Well as you all know, our trip started off at Gatwick, in the rain, ( what's new there then ) our destination was Orlando Florida, we was to spend a few days there before moving onto the Sturgis rally in South Dakota. We spent the days in Orlando doing the usual tourist bits and bobs, we did Universal Studios, but found that a bit expensive.
2 hot dogs $20.00, having a laugh springs to mind. There was a lot of stalls for food and souvenirs, and with this in mind I don't think that Disney has got much to worry about. By this I mean that Disney has more attractions. Universal's good, but not a patch on Disney World.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't very kind to us whilst in Orlando, we did have 2 great days, one at the Ace Cafe, and another at the Universal water park. I didn't take any photos of the water park, as I'm sure you have no desire to see my rubberised 6 pack. The water park itself was by far the most enjoyable, and some of the rides were a surprise to say the least. The Banana boat ride being one, we saved this sedate ride to the end, ( sedate ride who am I kidding ), it threw you up and down and side to side, you almost needed a sick bag. But we were killing our self's laughing when we got off it. We couldn't believe that such a sedate looking ride could turn out to be the complete opposite.
We then ventured to the more calm side of U/S the next time we visited, this was to view such attractions as Harry Potter, whilst never having seen any of the films you get swept up in the moment and go with the flow.
Well from Orlando it was destination Sturgis South Dakota, we'd been to Sturgis 3 times before, 95,97, and 2000. You should really think about going, it's an eye opener that's for sure, it's also in one of the most stunning parts of the world. The Black Hills are just fantastic, and the riding on offer to you there, must be second to none. You don't need to ride fast, as you'll miss what's all around you. Just sit back enjoy the ride along with the most wonderful scenery mother nature has put there.
It really is an amazing place, so take pity on me that I were doing this in a car.
. Well Pat was driving while I were looking at the bikes. To be fair mind, the attendance did seem to be down a bit, from the last few times that we'd been, and I asked a local trader if she thought it was a bit light on the bikes. She said to us that a few years ago, the organisers had received complaints that the rally wasn't family friendly, so they'd taken steps to calm it down somewhat. Now the last time we were in Sturgis in 2000, the ladies were dressed if I can use that word, in a lot less than they were this trip. I hope that the PC brigade aren't moving into this area, as it could have a detrimental affect on rally numbers I think.
These next few pictures are from Keystone South Dakota, and I really love this place, it's nothing like Sturgis, you could call it the Sturgis overflow, but you can enjoy the bikes just as much as you can on main street Sturgis
From here it's back to Sturgis, where it all happens
Going up and down Main Street, is something else, there's a constant flow of bikes, that never seems to end, you'll never see them all, as there's just to many things to look at, you just take your time and take it all in. The stalls the bikes the sounds are all part of Main St and you really don't want to miss any of it.
I thought I'd rent a bike while I were there
From one extreme to another. The Yukon was an unexpected bonus that was on offer as a tour. I couldn't pass that one up. 
