Cycling the Atlantic Coast

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2109258295?share_unique_id=132 We got a late start today.   What was a leisurely morning was extended when the electronic lock failed and it took the hotel maintenance 2 hours to open our room.  We got a free hotel room out of the deal. We made up the time easily and today was the fastest ride of the tour.  We rode  47 miles at 16 mph.  I was helped by a nice 10 mph tailwind and a lighter load.  I sent all my camping and extra gear home by FedEx on Thursday. It was an interesting ride going through where the hurricane hit the hardest.   Some property is barely affected and others are destroyed.  The process seems to put all the debris on the side of the road where it is picked up and brought to central locations.   The road is clear of storm detritus,  but has a lot of things like shredded truck tires that you need to watch out for very carefully. Overall,  business are o...

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2105280366?share_unique_id=130 Whew.....what a day yesterday was.  We had nearly 100 miles to cycle.  Fifty of the miles were through cities..... Fort Lauderdale,  Miami Beach,  Miami. We left at 6 AM, thinking that the streetlights in addition to our bike lights would allow us to survive until the sun rose at 7:30.  It had rained heavily before we left and was drizzling as we hit the road.  After a couple hundred if feet we realized that the streetlights were off.  As we later learned, the lights were off to allow the sea turtles to lay their eggs.  That made the first hour and a half very challenging. We powered through the day with very few and very short breaks.  Most of the ride was urban.  We finally escaped the city at mile 70 and were on the road to the Key's through the Everglades.  We got rained on pretty hard on the way,  but we finally made it by about,  3 pm, ...