I haven’t been riding much in Florida as I find the terrain so flat and boring.
So my bicycle has been gathering dust in the storeroom.
I however jumped to it when my Guatemalan friend Rosa called to find out if I wanted to go to Butterfly World in nearby Coconut Creek, to ride.
Having never been there before too, was a major incentive as I love to learn about new places.
Rosa is fully equipped for riding as she has a sturdy bike carrier, a good pump, (my tyres are always soft😫) and a large electric bike, so she picked me up.
(The electric bike weighs a whopping 65 lbs! However she has a ramp to load it on to the carrier.)
We didn’t go into Butterfly World though as the entrance fee is $35!
To look at butterflies ?😡
Anyway there is much more to the park than butterflies and you don’t have to pay to be in the great outdoors if you are not riding horses, playing baseball or riding the railroad .
It’s a really nice family oriented outfit with horses, (including horseback riding) kids’ railroad, sports’ fields, cows, goats and chickens.
On seeing the small stock, and having just returned from the most wonderful safari in Botswana, (https://joan-myviews.blogspot.com/2023/03/heaven-on-earth.html ) I jokingly enquired from Rosa if we were at a Florida safari.
That made her day😂.
It was a great outdoor adventure while getting fresh air and good healthy exercise, and of course, the horsing around, camaraderie etc.
To cap it off, she had some delicious barbecue ribs and ice cold beer at her place so tired but happy, we knocked it off before I was dropped off.
A healthy happy way to spend a Saturday wouldn’t you say?
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