Since the tanks went by

We have arrived in Key West after watching the races at Talladega.

Okay, like I said, we made it to Key West and now I've got the pics working.

There's the example of some of the problems, road hazard blowouts.



There's our camp area in the infield at Talladega.


What was Lisa doing on the phone??? Oh, I remember, I think she was rubbing it in to family back home that weren't at the races.



Check it out, Louisianna roadside swamp/lakes.

All about Key West is up next. This evening we had a great meal at a new (to us anyway) cafe here. An ice cream shop with a twist. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Tanks go by

I haven't posted much about our stay here in OK as not much is going on, until this morning. I'm sitting at the puter, checking e-mails and such, and I hear a rumbling in the distance. A little early morning wake up call. There's gonna be a whole lot of booming going on today.

Entry for April 11

Entry for April 11, 2008

Here's some homemade yard art. This train is made out of plastic bottles of some sort. This was in the Yuma foothills.


We are camped on Ft Sill and for the first day we were able to drive across this creek, but with the heavy rain it's become too dangerous so we have to detour through another gate that is locked. Every time anyone wants to come in or out the camp host has to drive down and let them in or out. Real government incompetence at it's best. We're hoping that by tomorrow the water will recede low enough to make crossing safe again. The wind has been howling here since we arrived, no fun at all. It was fun putting the sat antenna up in 30mph winds, weighed it down with a 5 gallon oil bucket, full of course.

Pink's in Hollywood

Pink's in Hollywood

Made a trip to Hollywood today to check out Pink's, the famous hot dog stand to the stars.
Parking for motorcycles is no problem.
I got there a little early and there was already a line.

The order window, I ordered a spicy polish dog which comes with mustard, onions, and chili, washed it down with a black cherry soda. I shoulda ordered the mild polish dog, the spicy was really spicy, I felt it all afternoon.
Here's the gate into Paramount Studios.
Couple of shots of Graumen's Chinese theater.

I got a nice pic of the Hollywood sign, but I figured I could get closer,
and I did.

Then I found a spot where I could get a pic of Smokin' with the sign in the background. All in all a fun day of riding even if it was all freeway and city streets.

A visit from friends

Our first stop on our trip and we have already had a visit from friends. Ray and Lori stopped by Palm Springs and visited us for a day on the way to Oregon and Alaska. It was sure good to see them. They told us all about the lot they bought in Yuma. We will see them in July as Lori is going to be staying not too far away from where our family reunion will be held.