1st road trip with the ZO6!!!

1Bad'66 · 05-02-2009, 11:51 PM

The Mrs and I are heading to Port Saint Lucie tomorrow to check out HGTV's Green Home. I'm pretty excited because this will be my 1st 'real' road trip with the Z. It's about a 3 hour run up there from Naples. Looking forward to this!

Anyone know of anything I should see/stop by on the way to or from?

I'll post up some pics later this week!

**Rich Z** · 05-03-2009, 12:53 AM

Have fun, but keep the radar detector on......

1Bad'66 · 05-03-2009, 01:00 AM

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Have fun, but keep the radar detector on......

10-4, copy, good buddy!

Shadow · 05-03-2009, 06:33 AM

Sounds like a nice trip? Which route you taking?

1Bad'66 · 05-03-2009, 09:47 AM

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Sounds like a nice trip? Which route you taking?

Going to shoot across the alley to 95 on the way up there, then take the more 'scenic' Lake O drive on the way back...

Shadow · 05-03-2009, 10:00 AM

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Going to shoot across the alley to 95 on the way up there, then take the more 'scenic' Lake O drive on the way back...

Coming back sounds like it'll put her in her element!

Have fun

Dick · 05-03-2009, 10:42 AM

Does the top come off the new Z's?

**Rich Z** · 05-03-2009, 01:40 PM

Been a long time since I've driven around Lake Okeechobee, but it used to be a real nice drive. I hope the east coast development hasn't encroached on that area yet. I still like taking all the smaller more scenic roads I can find when going anywhere. The highways are just so boring....

1Bad'66 · 05-03-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadow

Coming back sounds like it'll put her in her element!

Have fun

Yeah, gonna have to wait for next weekend or so! See below:

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Originally Posted by Dick

Does the top come off the new Z's?

No, the roof is fixed.

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Been a long time since I've driven around Lake Okeechobee, but it used to be a real nice drive. I hope the east coast development hasn't encroached on that area yet. I still like taking all the smaller more scenic roads I can find when going anywhere. The highways are just so boring....

It is still pretty wide open. A nice ride!

OK, OK, the meat and potatoes from today!

OK guys, there was a slight change of plans, but I still got a road trip in! We got a late start so we decided to go somewhere a little closer. Took a 2+ hour trip up to Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island. It was a nice run. Burnt a tank of fuel! (I got about 22mpg on the hwy @ 82mph again today)

It was a pretty cool day. Both towns are just sleepy little coastal (Gulf of Mexico and Charlotte Harbour) fishing villages. Here are some pics...

In back of me on the way up there:

Downtown Boca Grande:

Where we had lunch--Grouper sandwiches!!! Thumbsup.jif Mmmmmm!

Yes, that is a real Tarpon over the counter, caught right there in Boca Grande Pass, they have a huge Tarpon tournament there every year.

I thought this was a cool photo op, under the Banyan trees:

Bad @ss Lamborghini Reventon on the way home:

We will be heading up to the Green Home in 2 weeks. Next weekend: Key West trip! I can't wait to go over the 7 mile bridge in the Z and get some good pics and maybe some video!

Shadow · 05-04-2009, 04:01 PM

Love Boca too

Looks like a very nice day overall