Scott's N.A.R.T. Ride Report & Links So I just returned from the NART shirt hand off from Tony D in Pensacola. We met halfway in Bonifay, FL. We were to meet at 7:30, but being the eastern time zone bigot that I am, totally forgot about the time change until I reached the Apalachicola River. So I left an hour earlier than I needed to, moseying my way west on highway 90 towards Bonifay. Stopped in Quincy for gas and some kid on a bicycle peppered me with non-stop questions, like the following: Kid: How come your bike goes so slow mister? Me: It can go slow and it can go fast. K: Well I ain't never seen you go fast on it. M: That's cause you ain't never seen me before in your life. K: What's wrong, don't you like fast bikes? M: I like all kinds of bikes. K: Why is your bike so slow? M: You sure ask a lot of questions, don't you? etc. etc. ad nauseum. So I peeled out of the station in my best straight pipe imitation - - though I don't know if it impressed the kid. The rest of the ride to Bonifay had the sun predominantly in my face, which was an annoyance. I get to the meeting spot (under the I-10 overpass) in 110 miles and 45 minutes early: http://www.nettally.com/edmo/ebay/image03.jpg Right on time (well, *his* time), Tony D pulls up (hint: he's the headlight): http://www.nettally.com/edmo/ebay/image10.jpg We go to a nearby gas station to fill up and hand off. We chat briefly about ourselves and our mutual admiration of R bikes (Tony's Rockster is a beaut), but Tony needs to get back quick to get to work not too too late: http://www.nettally.com/edmo/ebay/image11.jpg A headless Tony displays the shirts: http://www.nettally.com/edmo/ebay/image12.jpg Tony bundles up for the return ride - - that naked bike must get a lot colder than the relative safety behind my generic Nat'l Cycle type windshield, but I nonetheless feel underdressed in my JR Phoenix. (Thanks for letting me sit on yer bike T): http://www.nettally.com/edmo/ebay/image13.jpg I high tailed it back home on I-10. I don't ride much in the dark, but tonight was not bad. I settled in behind a small truck that was happy to set the pace between 80-85 mph the whole way home, and got back home in a swift 1hr20min and 101.5 miles later. The last 30 miles or so were pretty chilly, but on arrival in Tallahassee I was treated to some glimpses of a fat harvest moon. For the stat keepers, the shirts traveled a total of 218.3 miles tonight. Thanks for letting me play NART! -- Scott E. DoD#1987 '85 VT1100C