Secrets of South Florida -- Revealed!

 

This week's Bike Overnight story is relatively short on words, but well worth taking a look at if you're a Northerner (or not) who's trying to come up with a destination for a midwinter bicycling break.

In "Secrets of South Florida," longtime Adventure Cycling life member Frank Negron decides it's "finally time to get Diana and our almost two-year-old involved in the world of bike touring. So, we loaded up and prepared for a couple of stress-free travel days on our bicycles. Utilizing Adventure Cycling's Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route maps, we set off from home in Cutler Bay, Florida. I pulled a trailer with our gear, and Joshua sat in the bike seat behind Diana."

For their first night, the family rode to and stayed at Everglades International Hostel, an 'Urban Oasis in the Heart of Florida City.'

"The hostel is one of those places that most natives would never think of visiting," Frank writes. "We were pleasantly surprised to find that this little gem exists."

On night two, the small family group overnighted at the Larry and Penny Thompson Park campground (but only after visiting the Robert is Here Fruit Stand and Farm), located next to the Miami Metro-Zoo. "Another beautiful spot even a lot of locals aren't aware of," Frank writes.

"All in all, this is a perfect short bike tour that can be done in winter, making it particularly appealing for all of those afflicted with snow on the ground!"

Read the rest of Frank's tale at BikeOvernights.org. There you'll also find a collection of Photos of the Week, including this week's image, shown below. It comes from the story A (Wet) Commuter's First Bike Overnight, by Giles Snyder.

BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 11.16.12.

Top 3 photos by Frank Negron; bottom photo by Giles Snyder. 

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Tuesday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Previously, from March 2009 through January 2012, Mac posted weekly at Biking Without Borders. He also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to nearly 47,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/11/secrets-of-south-florida-revealed.html

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