2 Backpacks, 2 Bikes, a Van and a plan..: Catching Up

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Catching Up

On the road again after a great few days in New Port Richey seeing Mom and also my sister Kat and her family. We ended up staying a day longer than intended as we waited for the second replacement part for the Van to come in and be installed, but finally got the call and headed back to Brooksville to finish the repair on Tuesday afternoon. On the road again, we decided to head toward Crystal Springs late in the afternoon. Stopped at a great biker bar on the way for a few $1 drafts to help wash away the Scrabble memories (just kidding, Mom). Although it was slow at 5pm on a Tuesday, it looked like the kind of place that really rocked when it got going. We enjoyed kicking back with the cheap beers and put the High Octane Saloon on our to do list to come back and check out another time.

We spent a little time checking out a park at Crystal Springs but didn't stay long, as the wind was starting to really kick up. The rest of the evening was fairly uneventful - except that it was freakin' cold! We'd thought we were done with using the heat in the van but once again we jumped the gun. Good thing we still had plenty of propane, because the temperature dipped close to freezing overnight. Yes, I said freezing. At the end of March. In Florida. The van heat works great, though, so at least we were toasty warm overnight. Here are a few photos of the bar and also a few photos from the weekend that I never got to post - a few from our visit to Kathy's and one of a road sign that amused me.