Sitting here in the Bell Glade MacDonalds after a solid day of fun riding that started in orange grove country which gave way to cattle then sugar cane. We started a few miles south of Sebring here is rough idea of the route one of these days I'll get an actual GPS to record the routes and mileage properly. We deviated from the main roads a bunch where there were alternates that didn't add too much mileage and it was very much worth it some of the prettiest farm country out there.
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Here is our camp from last night near lake Apthorpe.
Lake Placid Fl , a fine little town with quite the Mexican/Central American community.
Oranges getting harvested
Getting chased by farm dogs is one of my favorite experiences on bike tours, these two were a little old and didn't chase me very long but still fun.
Should have taken more photos of the cattle ranches they are just so peaceful and pleasant to be around.
One of the downsides of fencing is animals get trapped.
Caught up to a pair of these behemoths at the gas station near Moore Haven.
Fish Eating Creek
Some shots of the sugar cane fields near Moore Haven Clewiston and lake Okeechobee
This bike trail normally runs several miles in the area but was closed in several sections for repairs.
Some guy's awesome fishing gear buggy with live well.
This is sugar cane country the ride to West Palm along Highway 98 will be one long slog through others.
We were so sick of riding 27 we jumped on Old Highway 27 which is a remnant of its former self
Pissed of the bald eagle momma who built this massive nest by riding by.
The final section leading to Bell Glade , very cool a lot to see. Sod farms, banana tree acreage, aloe Vera fields, a very impressive Mexican owned farm that sells queso Blanca, tamales and some type of huevos.
Rest time is over, I've ridden this entire section before on a tour years ago which included a stop in Immokolee for some of the most degen 2/4 limit "action" holdem ever seen. Might stop by Immokolee on the return trip if Magic City doesn't send me busto. Eli has family in the area so instead of continuing the sprint to Key West for NYE we will stay with his uncle in Coral Gables and do a short day the next to visit his aunt in Key Largo.
Last edited by HankTheBank; 12-29-2016 at 08:24 PM.