Under a Hundred

Looking North from Bridge Road Drawbridge
Hobe Sound, FL
October 16, 2024

 I have been able to log quite a few miles for the American Cancer society ride. I am within 75 miles of achieving the 300 miles for the month! I am pretty excited about reaching that goal. 

Yesterday, I rode 23.19 miles and I took a different route from my normal biking area. I rode north to the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Preserve. There is a nice beach there which we have not visited lately, but it is a great place to stop on my ride because they have restroom facilities. 

One of the exciting aspects of heading north to the preserves is that I get to enjoy riding alongside SE Bridge Road. The road is covered with banyan trees and it is a joy to bike under their branches. The fairly recent installation of a sidewalk along side the roadway means that I no longer have to dodge traffic on the fairly narrow road.

The first six or so miles of the ride are challenging because I ride along US-1 and there are a lot of hills. OK, there are a lot of hills as compared to most of the places I ride in Florida. And three miles of the ride are in the narrow bike lane alongside of the highway. But, after arriving into Hobe Sound the ride becomes much more enjoyable and less traveled. The southerly portion  of the trip is along Beach Road on Jupiter Island and the fun is looking at the estates and seeing how the rich people live. Many of the homes were in the process of being opened for the imminent "Snow Bird" returns. 

I did the ride in 1h47m, which is really good. That included a stop at the beach to look out into the ocean. Now that the weather is cooling, into the 70s, I may tackle this ride a bit more. The challenge comes at the end in the form of the Beach Road Drawbridge.  Coming at about 21 miles into the ride, it has a significant uphill. 

It was a beautiful day and a fun ride. 

Cancer Society 300-mile Challenge Update:

I rode 23.19 miles yesterday. Thus far, I have logged a total of 225.29 miles. I do not expect to ride today due to the windy conditions. I have 74.71 miles remaining to reach the 300-mile goal.

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL