We are continuing to have perfect weather which makes it nice for getting out and about or just lazing around the pool. Today we ventured out on the bikes for downtown Naples. After stopping at the office for advice we pulled out of the RV Park and headed south on Airport Rd making aright on Estey Avenue. Before getting to the end we turned south on Brookside Dr toward Davis Avenue. At the corner Tina pulled into a small fruit stand and I followed. This was a real find!!
Parking the bikes we went inside. What a surprise! A huge selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, wines, a butcher shop and deli all under one roof. Exactly the kind of grocer you expect to find in a retail/residential area. After sampling several varieties of fresh home made salsa we headed back out to the bikes to continue our ride.
We rode along the wide sidewalk next to Davis Avenue until it intersected the Tamiami Trail (Hwy 41), a major north-south route along Florida’s West coast. Crossing the two arms of the Cocohatchee River we turned off the sidewalk to go under the highway towards the coast. Exiting the underpass we were in an area called “Tin City” and the famed “Riverwalk Shops”.Not wanting to spend too much time on our outing in shops, we made a note to come back when we had more time. Continuing on our route we came to the City Dock and marina on the Cocohatchee. Seems we couldn’t quite find the right street to take us out to the beaches.
So we rode through the residential areas looking at nice older buildings and wandered back towards camp eventually retracing our route past the Fruit Stand and ending back at the coach. We were out for about two hours and got back just in time to have lunch and spend the rest of the day doing nothing.
Well, almost nothing -we took the kids for several walks, read and Tina went out and found a small table for the coach.
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