Weather be gone!

So this morning in Titusville we woke to strong winds and torrential rain. Oh dear! Was this Florida or England?

Putting on the many TV channels that discuss weather 24/7 we were cheerily told that Florida is experiencing unseasonably low pressure, the Gulf Stream is in the wrong place- oh and it’s now officially a tornado warning for Central and Eastern Florida. Heavy and damaging rain, winds and thunderstorms. Anyone for biking??

Our very nice hosts for last night offered us the room to stay another night but ever the hardy Brits we decided to wait for a break in the weather and dash for it. Ok yes we thought it a bit mad too, but another night in Titusville just did not appeal.

I am very happy to report that despite expecting to get drenched and stop for shelter we actually managed to stay ahead of the weather. We stayed totally dry!

The weather maps are off the TV just now. Green is bad and just look at the amount of cloud.

Just checking the weather now we seem to be in the clear down here in Fort Pierce. Yippee. Time to go find food then….and maybe a celebratory drink

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Hot Bike

Even Hotter Chick

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Oh and we even visited the original Ron Jon’s surf shack in Cocoa Beach and met the ubiquitous “Surf Dude” serving, who’s every sentence contained phrases such as “Dude”, “Awesome”, “Far Out Man” and “Whoa”.

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The First Leg

Here we are in Titusville with a view across to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Centre

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We rode up here on the trusty steed, an Electra Glide Limited Edition and the fools gave me the key

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And at the quirky little B&B has it’s own horse in the lobby.

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Happy Christmas? Hmm

Yeah, we found the town called Christmas!! Good news is that it was easy to find. Bad news was we sneezed and missed the teeny scatter of sheds.

Still, we found the post office.

Beautiful countryside, lots of trees, palms and greenery. The views open out as we get closer to the sea.

The bike is brand new, only 5,000 miles on the clock and very smooth. I’m enjoying my nice big seat behind Mr Fogg.

Next stop Titusville and we have managed to book a night in a little b&b recommended by The Folks. We are looking forward to seeing a very large horse in the Reception area.

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Suited and Booted

Already for the Eagle Riders collection, off for the bike then heading out on the “quieter” roads up to Christmas and then Titusville where we will hunt for accommodation.

Apparently there is supposed to be a rocket launch from Kennedy tomorrow morning, so if we are lucky we can see it.

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And Why Not?

The remarkable land of the bleeding obvious.

Nice room, friendly staff, but then what is that? A little hand written post it note stuck on the bed head. Which on closer inspection begs the question of what happens if you don’t have a post it note?

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This morning we head off to collect The Harley and then head to Titusville via Christmas in what is touted to be heavy thunderstorms, nice.

Welcome from

Orlando

Ah bed, how I love ya.

Not a bad flight, but Virgin Premium economy has certainly tanked.

Arrived after 8.5 hours on the plane, just off for a swim, some lobster then bed.

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Here We Go

All set for sunshine or rain. After an impromptu brekky with the Caddies, trying to find a car park space and then the grumpy airport security, we are all set.

Write you from across the pond.

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Stairway to,…

Hurrah, boarded loft and access. All my dreams come true and somewhere else to hide the plethora of empty boxes,

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Alarm Clock

We have a new alarm clock! It’s very accurate and goes off bang on 5.30 each morning. No adjustment is possible for weekends.

The alarm pitch is set at that irritating level you cannot ignore. It works through doors and walls and literally keeps going until you react.

This alarm clock also moves so getting to shut it up takes effort, so you really are awake once you finally shut it up. It also has a snooze alarm and cannot be tricked. If you think you have shut it up, give it 5 mins and it starts again and can go for hours.

If you do manage to figure the off switch, watch out. It has a spring mechanism that if you leave it by the bed it starts bouncing around the room.

Where can you get one of these devices?? Get a cat!

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