Today’s bike ride, all 120 kilometers of it, was the farthest distance that I’ve ever biked in one day – and it wasn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination.
Faced with a relentless wind the first 40 miles when heading north on Route A1A along the Atlantic Ocean and the inland waterway, the three of us struggled just to maintain a 15 mph pace. Pulling was brutal! One would think, then, that if the wind was difficult northbound, on the way back south we could simply cruise with the wind at our backs. That simply was not the case. Can you say “Wind Shift?”
What made today’s wind so bad was the fact that, for the most part, it was blowing across the water undiminished by trees or structures.
Our breakfast break after 45 miles of riding was a God send and a must. My breakfast of eggs, sausages, potatoes, rye toast and coffee was just the ticket to refuel my already exhausted body. Even at that, we stopped a couple of times on the way back for GU and Gatorade.
No words can describe the richness and beauty that we witnessed while riding our bikes in the Palm Beaches. Many backyards included boat houses with yachts the size of Navy destroyers.
We also passed by President Kennedy’s old compound that he and his family and staff used to frequent.
74 degrees, sunny, wind from the NW at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 26 mph.
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