We’ve Got Some New Wheels – August 12, 2022, Jekyll Island, GA, USA

The reasons started to pile up for us to put the motorcycle away now that our trip our west was wrapped up. We still want to travel the east coast at some point, but it seems that is much more feasible by boat. There are issues traveling with a motorcycle on the east coast.

Our first issue is weather. In August there seem to be rain showers every afternoon and our travel would be slow going. This would also make the road more dangerous trying to navigate in the rain, negotiate semitrucks in the rain, etc.

Secondly, we really miss having a kitchen and my hotel room cooking is lacking. Being vegetarian is hard enough for the occasional meal, let along every meal. I have to say the finding something at the gas stations is not impossible but not the best either. Let’s just say our health has declined and something we do not want to continue ignoring. We aren’t exercising, aren’t eating the best, and that can become the root of many issues.

Lastly, we have the time now to make our last changes on the boat before next season and since the hotel costs seem to be overpriced (in my humble opinion), it would help our budget to stay in one place for a while so this means, back to St. Augustine we go to visit the boat.  We picked up an Airbnb on the beach with a kitchen and laundry. 

We also put the bike back in storage and rented a car.  Our first rental was kind of funny – take a look.

More than that, there was also something wrong with the key fob and every time we tried to unlock the car, the alarm would go off and if looked like we were stealing the car.  Very funny.  So, we took it back since this would most certainly get old and got ourselves some new wheels.  This one is nearly as interesting since it has “lane assist.”  This feature nearly drives the car itself which of course drives my control freak hubby crazy!

After a fun filled week visiting Columbus and Cleveland, and getting our new wheels, we took off to Jekyll Island for the parents’ resort.  We stayed a couple days then headed south to St. Augustine.  We will spend the next month here, hit Columbus one more time to see all the Daughter’s before we shove off again in October.  I now get to put together my best honey do list for the boat!