Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Day 6 - Arrived!

Well after all the rain it was great to open my door at the Day's Inn this morning to see this!



I rode in sunshine till 1pm when I felt the gray clouds were just getting too close. Sure enough within minutes of putting on the rain suit I was in another deluge.  But I'm tired of talking about rain.  I made it to my destination, and sooner than I had expected to.  A good portion of today's ride was on open road with little traffic to contend with. I called the hotel in the morning to confirm my reservation and of course they didn't have it.  Another call, however, straightened that out and everything was good when I arrived. I'm in an old hotel from the 1920's right on the beach in Hollywood, FL.  It has a great pool and there's a long boardwalk (more like a brick walk) along the beach with shops, bars and restaurants. 

After six days of riding I discovered I was indeed very tired. I checked in, showered, had a leisurely dinner while relaxing, and went to bed intending to sleep as long as I wanted. I really don't want to get on the motorcycle for the next two days.  There's nothing I want to go into town for, as I have everything I need right here.

I still haven't quite accomplished my goal of riding the entire length of this road:

The end of the road is in Miami and Hollywood is 20 miles north.  Since weather was threatening and it was near the end of the day, I decided to turn off at the Hollywood exit.  I'll complete the road Friday when I begin my trip home.  Here is the sunset from my window.

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