These photos of Vero Beach were shot yesterday after I had lunch at Maria’s. I made it to Jacksonville today, where the sun is not shining. This month-long road trip is almost over.
Maria’s Surprise
After working this morning, I decided to go north along highway 1, thinking perhaps I might make it to Titusville. But I was only a few miles up the road, getting close to Vero Beach, when my stomach reminded me I needed to eat. I have food in the Roadtrek, but just on a whim, I asked Siri for a “vegetarian restaurant near Vero Beach”, knowing a vegetarian joint often has vegan options. I didn’t expect any response at all, but I was in for a pleasant surprise. On to Maria’s Organic Fountain.
Fort Pierce State Park
Since the internet connection here at Savannas Recreation Area was behaving this morning, I decided to work inside the Roadtrek for the first time on this road trip.
After work, there was still plenty of time in the day, so I headed out to Fort Pierce State Park. I went on a short bike ride and snapped a few photos. I was fortunate to still be there at sunset.
Lazy Day at Savannas Recreation Area
No rides and no beaches today. I’m slowly heading north. After stopping at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, I kept moving north and wound up at Savannas Recreation Area near Ft. Pierce, where I’m overnighting with hookups. Yea electricity. I even have wifi here — well, when it’s working anyway. Here are a few photos from both of these peaceful areas.
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Juno Beach and a Ride
I started the ride from Juno Beach this morning and quickly joined two road bikers — Edwin and Chris. We rode from Juno Beach to a very large outdoor Green Market in West Palm Beach and back. After returning to Juno Beach, I snapped a few pictures of the beach area, featuring the ocean-loving canine Marley.
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Bike Ride from MacArthur Park
When I stopped by Bicycle World in Jupiter yesterday, the guys in the store told me about a 15 mile loop from John D MacArthur park in Palm Springs Gardens. I rode the loop twice, and stopped often to take pictures of stuff that caught my eye. The weather was perfect.
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Lunch at Christopher’s Kitchen
Christopher’s Kitchen is a 100% vegan restaurant in Palm Springs Gardens. I had the Spicy Mexican Warm Grain Bowl with quinoa, black beans w/ cumin & peppers, jalapeños, chopped romaine, cabbage, tortilla chips, hot sauce, and , guacamole and salsa on the side It was good – real good.
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Around Palm Beaches
After Jacob’s Garage got my air conditioner to blow cold, I headed north toward West Palm Beach and Jupiter. I stopped at a few of the beaches along the way to enjoy the sun, the rain, the sand, the birds, and the surf.
This is the first time I consciously tried to get a few birds in flight, known as BIFs to the pros. I need more practice to be able to track them in flight.
Century Ride
Today I bicycled 100 miles. It’s the first time I’ve done that since 1996 – 18 years ago. After being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, I had convinced myself that I would never do a century again. But over 2 years ago, I started listening to the nutritional advice of Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Dean Ornish, John McDougall, T. Colin Campbell, Jeff Novick, and others with a similar message. With their advice, I lost a ton of weight and my lab values normalized. I no longer have chest pains or shortness of breath, something I had even after earlier conventional treatment.
After my 60th birthday in October, I began to think a century ride might be possible.
From Full Frame to Micro 4/3
I could rarely bring myself to lug around my Canon full frame camera and lens. So I recently sold all my full frame gear and used the money to buy a Panasonic GX7 micro-4/3 camera and a few lenses. The picture below shows the difference in size between my old system and my new system. The difference in weight is commensurate. What a relief.
