The Five Corners Run 2010

This year, we will be traveling along the borders of the United States; from southern California to Brownsville, Texas- to Key West, Florida to the northern border of Maine- across the Great Lakes into Canada, to northwestern Washington, and finally back home.

12,000 miles - 30 states - 3 countries.

We call our little jaunt the Five Corners Run…

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"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting 'Holy shit, what a ride!'"

~ Mavis Leyrer
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Cape Coral

Day 16
Destination: Cape Coral, Florida
Route: Highway 27, to 19, to 10
Miles Ridden: 375     Total Miles: 4,275

Points of Interest:
  • Seaports
  • Back roads
  • Beautiful scenary
  • Forests and beautiful farms

It is not always easy to keep riders together, and yesterday we lost one rider. Instead of coming up to Tallahassee, he opted to remain on the coast.  We met up at Perry, Florida, and then began a very pleasant ride to Cape Coral. 

We began the day with some concerns about rain and thunderstorms. We were out early, with the "wheels turning" at 7:00, and began our day by getting off the main highway for a southernly secondary highway-  It was a great decision.  The mostly two lane road went through several little towns, where we seemed to be well received by those we spoke with.  We passed some very large estates and farms, but very little traffic. By avoiding major highways, we exchanged quiet roads for the efficiency of major highways. One point needs to be made here. You cannot see America from major highways, whether in a car or on a motorcycle. Most of America lives in those small towns which are connected by the back roads. When we found a hotel in the busy little town of Cape Coral, we also found a bar and grill called the Monkey. It was an outdoor bar and grill which had great live music, pretty much what you'd expect in Hawaii or Key West.  The entertainment was great, and we avoided most of the rain.  A good day.

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