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Anybody interested in another Key West Rally??
I've been planning this Rolling Rally for the past six years. Maybe somebody else wants to plan it? Doing two Rallies (Key West Rolling Rally and Southeast Rally) is a lot.
Normally we ride around the time of EarlG's birthday which is Feb 6. Maybe instead of Rolling Rally 'Starting & Ending' at the GA / FL state line maybe just a Fla City / FL Keys 3-4 day get together would be just as good (see below).
Background:
2009-2011 we started in Tallahassee FL and rode down the west coast of FL to Sarasota then Everglade City (Seafood Festival) to Florida City and to Key West. 2012 we changed up and rode upper Gulf of Mexico route from Tallahassee to Galveston TX. For a change of pace the last two years I started the ride in Kingsland GA and we rode the FL East Coast to Florida City and Key West. We have pretty much been on all the 'good roads' in Florida. Some riders join & drop if their schedule doesn't workout to take the entire ride.
No specific dates yet but if we have a Rally early Feb is there any interest??
Instead of an "Organized Rolling Rally" maybe it would be better to just have everyone meet up in South Florida?
Facts:
The retiring baby-boomers (10,000 a day) have impacted $$ Pricing & Room Availability in the Florida Keys and Key West.
The cheapo motel in Key West that we stayed at in now over $200 per night. ouch! That is out. Also, Friday & Saturday nights are REALLY expensive so we try and hit south Florida sometime during the week. (Although Super 8 in Fla City doesn't seem to get much of weekend premium. Plus its just a couple blocks from the road out to the Everglades National Park).
Our XS group night ride back from Flamingo was one of my favorite rides of all time. Sure gets scary dark out there in the Everglades.
Last year we got around the high cost of Key West by staying one night at MM27 Ramrod Key Dive Center http://www.diveflakeys.com That worked out fine. Rode Florida City to Key West, watched the magnificent sunset, had excellent dinner then rode 27 miles back to the room. Around $100 per night with Tikki Bar just outside the room. Staying right in KW is better but this was really just as good. btw: the Super 8 we tried in Florida City was great and $25 cheaper than Travelodge across the street.
So I guess the question is not "who's interested" (there is always a lot of interest) but rather who's thinking they want to ride.
If we are going to have an XSsive event in South FLA we need to get some reservations asap. All those boomers are going to the Keys and impacting motel availability.
Jeff
I've been planning this Rolling Rally for the past six years. Maybe somebody else wants to plan it? Doing two Rallies (Key West Rolling Rally and Southeast Rally) is a lot.
Normally we ride around the time of EarlG's birthday which is Feb 6. Maybe instead of Rolling Rally 'Starting & Ending' at the GA / FL state line maybe just a Fla City / FL Keys 3-4 day get together would be just as good (see below).
Background:
2009-2011 we started in Tallahassee FL and rode down the west coast of FL to Sarasota then Everglade City (Seafood Festival) to Florida City and to Key West. 2012 we changed up and rode upper Gulf of Mexico route from Tallahassee to Galveston TX. For a change of pace the last two years I started the ride in Kingsland GA and we rode the FL East Coast to Florida City and Key West. We have pretty much been on all the 'good roads' in Florida. Some riders join & drop if their schedule doesn't workout to take the entire ride.
No specific dates yet but if we have a Rally early Feb is there any interest??
Instead of an "Organized Rolling Rally" maybe it would be better to just have everyone meet up in South Florida?
Facts:
The retiring baby-boomers (10,000 a day) have impacted $$ Pricing & Room Availability in the Florida Keys and Key West.
The cheapo motel in Key West that we stayed at in now over $200 per night. ouch! That is out. Also, Friday & Saturday nights are REALLY expensive so we try and hit south Florida sometime during the week. (Although Super 8 in Fla City doesn't seem to get much of weekend premium. Plus its just a couple blocks from the road out to the Everglades National Park).
Our XS group night ride back from Flamingo was one of my favorite rides of all time. Sure gets scary dark out there in the Everglades. Last year we got around the high cost of Key West by staying one night at MM27 Ramrod Key Dive Center http://www.diveflakeys.com That worked out fine. Rode Florida City to Key West, watched the magnificent sunset, had excellent dinner then rode 27 miles back to the room. Around $100 per night with Tikki Bar just outside the room. Staying right in KW is better but this was really just as good. btw: the Super 8 we tried in Florida City was great and $25 cheaper than Travelodge across the street.
So I guess the question is not "who's interested" (there is always a lot of interest) but rather who's thinking they want to ride.
If we are going to have an XSsive event in South FLA we need to get some reservations asap. All those boomers are going to the Keys and impacting motel availability.
Jeff
It certainly is dark once the sun goes down
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