Daveand Barbie Posted February 1, 2015 Share #26 Posted February 1, 2015 Yes indeed......Card Sound is a fun ride just because. A few years back, when all the construction was going on just north of Key Largo, it was the preferred route for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 1, 2015 Share #27 Posted February 1, 2015 Joe are you guys planning to leave the day after the rocket launch if so you can come back to my house and you guys can stay the night here I will take you back roads through and around the east side of Lake Okeechobee all the way south down 27 To chrome Boulevard (992) which brings you through the Redlands and down into Key Largo, not BS of riding through Miami. What say you? Karen and Capt. D will be with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Joe are you guys planning to leave the day after the rocket launch if so you can come back to my house and you guys can stay the night here I will take you back roads through and around the east side of Lake Okeechobee all the way south down 27 To chrome Boulevard (992) which brings you through the Redlands and down into Key Largo, not BS of riding through Miami. What say you? Karen and Capt. D will be with us. Mike, That's definitely doable. Only thoughts are, if the launch is on time we will have two full days to kill. Friday and Saturday. Most of Friday will be taken up with the ride down. Would like to be close to the keys Saturday night. as Sunday will be an easy ride to Marathon, checkin at 3PM . Wouldn't mind seeing Everglades park Saturday . Question is where to stay friday and Saturday night; around Homestead area? or, north if cheaper. Any suggestions? Any must sees in the area? Any thoughts? Edited February 2, 2015 by CaptainJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted February 1, 2015 Share #29 Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks Mike! Hope weather works to our favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #30 Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks Mike! Hope weather works to our favor.\\ Good point Leo, Weather permitting... Even though the weather should be good, to start out on the 10th it may surprise us. If it does we will just have to delay our departure date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted February 1, 2015 Share #31 Posted February 1, 2015 Yep, Card Sound Rd might be more interesting to ride than #1 to Key Largo. But, #1 is interesting too in that you see more water and it has a place beside the bridge just before you get to Key Largo called Gilberts. It's a decent restaurant with outdoor seating and they usually have a band playing there on the weekends. Lots of bikers stop there. Boaters pull up and dock and have a meal and/or refreshments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share #32 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) The sound side has a long run of nothing but trees also.. We'll probably do both. one on the way down and one on the way back. Really helpful to know where the good places to eat are. Edited February 2, 2015 by CaptainJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted February 2, 2015 Share #33 Posted February 2, 2015 And if you do go fishing, most of the restaurants in the Keys will cook your cleaned fish for you. And if you go fishing on one of the boats they clean/fillet your fish for you. We had the Sundowners Restaurant in Key Largo cook some of our fish more than once. About as fresh as you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted February 2, 2015 Share #34 Posted February 2, 2015 On our last visit, we had a bunch of yellow tail snapper. Had some of them filleted and had restaurant make a meal for me. It was excellent. Gave surplus fillets to an older couple and made their day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share #35 Posted February 2, 2015 Nice Pics. Now that's what I call a mess of fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 2, 2015 Share #36 Posted February 2, 2015 If you run card sound road down you'll have to backtrack about a mile to come back over the big bridge to get to Gilberts Gilbert is just north of Key Largo Karen and I and a friend met there for lunch last weekend Gilberts puts out some really good seafood and if you like ceviche that's the place to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share #37 Posted February 2, 2015 Ha! Made me looK it up: Ceviche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Don't like rawfish.... so I'll pass... I'll take the fresh caught fried fish sandwiches any day! My daughter eats this kind of stuff all the time. Which reminds me... Leo, what was that I tried in Islamaorada. The husband and wife ordered me one ? nice to know the restaurant is only a mile up rt#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted February 2, 2015 Share #38 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Joe, Were we eating at that restaurant around MM88, watching the sunset? Not sure what you ate. Edited February 2, 2015 by leo3wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 2, 2015 Share #39 Posted February 2, 2015 The Ceviche that's made here in the keys is made with basically boiled Conch, sometimes cook shrimp or some type of whitefish is added to the