As dusk approaches, I’m almost finished settling in for a week or two near Cedar Key. Cedar Key in located 140 miles north of the Tampa Bay – St Petersburg metro area where the Florida coastline makes a sharp 90 degree bend westward. Cedar Key is just south of where the Suwannee River flows into…
Author: Rob Spera
Sideways
Sampling wines at the Lakeridge Winery in Clermont Florida reminded me of the movie Sideways. Filming of the movie Sideways took place between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo CA. This part of California is near the town of Paso Robles, the town my dear cat Robles is named after. I cycled through the vineyards…
Sugarloaf Mountain
Pedaling up Sugarloaf Mountain was much harder than I anticipated. The hill rises around 300 feet in just over 1/2 mile, over a 10% grade. I had to stop once to rest on the way up, my heart reaching max heart rate. While I don’t wear a heart rate monitor, I can tell my heart…
Lake Minneola
Beautiful vistas of lakes dotting the rolling countryside made cycling to Clermont serene and peaceful. Lightly traveled roads made the ride one of the nicest rides I’ve experienced in Florida in several years. Passing so many lakes, some small, some large, reminded me of cycling in Minnesota. Only the live oaks draped with Spanish moss…
Bed for a Bicycle
Every Italian racing bicycle should have it’s own bed. Actually, I couldn’t find a good place in the RV to store the bike. I certainly wasn’t going to hang the bike outside on the bike rack that is holding the mountain bike. I am staying for a week near Clermont and Mt Dora, northwest of…