Old County RoadTue, 12/30/08
Sugarloaf Key: Another beautiful morning. Floyd and Terry wanted to get together with us and go biking, So at noon we headed out to the old county road. Parked just off Hwy 1, rode through the residential area, but instead of turning left onto the blockaded part of the old county road, we went right and biked to the end of that road which goes by some pretty impressive properties right on the Atlantic. The road dead ends and then there’s a hiking trail through the mangroves which goes for quite a way we’re told. Biked back to where the road is blocked off and rode to the lake, which is not as crystal clear as it was last year. Stopped at the little lagoon and had some snacks. Then started back to where we left the trucks (several miles). But, at about the same spot as on Sunday, my front tire went flat. So, Terry and I walked back to the blockade and Mike and Floyd biked back and drove the trucks to us. We were all really thirsty, so we stopped at Mangrove Mama’s and had a couple of drinks. Get back to the campground and it is like a zoo. There were people everywhere. Can’t wait until the holidays are over and things get back to normal. The new owner must be really happy though. Oh, and Mizzou won last night in overtime. Mike is very happy.
Sugarloaf Key: Another beautiful morning. Floyd and Terry wanted to get together with us and go biking, So at noon we headed out to the old county road. Parked just off Hwy 1, rode through the residential area, but instead of turning left onto the blockaded part of the old county road, we went right and biked to the end of that road which goes by some pretty impressive properties right on the Atlantic. The road dead ends and then there’s a hiking trail through the mangroves which goes for quite a way we’re told. Biked back to where the road is blocked off and rode to the lake, which is not as crystal clear as it was last year. Stopped at the little lagoon and had some snacks. Then started back to where we left the trucks (several miles). But, at about the same spot as on Sunday, my front tire went flat. So, Terry and I walked back to the blockade and Mike and Floyd biked back and drove the trucks to us. We were all really thirsty, so we stopped at Mangrove Mama’s and had a couple of drinks. Get back to the campground and it is like a zoo. There were people everywhere. Can’t wait until the holidays are over and things get back to normal. The new owner must be really happy though. Oh, and Mizzou won last night in overtime. Mike is very happy.
