The 69th Annual Bike Week celebration and guzzle-a-thon began Friday and roared into full swng today. While not strictly a beach related even, Bike Week is the first real warm weather event of the year and the herald of coming spring.
We have half a million tourists in town, parading up and down Main Street, gnawing on smoked turkey legs, and casting coin to all and sundry of our starving tourism businesses. They are most welcome.
One thing Bike Week is known for is the care-free attitude towards apparel - or the lack thereof. Despite what we Floridians view as chilly temperatures, the horde of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts freely eschew heavy clothing in favor of items rarely seen outside of Wal-Mart or Frederick's of Hollywood catalogues. This may at first seem a good thing. But not so much after noting that beer bellies and faded tattoos are just as popular.
In other words, the bikini viewing may be hazardous, and viewer discretion is advised.
However, it is posible to discover a little surprise here and there as many of the vendors bring in Bikini Professionals to help hawk their various wares:
Which just lets us know that spring is coming soon. Y'all keep your Puxatawney Phil ground hog thingy.
For our spring barometer, we'll use something a little easier on the eye.
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