I Want to Ride My Bicycle

Retiring to Lewes has opened up a slew of opportunities that we didn't have when we lived in The Mushroom Capital of the World. One of them is the ability to ride a bike  for miles and not encounter a hill. Those of you that follow me on Facebook will see my almost daily Endomondo posts of our bike rides. 3 miles is our minimum distance that we have to ride. We call it "Doing Bay Avenue."

Starting at the beach house we ride Cedar Street to its end at Roosevelt Inlet. Then turning around we ride back Bay Avenue, since it is one way going east. 3 miles. 210 calories. Boom.

When going on a longer ride we almost always "do Bay Avenue" first, then head off to where ever we are headed for the day. Today for example, after Bay Ave. We headed up and over the Drawbridge, down Pilottown Road to where it ends at Roosevelt Inlet. Pilottown parallels Cedar on the other side of the canal. From there we go out through the new park, past the wind turbine on UD's campus, then we head into town.

Since today's loop was about 9 miles and we were in town, we decided to Reward ourselves with a late lunch and a margarita at Agave, which is one of the many restaurants in Lewes. Agave at dinnertime is usually packed out with an hour and a half to two hour wait. Going in for a late lunch or very early dinner around 2 or 3 will usually get you a table without any wait. That was our fortune today.
We were seated right away. We both ordered one of their signature Margaritas and then got serious about lunch. The Wise and Wonderful Jillo ordered Chicken Enchiladas and I had Fish Tacos.  Both were excellent and we had great service.  After lunch we had a mile to go to get back to the beach house. Throwing our bikes on the rack we headed for home.

On Gordon's Pond Trail

On other days we will do the 18 mile Lewes to Rehoboth Loop utilizing both the Gordon's Pond Trail and the Junction and Breakwater Trail. This is another great ride that is nice and flat. The nearly 20 miles takes very little toll on our old retired bodies. The Jill and Bill Biking Rewards Plan allows for lunch at The Greene Turtle whenever we make the trek into Rehoboth.

The Junction Breakwater Trail

I am tempted to ride from home to the beach house a distance of only 8 miles. The problem with this ride is we have a couple of miles of back roads with no shoulders, a gazillion construction sites, and crossing Route 1 to get to the beach side. Maybe someday. But for now, it's easy to throw the bikes on the car and drive over there.... and probably safer too.... and I am okay with that.

The Boardwalk in Rehoboth

Today's lunch at Agave. Fish Tacos and Chicken Enchiladas