Me and Ruby Summer riding in Florida requires an asbestos ass and a liberal quantity of sunblock. We dusted off the bikes and slathered on the sunblock over the weekend to cruise a little over three hundred miles this weekend….we had the need to put our knees in the breeze, regardless of the heat and humidity. An early start helps; put on the miles while the temps are still in the ’80’s and the rain is forecast for late afternoon. Saturday we headed to Hillsborough and Hardee county. From our house it is easy to hit the backroads within ten minutes of leaving home. Secluded roads wind through the orange groves and cattle ranches, void of traffic, with only the noise of the V-twin engines to make the cattle stare lazily as we passed by. The goal was to meet my daughter and her boyfriend in Ybor City for lunch, however, I didn’t realize I had gotten us to far south to make it back to the Tampa area by noon. When we stopped at Herb’s Limestone Country Club in Ona and I checked t
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