Oceans and big corporate irony

After spending several days with the parents in Charleston, I headed down to Orland with Lindsey and her boyfriend.  I was surprised that I could fit all of us on the bike but I got it to work.  (They drove and I rode).

Charleston is a very neat town with a lot of history.  We visited Ft. Sumter, took a carriage tour of the town and walked, walked, walked...

The highlight though was a sailing trip.  It's very cool to think that my parents are really living the dream.  For all those that remember the boat in the back yard (although they now have a different boat), I think my parents are living proof to the adage "follow your dreams".

Here are some pictures - I'm going artsy fartsy with the Black and White.

The Captain...

The admiral...

Lindsey...

Lindsey's boyfriend, Damen.   He's a strapping young lad in the Navy so we made him do all of the hard work.

Once it was time to leave Charleston, Damen, Lindsey and myself headed down to Orlando where the family would all meet up again.  We took the highway most of the way, but cut down next to the Atlantic from St. Augustine to Daytona.  The astute will wonder why the Ocean is on that side of the bike (answer: I get lost a lot).

For all the time I've been on the East coast, I had not taken the opportunity to actually touch the ocean, so...

We did not get the opportunity to stop and get state sign pictures, so this one of Lindsey and I will cover Georgia and Florida.  I think this picture is a fair trade for the loss of the sign...

The next several days will be Orlando, Key West, and Miami.  Key West and Miami should be a source of good pictures and stories!