cross country skiing and trapping down at Sweeney's Pond. Bob was a successful businessman and a good friend to a lot of us.
The weather here in the Florida panhandle continues to remain pleasant, although it was cool and rainy last week. (I know you are not feeling sorry for us!) Actually one of the storms coming in from the gulf put on quite a show. Here's a couple of photos one of our friends took last week.
So far we have been able to rack up about 1,300 miles on the trike. Most of the riding lately has been on our own cruising around on some of the county roads in the area. On one of my more adventurous trips, I followed quite a number of paved roads until all of a sudden the pavement ended, and I had no idea how I got there. Fortunately, a farmer came by and when I told him "my butt was lost", he said to follow him and he ushered me into Chipley, FL, where I was able to get on pavement back to Panama City Beach.
Here's a couple of video clips of rides I took where I didn't get lost. Notice the roadside attractions on the right side of the road in the second video.
Julie and I also traveled along the coast over to St. Joe, FL to see the new marina they were building after the hurricane. It is also a popular fishing spot, but they weren't having much luck that day. Sometime I want to join them.
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| A BIG PELICAN FISHING |
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| MUST BE A HOT SPOT |
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| NEW DOCKS BEING BUILT |
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| THE GIRL IN THE HOODIE HAD THE BEST LUCK |
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| THIS SHIP WAS BUILT IN PANAMA CITY AND FINISHED HERE |
We attended a RTE with the Ft. Walton chapter at Ruby Tuesday's in Niceville, FL (yes, that's the real name of the town). After the meal, one of the members invited us to his church at Ponce de Leon, FL (yes, that's the real name of the town) for a wild game feed on the following Saturday. We attended and were treated to wild hog, quail, catfish, deer, squirrel, rabbit, and alligator (tastes like chicken). The wild hog was delicious and there was plenty of it, since there is open season and no limits on wild hogs here. We also stuffed ourselves on the homemade deserts. (Remind me to tell you the story about wild hog when the Allamakee Sportsmen's Club used to have a wild game feed.)
This Saturday we journeyed up north to Blountsville, FL to join the Dothan, AL chapter (Wiregrass U Crew) for a RTE at a restaurant called Fiddler's Steamhouse and Oyster Bar. Their specials that day were "all you can eat" crab legs and two pounds of oysters. Since neither of us like oysters and are not good at cracking crab legs, we opted for the seafood platter. The place was packed and I'll bet they had to send the "Deadliest Catch" boats out again to reload!
Parked right next to Fiddler's was an old steam locomotive from a railroad that had quite a history (shortest railroad in Florida). I have always been fascinated by steam engines, so it was quite a treat for me to look this one over.
Besides riding we have played some golf, and I am still shooting my pistols at the new indoor gun range here in PCB. This week Frank Goltz arrives, so he will be joining me at the range.
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