{"id":20331,"date":"2017-05-01T21:29:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T01:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=20331"},"modified":"2017-05-01T21:29:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T01:29:44","slug":"day-11-monday-may-1-cutler-bay-to-ft-lauderdale-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=20331","title":{"rendered":"Day 11. Monday, May 1 \u2013 Cutler Bay to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night’s rain had cooled the air and washed away some<\/em> of the humidity, but the wind was still blowing. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0We enjoyed\u00a0yesterday’s\u00a0wonderful trail \"\"<\/a>along the bus lanes for another eight miles, thankfully with the wind on our shoulder. \u00a0When that trail ended, we still had a dedicated and well marked path\"\"<\/a> that took us through Coral Gables and into Downtown Miami; only encountering rush hour at the intersections. \u00a0With this easy bike path through downtown,\"\"<\/a> we missed our turn, but the backtrack was worth it. \u00a0Out on the streets\"\"<\/a> we ambled along through the gorgeous waterfront area of Brickell Bay,\"\"<\/a> past the American Airlines Arena, the Port of Miami and to the Venetian Parkway. \u00a0A bicycle is definitely\u00a0the way to travel the\u00a0six islands of exclusive homes\"\"<\/a> between Miami \"\"<\/a>and\u00a0South Beach….up close and personal. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>Having visited this area several times in the past, our pictures were few.<\/p>\n

With our early start, 11:00 seemed like a good time to stop. \u00a0Found a great Cuban cafe for a little<\/em> bite to eat, \"\"<\/a>this breakfast came with a plate full of fries and bread and fresh squeezed orange juice.<\/em><\/p>\n

Back on Collins Avenue (aka: A1A) \"\"<\/a>the opulence\"\"<\/a> was staggering, even\u00a0mind-boggling\"\"<\/a>\u00a0and very difficult to capture on camera. \u00a0Taking it all in was exhausting, looking up,\"\"<\/a> right,\"\"<\/a> left \"\"<\/a>while trying to avoid the traffic we rode beside. \u00a0Even the few miles of the boardwalk \"\"<\/a>we biked,\"\"<\/a> had the camera going non-stop.\"\"<\/a>Close to Ft. Lauderdale, we had to take an inland turn to navigate around Port Everglades and the airport.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0We had not realized how cooling the ocean breeze had been, until we were off the sea. \u00a0It was a long, hot few miles before we turned back on to our highway and into our hotel. \u00a0Though the 58 mile ride was longer than originally expected it was well worth it. \u00a0Jerry’s brother and wife were traveling south (not on bicycles) as we were heading north and we managed to connect here for drinks and dinner. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>It was a good day!<\/p>\n\n\t\t