It was another spectacular sunrise after some overnight rain. The sunrise was even more serene as there are less people here than when we got here on the weekend.
Today was bike day - not motorcycle day - bike day. We rented beach bomber bicycles to do a little exploring.
After renting our bikes, we headed south on US1 to to Robbie's. The bike ride down wasn't too bad except the Indian Channel Bridge had only a narrow bike shoulder which required a little more concentration than most other areas.
Robbie's was still opening up when we got there, but we watched two men cleaning squid and feeding the remnants to some moderate sized tarpon on the shallows.
I had read about Robbie's and feeding the tarpon before coming down. But first on the agenda was an excellent breakfast/lunch.We saw other people feeding the tarpon while we were eating and I thought it looked a little hokey. I was wrong - it was fun hand feeding them. Some of the fish were extremely large; a few were well over 100 pounds.
There was a sign on the dock warning visitors not to put their hands in the water and I could see why the admonition was given.
We looked around Robbie's a little more before heading back north. We took our time and did some exploring as we pedaled back to the cottage.
After a few minutes in the cottage, I went out on the bike to the north of Islamorada. I do a lot of biking at home and while the single speed beach bomber was easy to pedal, it felt very different from my Trek at home. It was a fun way to see a bit of the island at island speed.
Most of the rest of the day was spent goofing around the cottage before pedaling out for an early dinner. Our time in The Keys is coming to a close.
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