2013 Florida ZR-1 Road Trip

[ZZZZZR1]

Jim

Have a blast and can't wait to see pictures

Enjoy!



David

[RyanChappel]

Polydactyl...

Anyone impressed.....?

Polydactyl....

[DaveK]

Have a great trip Jim!

Dave

[secondchance]

Great to see you still trying to beat my mileage. With my Z immobile temporarily you might make it.
Have a great time! I miss Florida so....

[QB93Z]

I finally got a chance to upload some photos. The AutoTrain is an Amtrak trains the runs from Lorton, VA (south of Washington, DC) to Sanford, FL. It is a great way to get to Florida quickly and with style if you start in the DC area. Here are some shots of the ZR-1 being loaded onto the train:




The next morning, here we are preparing to leave the train station and head to Miami:


We headed south from the Orlando area and after a heavy thunderstorm we reached the Miami skyline:


We wanted to the see the Art Deco sections of Miami, so we stayed in the South Beach Area. It was very nice, but very crowded. There were Ferraris and Lambourghinis every where but the yellow ZR-1 still got some looks and nods. Here is the hotel we stayed in:


Here we are in front of one of the older Deco hotels on Ocean Drive:


Jim

[Racinfan83]

That is very cool! Never knew you could load your car up on the train - then jump on the train and go somewhere... I'm impressed!

[secondchance]

Jim,

Train miles don't count!

[QB93Z]

On Monday, we left Miami and headed South on Route 1 heading for Key West. Our first stop was in the Homestead, FL area to visit the Coral Castle, a tourist attraction that has hosted visitors since the 1930's:


The "castle" was built using coral stone dug from the berdrock of Florida by one man from the 20's to the 40's. It was a very interesting diversion.


On the way down the Keys, we found this beautiful, large mural of undersea creatiures:


I thought that the GPS view of the Keys was interesting:


We made it to Key West in the afternoon. Here we are at the Lime Tree Inn, which had nice rooms, a nice pool, was close to Duval Street, and was reasonably priced, relative to other accomadations in Key West:


We walked to Duval Street and immediately found necessary hydration:


Jim

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by secondchance

Jim,

Train miles don't count!

If the odometer isn't turning, I don't count the miles.

Jim

[QB93Z]

We continued enjoying Duval Street and headed to Mallory Square to see the street performers and the sunset of the Gulf of Mexico:






On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at Jimmy Buffet's place to celebrate our trip to Key West:



Jim