Lake Okeechobee is the biggest in Florida (110 mile circumference) - so it looks more like a sea. There is a dedicated cycle path along the top of the wide dyke. We meet a couple of other cyclists, and flocks of Cattle Egret. There is water on the other side too as we are beside a wide channel. Every 5 miles or so there is a tunnel under the dyke and a manned (or actually womaned) lock to let small fishing boats pass from the channel into the lake.
At a small bridge we cross to a trailer park, where a very friendly Fishermans bar is run from a wooden shed. A staggeringly drunk couple leave as we enter, and are very interested in us, chatting amiably. Then they support each other to their Utility vehicle and drive off!!! We are glad we are not joining them on the road. It looks like they are following the advice we see in the bar.
The barmaid tells us there are alligators to be seen on the shores, but we don't spot them on our 8 mile return to the car.
Location:Lake Okeechobee
