I did this ride a long time ago in 1975 (maybe 76?). The map is from memory and may not be exactly correct. It was a friend's idea to do a down to Key West and on the way back stay with some friends of his in Sanabel. This was a strong selling point for the ride because we were on a shoe-string budget. I was a little concerened about how well the bike would do because I had a mid-sized Honda 500-4. It turned out to be a very good bike for long rides.

This was a great ride. The weather was nice the entire time. It was sunny with afternoon popcorn thunderstorms that were expected and welcome after a hot day. Key West was nice but we were anxious to get to Sanabel to stay in a house after camping the previous nights. Sanabel was perfect. Back then it was a small Florida 'Margaritaville' overrun with Aligators. Probably not the smartest thing to do, but we shot some pictures of a gator in our yard. She was huge and had babies nearby.

Our hosts in Sanabel were three girls and a guy who made the trip from Virginia in a beetle-bug. I think my bike ride was probably more comfortable.

My regret is that we didn't take more pictures. This is a mistake I made too often.

Some pictures of the ride

Pictures in Sanabel

Our hosteses

Our gator