Today we were in the mood for a change in scenery. Buddy wanted to take off from his front porch and see what we could see so I thought it was a good idea and joined him on this 30 mile local road trip. We started out riding a few miles down the street just to get to our destination, The Villages. We left early (around 7:45) so traffic heading out was minimal.
The villages sounded like a decent place to ride since we needed practice riding with road traffic. The idea was that dodging golf carts would be a good place to start instead of dodging cars. It was also assumed that drivers who travel the roads around the villages would be used to looking out for recreational riders as well as golf cart enthusiasts. :-)
Once we were actually riding in the villages the paths became groomed and landscaped. This made for some scenic vistas and great backdrops to our ride as we peddled along. When we finally made it into the villages Buddy and I were welcomed with some really nice paved golf car trails which led all over the town. One of the coolest features were all the built in tunnels used to accommodate the golfers and village residents.
We kept riding all the way through until we reached Wildwood. At that point we turned North-ish and headed home. All in all the trip was nice and enjoyable. I especially prefer riding a loop since the scenery changes.
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