Big Cypress 360
You couldn’t ask for a better day. We started out at Starbucks, one of our more popular meeting locations. It’s not for the coffee, but more for the central convenience of a lot of riders, especially organizers. We got out of there a little after 7:30 and stopped at a gas station to pick up Connie. A couple riders had forgotten to top off and did so then. From here, it was the concrete ribbon (Turnpike) to Snake Road. On the Sawgrass, one of our new riders lost her Sun Pass. It just fell out of her pocket and crumbled on the highway.
At Snake Road we stopped at the gas station, refueled those that needed it, picked up drinks and snacks, and socialized while waiting for Yarka and Mark. After a period of talking with everyone we got underway. The road was nice and had a more turns than your typical South Florida road. It led us to the Seminole Reservation called Big Cypress through which we had great respect for the speed. We zigzagged north through road changes to SR80 and then to Clewiston.
Rich, our birthday boy today, had been telling me about the nachos there. They lived up to expectations. The group was in rare form (thanks, Slick) and everyone seemed to have a great time. Afterall, it doesn’t get much better than beautiful weather, great friends, great riding, and great food.
After filling ourselves we gave the others another fuel stop and then went on to South Bay to ride up to the dike on the rim of the lake. We took pictures and rode home. It doesn’t sound like much, but it was one of those nice, relaxing rides with lots of friends. We had 12 bikes and 15 people on this one. You can see photos, get screen savers, and learn more by clicking here.