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THE IDEA
I am in the preparation stages to ride my Vespa from Florida to California for the adventure of it and at the same time, raise a little money for The James Dean Byrd Foundation for their school in...
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14 DAYS AND COUNTING
OK, the day has been set. May 2 , weather and scooter permitting, we will be off on the adventure. Of course, I have to figure out how to get all these parts back on the scooter.
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Article 20
The weather is good and Scoot is ready, so I see no need to wait till the weekend. So, I am packing up and gonna be out of here Wednesday I think.I want to thank the people at St. Pete Scooter for the...
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Article 19
OK, we are packed and ready to go. My wife presented me with champagne and some riding T-Shirts. The logo is from last year's adventure, but I am going to carry it over another year. We received a...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 1
Well, I kissed the wife and cat goodbye, loaded up, and Scoot, Bob and I sprinted out of St. Pete in the cool morning air. I had taken the liner out of my jacket yesterday, but the temperatures had...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 2
Scoot, Bob and me advanced out of Apalachicola at sunrise. I had on long underwear, long shirts (plural), riding jacket, leather gloves and heavy socks in hopes of not getting cold. We headed west on...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 3
Scoot, Bob and me flew out of Fairhope about 6:15. This is a nice town and I will come back to visit some time when I can stay longer. I was heavily clothed again today. Better to be too hot than...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 4
Scoot, Bob and I hopped out of Homma around 6:30am under threatening skies, again. We did a quick tour of the area that wound up beginning a little longer than planned, but a fine policeman got us...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 5
Scoot, Bob and me left Lafayette and the Quaid B & B around 7:30 after coffee and great pastries. It was a great weekend with old friends. Jet cooked Indonesian food and we ate boudin and...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 6
Scoot, Bob and me hurried out of Huntsville, Tx. This is where Texas has it's death chamber, the busiest one in the world and we did not want to be next. Bit chilly this morning but warmed up nicely....
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 7
Scoot, Bob and I leapt off the hill at Largo Vista around 9:30. John had left for work at 7:30 and I was to follow around 8, but Laura and I were so engrossed in conversation in their l beautiful...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 8
Scoot, Bob and I kicked out of Kerrville at 9:30 . It was a nice visit with Bob and Kathy. Bob had flown helicopters in the Army around the world and in civilian life. And like Bob in the bag, he is...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 9
Scoot, Bob and me bounced out of Big Springs, Tx. just after dawn. First we stopped at the truck stop. Scoot visited with friends and I talked to Juan and the shift manager of Popeyes. They were...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 10
Scoot, Bob and me did not advance out of Artesia today. Too cold. 89 yesterday, 65 today, 93 tomorrow, so tomorrow it is. 65 might not be real bad, dry cold you know, but Artesia is at 3,500 feet....
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 11
It was 48 degrees when dawn came this morning. Yesterday three bikers, all pharmacists with the military, came in and this morning we all sat around visiting, waiting for it to warm up.Scoot, Bob and I...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 12
Scoot, Bob and me headed out of the Hill Top B&B around sunup. There was a strong fragrance of roses in the air as we left. It turned into a long and interesting day, so get a beer or glass of wine...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 13
Scoot, Bob and I got out of Glenwood at 6:30. I found Scoot over snuggled up with Mrs. Shmitt's 140mph Triumph motorcycle. Never knew he was into fast women.Jeff, the owner of Los Olmos Cabins had...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 14
Scoot, Bob and me shot out of Show Low, Az. around 7:15. The temperature at sun rise at 5AM was 25 degrees. It was very, very cold riding down the old Hashknife Pony Express TrailDown the road we...
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SCOOTER DIARIES DAY 15
Scoot, Bob and I pressed on out of Prescott, Az. way too early. My cell phone had not switched to mountain time and there was no clock in the Antelope Hills Inn and Suites, so we were on the road by...
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