9 Days to Key West and Back

V-RodDBA on the Road

9 Days to Key West and Back

Sep 14 – 22, 2026  ·  Jax Data User Group + Cartel Baggers Key West Getaway

LAFAYETTE → JACKSONVILLE → MIAMI → KEY WEST and back again LAFAYETTE

BEGIN TRAN

What started out as a road trip to Key West quickly turned into another excuse to spend time with #SQLFamily — Jason & Sheila Romans (The Data Shepherd) and Jeff Taylor (jefftaylor.io). Ten days, ~3,200 combined miles split across a Santa Cruz towing an MC-10 trailer and one Harley-Davidson V-Rod riding shotgun, eleven dealer stops, a Wednesday-night user group presentation, and a Florida Keys bike show with a tricycle race in it somewhere. This is the trip in one page — the four full write-ups are linked below.

~2,750

🚗 Miles, 4 Wheels

~450

🏍 Miles, 2 Wheels

11

H-D Dealers

9

Days on the Road

1

SQL Presentation

1

Three Days, Three Buc-ee's, One User Group

Lafayette → Jacksonville, Sep 14–16 · the SQL leg — six dealers, a #SQLFamily dinner, and the Jax Data User Group presentation at Keiser University.

2

One Day, Two Vehicles

Jacksonville → Miami, Sep 17–18 · the bike comes off the trailer at Daytona for a loop through St. Augustine and Ormond Beach, then it's back on for the run to Miami.

3

Kickstands Up for Key West

Miami → Key West → Miami, Sep 18–20 · Cartel Baggers Key West Getaway — FHP escort down the Overseas Highway, bike show, pool party, Havana Nights.

4

The Long Way Home

Key West → Lafayette, Sep 20–22 · the quicker Atlantic route up through Jacksonville — Macon overnight, home Tuesday.

📷 Full photo albums: Key West 2026 and Cartel Baggers Key West Run 2026.

Good to see #SQLFamily again, even 1,000 miles from home. Full accounting in the posts above.

COMMIT TRAN

V-RodDBA · September 2026 · Florida  |  Jax Data User Group & Cartel Baggers Key West Getaway