Magnetbra!

In an attempt to mitigate paint damage on the hood of my 2007 Suzuki SX4 I have purchased/installed a nifty, thrifty little item called the Magnetbra.

It's a relatively thin and flexible sheet of magnetic material, precut to match the shape of a variety of automotive hoods.

Installation was a relative snap. Just get it lined up on the hood, smooth it out and put the little edging piece in place. 10 minutes tops, unless you've been drinking, then give 15 for the job.

Below are a few pics. Click to enlarge :-)

Florida excursions

Hi :)

I have not posted lately to the blog. I've been very busy and engaged with visitors and work so not much time for posting.

Here's a little update though. I spent parts of the last couple weeks driving around Florida with friends and seeing places I had not seen.

I went to West Palm Beach (south east on the Atlantic Ocean), St. Augustine (north central on the Atlantic), Marineland where the dolphins live not far from St. Augustine, Universal Studios theme park in Orlando and also to Sanibel/Captiva islands in Southwest Florida on the Gulf of Mexico.

I had a blast seeing and experiencing these places and hanging out with my friends. Below are just a few pics.

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Vilano Beach, St. Augustine, FL

I headed to Vilano Beach today with my pal Andrew to catch a few rays, bust some waves and then have a few ales at A1A Aleworks in St. Augustine.

This beach is really great. The waves were much bigger than others I have experienced in FL. Plus we spotted dolphins numerous times. I was out swimming and saw one pert near 50 yards from me! COOL!

After the beach we hit the A1A Aleworks. This is a brewery/restaurant in downtown St. Augustine with the BEST BEER in Florida! Porpoise Point IPA. Oh yes it is heaven sent.

On the way home we stopped by FIAT of Daytona to check out the new FIAT 500. I test drove one. Really neat little car. I liked it alot!

Below are a few pics from the day.

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Saturdee jaunt

I got out this morning on the Guzzi Stelvio with my pals Bob and Andrew. Bob had his Harley Davidson and Andrew had his Triumph.

We took a nice ride up to Daytona Beach via the back roads. Stopped at a few places whilst there, including Waffle House, the Helmet Shop, BMW Motorcycles of Daytona, Cycle Gear and a nice little homemade ice cream shop called Flamingo.

Great to get out for a while with the fellas and back aboard the Stelvio.