Oversees Highway, from Key Largo to Key West

[Brake Pad]

every time I bring my friends to the keys, we travel, from my ( Open to venture rider members ALWAYS HOUSE ) Is from Vero Beach

We start our morning ride from my house, to the Brooklyn Bagel shop for Coffee & Bagels ( gotta have the locks and cream cheese ). from there we follow all back road, south west into the Orange Groves ( that's why they call this area Indian River ) eventually coming out to RT 70 ( 55 mph roadway ) we follow that a few miles, then turn south, onto county road 128, over to the eastside of Lake Okeechobee, stopping at the Mayaka Dam systems for and over look at the Largest Freshwater lake in Florida.

From there we continue south, through the Migrant workers, of Leeds, Sand cut & Pahokee., Belle Glades and South Bay ( the start of the Domino Sugar company ( Florida Sugar Cane ) 64 miles of open roadways, bottoming out into the Everglades National Forest., we continue south down 27, into Miami Gardens, turning south-west on to Chrome avenue or 997 as we call it. (this bring you down through to old time, family farms, over 50 miles of every fresh produce you can find, a stop at Schnebly's fruit winery, is always a fun stop. ( I get the Pear, apple & mango Wines, when I do my return trip out of the keys ) with friends in tow, we run the old road into Key Largo. we take Card Sound road down, and pull a little backtrack to the world's famous Gilberts on the Overseas Highway ( gotta have some fresh Snapper & Oysters & get Capt Joe to try the Ceviche' ). from there its still an hour and a half to the mid keys ( it takes awhile as the speed limit is 35 to 45 mph. ( from my home to The middle keys is 300+ miles ( it took 5 of us, with all the stops 12 hours to get there ) From the mid point, you pick the places you want to go, its a great point to see it all. ( Joe, Steve, Karen, Leo, jump in here at anytime.[ATTACH=CONFIG]99363[/ATTACH]

Leo needed to see the Famous Key Deer, so we went on a little quest, and found a few with in, 10 minutes of coming into town.

There is so much to do in the keys, scuba, fish, sightsee, shop,.

 

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[djh3]

I have many a mile on the US 27 south from my place here in Sebring to Homestead. I almost always turned off there at 997 and went by the big casino in the middle of no where. LOL Slow going once you get to 997 and US 41 crossing though, lots of big trucks and narrowish roads. I see by your map I go a different way down. I cut over right where 997 starts there.

[SilvrT]

In the fall of 2017 you can lead us on that trip as we should arrive in Florida around then. Our plan is to leave here June 2017 and tour across Canada to PEI. Then appx mid Sept start working our way south winding up in FL late October. Hang around there for a while and then explore various parts of the USA, finally heading back here around June 2018.

 

That's the plan anyway.

[leo3wheel]

Had a great time Mike! Thanks for your hospitality!

[BlueSky]

I lived and worked in Homestead FL from Jan 11, 2010 thru August 31, 2013. My wife and I spent many hours in the Keys fishing and sightseeing. We loved every minute of it. We toured many tourist sites and ate at many fantastic restaurants from Palm Beach to Key West. I miss the warm winters and clear water.

[eagleeye]

  SilvrT said:

In the fall of 2017 you can lead us on that trip as we should arrive in Florida around then. Our plan is to leave here June 2017 and tour across Canada to PEI. Then appx mid Sept start working our way south winding up in FL late October. Hang around there for a while and then explore various parts of the USA, finally heading back here around June 2018.

 

That's the plan anyway.

 

WOW!!

Now that is what I call a plan!

Hope it all works out and you have a great year.

[Flyinfool]

Yup that is a plan.

But boy is your grass gonna need cutting when you get back home.........

[SilvrT]

  Flyinfool said:

Yup that is a plan.

But boy is your grass gonna need cutting when you get back home.........

 

It will be pay back time for our 4 kids LOL

[djh3]

I cant even plan past next week.

[Brake Pad]

when is next week anyway?