The real bike ride began shortly after I rode alongside my charming wife for four-miles while she did a training run/walk.
After meeting up with the guys and one gal, and then after exiting the meet-up area onto Hiatus Road in beautiful Pembroke Pines, FL, we headed north until right after Sheridan Street, at which time we turned left and then rode our bikes through much of the lovely Rock Creek residential area.
Crossing Flamingo Road from Orange Drive is always tricky, but the six of us managed to safely weave our way through and around all vehicles on the busy six-lane thoroughfare.
Next was the horse trail that led us alongside a long man-made canal that separates the narrow asphalt trail from upscale homes. We know it’s a horse trail by the piles of left-behind evidence.
After riding through more residential areas, we then crossed Interstate 75 by way of the only bridge and elevation gain on today’s route. Busy Weston Road looms big as soon as soon as you cross the 4 degree gradient bridge.
Riding along Weston Road amongst the many speeding cars calls for nerves of steel, of which we have little - but we succeeded despite our inefficiency at the game of Frogger.
Finally, by the grace of God, we reached our ultimate destination, the infamous coffee/bagel shop where a diverse populace gathers for their morning caffeine fix.
We then rode back uneventfully to the starting point more or less in reverse.
It was an enjoyable, half-overcast day in the humid sub-tropics of South Florida, USA.
RIDE STATS:
39TH day-in-a-row cycling
Distance: 30.5 miles
Moving Time: 02:27:29
Average/Max Speed: 12.2mph/23.7mph
Calories Burned: 803
Elevation Gain: 104 feet
Average/Max HR: 115/157
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