Posted by Mark Terrill on Sunday, February 28, 2010,
The Islamorada Street Fair was a great success for the Bike tour this weekend. We had Florida Travel and Leisure Magazine along for the ride and will do a piece on the bike tour in June. These photos were taken from the Pinder Grave Yard located on the Cheeca Lodge Property. Cheeca Lodge Beach was at one time the heart of Islamorada dating back to the mid 1800's. This graveyard is what has survived since the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. I am going to try to do something new in March and see i...
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Posted by Mark Terrill on Thursday, February 4, 2010,
We left off in Tavernier around the 90 mile marker going from Tavernier Creek Bridge to the Old Road. The Old Road is on the ocean side of US !. It is the old Overseas Hwy before the expanded one was built along side of it. The Old Road has a nice bike path on it all the way through Islamorada. This is where the scenery begins. The path is shaded with nice high trees on both sides. The area is residential with some pretty high end homes along the ocean. However, due to the tree line, you will...
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Posted by Mark Terrill on Sunday, November 29, 2009,
December's schedule will be the following:
- December 2nd Full Moon Bike Tour at 9 PM- Meet at the Hurricane Monument
- December 19th and 20th at 10 AM- Meet at Midway Cafe
- December 26th and 27th at 10 AM- Meet at Midway Cafe
- December 30th and Jan 1st-Full Moon Bike Tour 8 PM- Meet at Hurricane Monument
- January 1st,2nd and 3rd at 10 AM- Meet at Midway Cafe at 10 AM
Remember, bring your own bike or rent one locally. Call Mark at 305-879-0390 to hold a spot. Please do not show up without ...
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Posted by Mark Terrill on Thursday, September 17, 2009,
Bud and Mary's is one of our new stops in the bike tour. From the rooftop deck you can get a spectacular view of Indian Key and Terre Key.
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Posted by Mark Terrill on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
I had a very nice group this Sunday on my bike tour. The Brooks family were in attendance from Islamorada. Also Debra Winger from the Lower Keys attended the ride. If you have attended this bike tour and have photos, please forward them so I can post them. Every weekend has been special and the people are always fun and interesting. In fact,I keep learning something new all the time. One of our riders was staying at the Pines and Palms and gave us a tour of the place. Very nice, 1950's style...
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Posted by Mark Terrill on Sunday, August 9, 2009,
I started this tour as a fundraiser idea for my wrestling club and high school wrestling team. The proceeds go towards helping fund our upcoming season. When I first started this tour, it took about 6 months of preparation of learning the local history and mapping out a bike route. At first, it was really hard. No one would show up or just a few people would come. I got to the point where I was going to scrub the whole idea. Out of the clear blue, I got a phone call from a local newspaper re...
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I have lived in Islamorada since 1994 and think this is the greatest place in the world and by far the best place in the Keys. The tour is 6.5 miles long and has 10 stops and it takes two hours to ride. We cover a span of 4,000 years of history. The tour is every Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 AM in Islamorada. Call 305-879-0390 to reserve a spot. My e-mail is Islamoradasports@aol.com. If you have kids, we have a shorter route and the tour is geared towards them. Bring your own bike or contact Mark to arrange a bike rental. Go to Islamorada Bicycle on Facebook to send pictures or contact me.
