Day 4: Boca Raton to Stuart, FL

Our bikes taking in the sunrise in Boca Raton.

We had a fun day of riding despite the unrelenting heat. After breakfast and one more goodbye to Sally before we see her in R.I., we headed north past ultra lavish homes along A1A, appreciating mostly that their sculpted hedges and such gave us some sweet morning shade.

We rode across lots of bridges today, back and forth across the Intracoastal Waterway...but they were flat! Drawbridges! I love drawbridges! And the sea. We got great views of it every so often between the mansions and over the hedges. It was an exquisite blue with a little green and it was sparkling. The light breeze coming off the water was as refreshing as a cool drink.

The riding went easily today, with nice stretches of greenway interspersed with bike lanes. And because we stopped to take photos, here’s a small gallery from the day.

​ Nigh-night, Lisa

We met Isabel, who is biking with her son to Savannah, then to Los Angeles!

Free navigation, no WiFi required

Dee in front of one of the many unassuming cottages outside of Boca Raton

Guy painting street art

It was a gift to ride this beautiful stretch of greenway through a nature preserve just north of Jupiter Island

Breakfast in Boca Raton with Sally and Delores, who gifted us with fruit, nuts, and baked goods that fueled us all day.

Trees lining the way out of Jupiter Island. Beautiful and much-wanted shade.

They are off on their mileage to Canada. We know these things.

Great stretch of Greenway in Palm Beach along Flagler Drive.