Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Bicycling the "Florida Overseas Heritage Trail" - Day 9






Bob got up a little earlier than we did.

He caught the sunrise, the moon, and one of the planets, not sure which one it is.  He deserves full credit for the photo on the right.




 I got it a little later just as the sun was coming up over our tents.

Nice spot!









We rode down toward mile 0 in Key West.  We had until 5 p.m. when we had to get on the ferry for the ride back to Ft. Myers.

Here's a commuter in Key West, complete with dog and bicycle.









We stopped at the Key West Garden Club, and wandered about a very nice garden planted on an old fort site.  Plus, we got a preview of a orchid show that started the next day.  Amazing orchids, to say the least.

I like these hackneyed photos of receding doorways. 













We rode by the "Southernmost Point" in the contiguous U.S., but didn't stop.  After all, there might be a coffee shop or bakery nearby!












We made it to Mile 0 of U.S. Route 1!!

OK, that's done.  Let's get to the bakery around the corner!







Hmmm.  The process of getting on the ferry was pretty miserable.  But we did it.

Plus, we got to talk with Waldron, who emigrated to Canada from Germany when he was 20 years old and eventually started his own elevator company.  His story helped make the ferry trip go faster and Bob got to talk with him in German.






 I'll leave you with another of Bob's photos, taken from the ferry.  Maybe it's the shrimper I took a photo of on the first day of the trip.  And maybe not.

Another day leaves us and another successful trip.

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