Stal takes flight

stal and I went out to Capn Jims airport this a.m. to retrieve the Guzzi Stelvio and for Stal to get a flight in Jim's 1946 Aeronca Champ airplane. Pics below!

Visiting the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse

' Twas a good day in Florida today as Stallion, Enforcer and I did some sightseeing of the Florida coast. We checked out the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse...the tallest in Florida and the scond tallest in the U.S.A.

Exploring Florida with M&M

Today we slept in a bit and then headed to the east coast of Florida. After breakfast in New Smyrna Beach we drove up the coast, stopping in Daytona Beach for some Zeno's salt water taffy, then onto Marineland where the dolphins live and finally to St Augustine, where we had a couple beers at A1A Aleworks. Finally dinner in Daytona Beach at the Ocean Deck.

Monday....arrival in the Florida panhandle

Another day of driving today...about 11.5 hours on the road. We left Sikeston, MO this a.m.at 6:00 and arrived in Tallhassee, FL around 5:30 (6:30 ET).

Along the way we passed through the birthplace of Elvis in Tupelo, Mississippi, Birmingham, AL and Montgomery, AL.

Pretty much an uneventful day. The Uhaul worked great and the little Suzuki SX4 did as well.

Tomorrow we will leave between 6:30 and 7 and expect to arrive at the new house in Deland, FL around noon.

Sunday on the road southbound

A good day on the road today. We covered about 575 miles from Omaha to Sikeston, MO where we now are hunkered down in a Drury Inn.

For dinner we went to Lambert's Cafe, which is sort of renowned for an odd tradition...they have a few people on staff who wander around the restaurant yelling out "hot rolls!" and if you raise your hand they fire a roll across the restaurant to you. Pretty entertaining!

The food was really good and the environment entertaining. Tomorrow a.m. we are off to an early start and bound for Tallahassee, FL.

Busy Saturday

Well the truck is FINALLY loaded. The Spider is in tow behind it. The house is all cleaned and I have checked out of it. I am exhausted.

Tonight I am staying at my brother Luke's house in Papillion. Tomorrow a.m. around 630 Stallion, Enforcer and I head south. We will make it to Sikeston, MO...the good Lord willing.

I am going to bed now....zzzzzzzzz

I can see the sun rising on the Atlantic now...

Today I will pickup the truck and start loading it for the trip south to sunny Deland, Florida.

The plan is to leave Sunday around 8 a.m. Accompanying me will be two of my great pals, Mike "Stallion" Caniglia and Mike "Enforcer" Morhardt. Both came by their nicknames honestly but I will save that story for another post.

Two of us will be in the truck and the other will be in the Suzuki SX4. Behind the truck we'll be towing my 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider and in the truck will be my 2002 Moto Guzzi V11 Lemans.

Florida is such a much, much better environment for motorcycling and convertible classic autos.

My friends in the Great Plains, I bid you adieu. I'll return to visit on occasion and I hope you will reciprocate by visiting me in Florida. The doors to Casa Galardi will be open to you.

Mi casa es su casa....ciao for now :)