Bikes!!!

This morning we’ve decided to use some of the “Boris bikes” from outside the hotel to bike around the adjacent Hugh Taylor Birch state park. So, bikes hired we set off down the sidewalk towards the park, now I’m not a natural on a bike so I’m nervously wobbling all over the place and jumping off at every stop. Dave on the other hand is a natural and soon diagnoses part of the problem my saddle is so high I have no chance of touching the ground. Saddle adjusted, the ride continues with much more success. We can’t believe that we’re in the middle of a busy city, the only noise is that of birds and cicadas. The trail through the park is through thick trees and mangroves coming out eventually on the inter coastal canal. Here there are amazing waterfront mansions across the water from us all with their own dock for their boat, naturally. As we stand there a huge “gin palace” passes us, so large that the bridge over the canal must be raised, stopping the traffic on the 6 lane Sunrise Boulevard. Bike ride completed its time to relax on the beach, dozing and people watching and swimming in the sea.

Us & The Bikes in Hugh Taylor Birch state park

This evening we stroll down the promenade until we come to a casual dining restaurant, The Deck. It’s up a set of steps overlooking the ocean and unusually it’s outside. The grilled chicken and rigatoni Bolognese are all good home cooked fare. The stroll back is breezy and refreshing, as is the drink in The Parrot bar where sport is being displayed on every TV and no 2 TV’s are showing the same game or sport. There’s even a frisbee game being televised or Disc League as it’s called over here.