Ride from birmingham to key west

[FLATRABBIT]

ANOTHER CLUB MEMBER AND I ARE PLANNING A RIDE TO KEY WEST, FL BEGINNING THE MORNING OF APRIL 17, 2009. WE PLAN TO DEPART KEY WEST ON APRIL 22, 2009. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US WOULD BE WELCOMED TO PARTICIPATE. WE PERSONALLY DO NOT PLAN OVERNIGHTING IN TENTS; HOWEVER, IF ANYONE DOES, WE CAN FIND A MOTEL CLOSE TO A PLACE SUITABLE FOR SOMEONE TO SET UP A TENT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO AVOID INTERSTATES AS BEST POSSIBLE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR A GOOD ROUTE TO TAKE?

JERRYL F. HYCHE
"FLATRABBIT""
205.221-3331 h
205.300.1306 c
JERHYC@AOL.COM

[Vance]

Wow Jerryl sounds like a nice ride indeed. Unfortunately I cannot go but you may consider a ride down along the west coast of Florida starting near Panama City and down through Port St. Joe and Appalachicola. They call it the "forgotten coast" and it is pretty cool! Lots of good eating down through there!

[jdubeemer]

You MUST stop in Apalachicola for oysters. No matter how you like them, raw, steamed or fried, they are worth stopping for.

[Remy]

Boss Oyster in Appalachicola is a great place eat and relax!

[R90srider]

You are right about that Remy.

If you go that way, The Gibson Inn is one of the most enjoyable places to stay in the Gulf Coast and Boss Oyster is my favorite oyster joint in the country. If you do not like oysters, their other seafood dishes are excellent.

Here is a good route from Applach. to Key Largo then to Key West which avoids most of the conjested traffic areas in south Florida and routes you on the fun Tamiami Trail to the east coast toward Key Largo. From Key Largo, take Hwy 1 to Key West.

Total Miles Dierctions
Apalachicola
0 ft Get on US 19 and drive south
32.8 mi Turn left onto N Citrus Ave
106 mi Turn right onto US 19 S
174 mi Chiefland
220 mi Turn left onto N Citrus Ave
220 mi Crystal River
238 mi Inverness
238 mi Get on W Main St and drive east
244 mi Floral City This stretch of road beyond Floral City is tree lined and one of the most beautiful motorcycling roads in Florida
244 mi Get on S Florida Ave and drive south
257 mi Keep left onto US 41
259 mi Turn left onto US 98
260 mi Keep right onto US 98 S
265 mi Turn right onto Spring Lake Hwy
272 mi Keep left onto Blanton Rd
272 mi Take the I-75 S ramp to the right towards Tampa. Take I 75 to avoid conjested south Florida traffic
291 mi Keep left onto I-75 S
309 mi Keep left onto I-75 S
337 mi Keep left onto I-75 S towards Naples
464 mi Take exit 101 to the right onto Cr-951 towards Sr-84/Marco Island/Naples
464 mi Take the Cr-951 S ramp to the right towards Sr-84 W/Marco Island/Naples
471 mi Tamiami Trail. US 41
471 mi Turn left onto Tamiami Trl E
554 mi Turn right onto Cr-905
607 mi Key Largo
608 mi Turn right onto Overseas Hwy. US 1
714 mi Key West

[R90srider]

You are right about that Remy. Boss Oyster is my favorite oyster joint on the gulf coast.

If you go there Fattrabbit, the Gibson Inn is a wonderful place to stay.

Here is a good mostly backroads route from Applach. to Key West that avoids the heavy traffic conjestion of south Florida and takes you on the excellent Tamiami Trial to the east coast.

Total Miles Dierctions
Apalachicola
0 ft Get on US 19 and drive south
32.8 mi Turn left onto N Citrus Ave
106 mi Turn right onto US 19 S
174 mi Chiefland
220 mi Turn left onto N Citrus Ave
220 mi Crystal River
238 mi Inverness
238 mi Get on W Main St and drive east
244 mi Floral City This stretch of road beyond Floral City is tree lined and one of the most beautiful motorcycling roads in Florida
244 mi Get on S Florida Ave and drive south
257 mi Keep left onto US 41
259 mi Turn left onto US 98
260 mi Keep right onto US 98 S
265 mi Turn right onto Spring Lake Hwy
272 mi Keep left onto Blanton Rd
272 mi Take the I-75 S ramp to the right towards Tampa. Take I 75 to avoid conjested south Florida traffic
291 mi Keep left onto I-75 S
309 mi Keep left onto I-75 S
337 mi Keep left onto I-75 S towards Naples
464 mi Take exit 101 to the right onto Cr-951 towards Sr-84/Marco Island/Naples
464 mi Take the Cr-951 S ramp to the right towards Sr-84 W/Marco Island/Naples
471 mi Tamiami Trail. US 41
471 mi Turn left onto Tamiami Trl E
554 mi Turn left onto Cr-905
557 mi Turn left onto Overseas Hwy
607 mi Key Largo
607 mi Get on Loquat Dr and drive northwest
607 mi Turn left onto Cr-905
608 mi Turn left onto Overseas Hwy. US 1
714 mi Key West

[Florida Bob]

Rabbitt

Let me know if you will be near Panama City. I will try to organize a lunch meet. We have a small group of riders that enjoy good eating!

[GVPurvis]

Sounds like it will be a great ride.If I don't have a job by then,I would love to tag along.

Vic Purvis
07RT
Maylene,Al

[FLATRABBIT]

Ride to key west

We would be glad for you to join us. David and I are meeting our wives in Key West. We plan on returning on April 23rd. I see that Bogart's is hosting a meeting of the BMW club on March 14. Will you be in attendance?