I left the campground about 9:20 AM. I wanted to leave earlier but I had to wait for the office to open so I could pay. The office cloes at 4 PM every day, I found the camp host and he said find a spot and pay in the morning. The campground has a building that has free ice, free laundry, free internet and free coffee. It is not staffed after 4 PM and stays open until 10 PM. The campers kind of watch over the facility and someone locks the doors at 10 PM.
I started out on Hwy A1A south but it was stop and go. The temp at 10 AM was +84 degrees. I switched over to US 1 south and cruised on down the road. Nice riding. Little did I know that this is bike week in Daytona. Lots of cool bikes and cool looking people rumbling down the highways. I don't know if was the heat of my chain is real loose but the bike was lurching and seemed to run hot just like in Great Falls, Mt. It is only 176 miles from JAX to Satelitte Beach. The temp in Satelitte Beach was +94 when I arrived. I entered my Mom's house and was blasted by heat. I found the temp contrls and set it to 68 degrees. It is slowly dropping. I have lots of fans on and I'm sitting now in a pair of shorts only and writing this blog.
I introduced myself to the next door neighbor as she had called the police the last time people that she did not know entered the house. Jaunita is retired Navy and is living in the house she grew up in with her three children.
Her son gave me the phone number to Frank's Motorcycle shop. Jaunita consented to lead me there and I dropped the bike off for oil change, chain adjustment, air filter check and anything else necessary to get me back on the road.
I received a phone call from Greg Lorenz. He is a high school buddy that played in a band with me. He lives in St Petersburg, Fl., my next stop.
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