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Back to Story Photo Gallery: Sebring, FL to Key West, FL |
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| A brilliant morning sky as we depart Sebring, FL |
A sleepy Lake Placid, FL greets us with palm trees and "Old Glory" |
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Mural of caladium field - Lake Placid's 37 murals... |
...offer a colorful depiction of the town's history | |
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| Here we go again, more bear country | The terrain is now really, really flat and we were really, really loving it! | |
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| The highway signs are built to survive a hurricane | The incredible dark-blue waters of Fisheating Creek | |
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| The fields of sugarcane were abundant | A colorful mural at St. Joseph-the-Worker Church in Moore Haven, FL | |
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| The church cat made himself at home | Crossing the Okeechobee Waterway | |
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| We had fun "herding the birds" along the LOST Trail | Sailboat heading down the Rim Canal of Lake Okeechobee | |
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| Shaded rest area (alias fast food stand for alligators) | The calm waters of Lake Okeechobee | |
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| The six locked gates we encountered on the bike path were... | ...a pain in the butt to get through! | |
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| Planting sugarcane near South Bay, FL | Amazingly, we walked our rig down from the dike using this "path" | |
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| This little critter was scurrying about on the wall of our motel room | A trailer carrying 20 tons of sugarcane stalk is headed for the mill | |
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| Double-crested cormorants roosting on buoy line | This green sign caused us to pause and reflect | |
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| The Australian melaleuca trees were really thick along Highway 997 | Near Homestead, FL, we saw several crops including green beans | |
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| Special farm equipment was used for planting winter vegetables | This service truck captured our attention | |
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| With a cloudless sky, we enjoyed a total lunar eclipse | In Florida City, FL, we were wondering if we were in a foreign country | |
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| Historic, downtown Homestead | To us, Borges Supermarket was a cultural wonder | |
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| Cuba - so close but so far away | Our last county line crossing - watch out for crocodiles! | |
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| In case we were uncertain, there's a bridge ahead | At last, the Florida Keys! | |
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| Barb holds up the celebratory seven fingers for 7,000 miles | Just 100 more miles to go! | |
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| Many of the buildings in Key Largo were colorfully painted | Who cares what time it is? | |
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| May the mosquitoes always be bigger than the holes in your tent! | Our campsite in Key Largo, FL had wireless internet access | |
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| At the Keys Wild Bird Center, a number of birds posed for us | This snowy egret was quite striking with its yellow feet | |
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| This pelican was being very photogenic | A feisty, orphaned raccoon gives us a curious look | |
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| Someone slipped a dollar donation onto our unattended trailer. | We were horrified to see the height of the Channel Five Bridge ahead | |
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| But the view from the tall bridge was breath taking! | We didn't try to confirm the presence of venomous snakes | |
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| Long Key Bridge, at two miles, is the Keys' second longest | Small boat cutting across the incredibly blue waters of Florida Bay | |
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| This bus company has a presence from Alaska to Florida | Our last campsite in Marathon, FL | |
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| The sunset at our campground was out of this world! | Our next to last day comes to a close - 7 Mile bridge seen to the right | |
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| Before crossing, we gaze at 7 Mile Bridge from our campground | There's no turning back now! | |
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| The expanse of the Atlantic Ocean | The view from the apex of 7 Mile Bridge | |
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| The old bridge is a good place to grow trees?! | We watched for manatees but didn't see any | |
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| This sign informs motorists of the results of speeding cars | We walked our rig across the "deer gate" crossing | |
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| After first meeting in Yukon Territories, we stopped to visit Linda & Joe | The manatee mailbox stands were quite popular | |
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| The emerald and turquoise waters were astonishing | Lush foliage on meandering strips of land | |
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| Mile marker 10 - the countdown begins! | Mile marker 1 | |
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| A mere 710.0 FT to go, our anticipated end gives us mixed feelings. | With no more highway, our tour comes to a memorable end. | |
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| We chase our shadow for the anticlimactic ride to our motel | One last ride down the famous Duval Street | |
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| You'll find some kooky characters in Key West | Even the deceased were a little different | |
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| Decoupling our tandem at the Key West Airport. | Using newspapers and pipe insulation, we packed up the rental car | |
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| This Mallory Square crowd awaits a fabulous sunset... | ...but cloud cover creates disappointing results | |
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| We would be remiss if we didn't show off... | our proud, biker tans! | |
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| Our Sanibel Island, FL hosts treated us to one more sunset | At the Detroit, MI Airport, we transfer our stuff to Marion's vehicle | |
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Getting reacquainted with our cars
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Our first day back to Michigan, we're back on our
bike!!!
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