Archive - November 2007

Mr. Twisted Sister

It’s always a treat to meet a fellow Frenchy. I got my hair cut once at Frenchy’s Barber shop in Memphis, had ice cream at Frenchy’s Ice Cream Parlor in New Hampshire, and am still trying to get to Clearwater for some Rockfish at Frenchy’s Seafood Company. A few...

Redneck Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year, the whole clan assembled at my brother Eric’s house in Virginia for some good, clean, down-home, redneck Thanksgiving fun. I’d never heard of fried turkey until I made some Southern redneck friends. One of those Southern friend actually managed to...

Final Ride – Final Part

Before leaving the Conch Republic, we had to get the obligatory ‘Southernmost Point’ pictures. We weaseled our way to the front of the long line of other tourists by telling people we’d ridden all the way from California – which was technically true, though we had...

Final Ride (of the Year) – Part Two

Waking up to a bright but windy day, we set sail for the Conch Republic. I noticed that Biscayne National Park was close by, so we made a quick detour so I could collect one more National Parks Passport Stamp. Our route took us right past the Homestead Racetrack, holding the final round...