mix, the FDA would not allow it to be raw meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share #40 Posted February 2, 2015 The Ceviche that's made here in the keys is made with basically boiled Conch, sometimes cook shrimp or some type of whitefish is added to the mix, the FDA would not allow it to be raw meat. Well then, I'll have to try it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baylensman Posted February 2, 2015 Share #41 Posted February 2, 2015 Well its been a few years since I've run over that side of the state, but it used to be that US 1 or A1A you got to see a lot of the "OLD FLORIDA" I know that most of it is one big strip mall from Miami to almost Vero beach and then again from Melbourne to the state line, but there is still alittle of it left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 3, 2015 Share #42 Posted February 3, 2015 Out of Vero Beach I'm taking them Southwest through the orange orchard down a cross-section of 70 down more back roads until we get to the left upper corner of Lake Okeechobee from there were riding down 89 down through the small towns for pohokee, cut through the Sugarcane fields of Domino sugar down around Southbay and and straight down route 27 until we get down into Miami Dade which is Krome Boulevard and running south down from S4 R 41 and 41 through the Indian are the Miccosukee Indian reservation down to the old western side of Miami which is called Retlends into Homestead and finally down into a Key Largo on to card sound Road then backtrack 1 mile to Gilberts for lunch from there I'll say my goodbyes and turn around and head back to Vero Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #43 Posted February 3, 2015 Well its been a few years since I've run over that side of the state, but it used to be that US 1 or A1A you got to see a lot of the "OLD FLORIDA" I know that most of it is one big strip mall from Miami to almost Vero beach and then again from Melbourne to the state line, but there is still alittle of it left. thanks, I've been on those roads before around Titusville it's beautiful, the closer you get to Miami the more stop and go... built up over the years to the point it's uninteresting.. That's why I'd prefer to go inland to central Florida. to see the folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #44 Posted February 3, 2015 Out of Vero Beach I'm taking them Southwest through the orange orchard down a cross-section of 70 down more back roads until we get to the left upper corner of Lake Okeechobee from there were riding down 89 down through the small towns for pohokee, cut through the Sugarcane fields of Domino sugar down around Southbay and and straight down route 27 until we get down into Miami Dade which is Krome Boulevard and running south down from S4 R 41 and 41 through the Indian are the Miccosukee Indian reservation down to the old western side of Miami which is called Retlends into Homestead and finally down into a Key Largo on to card sound Road then backtrack 1 mile to Gilberts for lunch from there I'll say my goodbyes and turn around and head back to Vero Beach Our reservations in Marathon, FL don't start till 3 pm Sunday. That's why I was inquiring about sight seeing in central florida around the lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share #45 Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Going to look at getting a motel room in Key largo for additional two days. 13th & 14th .. as this is Friday and Saturday, wish me luck.. Edited February 3, 2015 by CaptainJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted February 3, 2015 Share #46 Posted February 3, 2015 Sounds good! Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted February 3, 2015 Share #47 Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Joe, For 3/13-3/15, we can stay at Quality Inn. We can share one room with two double beds, you and Steve share bed, or I can get my own room. Let me know. Edited February 4, 2015 by leo3wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 3, 2015 Share #48 Posted February 3, 2015 From my house to Karen's area is exactly 3 hours that's 170 miles down the back roads around the lake it takes another hour and a half to go down the back roads to get down to Key Largo figure lunch at Gilberts is about an hour or hour and a half from there or you're probably about 35 or 40 miles north of marathon you will not have a problem making it there for 5 o'clock.so if we left my place by about 8:00 or 830 in the morning you will not get to your destination till about 530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted February 3, 2015 Share #49 Posted February 3, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]96950[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]96951[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]96952[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]96953[/ATTACH] These are your rooms, don't know how their upside down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted February 3, 2015 Share #50 Posted February 3, 2015 Mike, Think problem is we cannot get into our room in Marathon until 3/15. Working with Joe to get room(s) for 3/13-3/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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