Is it November Yet?

My friend Daryl and I have begun a yearly motorcycle trip to Pennsacola, FL to see the Blue Angels air show every November. Last year we brought friend Curt, and the previous year, Daryl's friend Jay. This will be my third trip down. It's become an annual Mecca and we plan it all throughout the year. This year we had great hopes to ride down to Cape Canaveral and see the final Space Shuttle launch, but the mileage was just overwhelming and we decided against it. We would have ridden 600 miles a day for 4 days, plus whatever we put on while seeing the sights.

We are now getting into the final 3 months and it's time to start getting the old 1982 Honda Goldwind ready to make the nearly 2000 mile journey. This year I've decided to upgrade my old suspension to new progressive springs in front and rear. Also, I am putting on new rubber and of course giving the old girl a tuneup. I'm quite excited about this year in particular because it will give us a great chance to use some new DSLR cameras with 300mm zoom lenses. Hopefully we can get some postcard worthy shots during the show. I also recently picked up a very nice scanner at a steal for $25. Hopefully I can get it programmed and listen in on the in flight coms during the airshow (I know I'm a geek).

One of the great perks of my job is that I stay in hotels very often and earn lots of reward points that I can use for free stays. What this means for our trip is that we get to stay at the Holiday Inn resort on Pennsacola beach this year for 3 days and it wont cost a penny!! This is good becuase the Irish steakhouse down the road costs a fortune, but it's worth it.

As the days pass by, the anticipation begins to get unbearable and we start taking 100+ mile rides every weekend. Thankfully these things get good fuel mileage. My bike was acting up a little last weekend. I'm hoping the tuneup will cure it's ills. One note: If you ever suffer from small engine trouble, use some Sea Foam. It's the greatest thing since the gasoline engine.

I'm sure I'll have more to say as we get closer to d-day...