back from vacation
going through the images
scrolling through the images as I relive the moment... moments
lots of memories
it was a good week
not the best florida weather I ahve ever experience
while not being miserable
things got pretty good for about half of our visit
it bordered 80 degrees on those days
there was fun in the sun
the family rented bikes when on vacation on Marco Island Florida
a few years back I found a bike at a thrift store and cruised around for under 9 dollars
but for the whole family
rental made sense as it would be unlikely for me to find four fitting bikes on the Marco Used market
the weather was in the 70's
not exactly beach weather
sure... we beached it... we even went in the gulf
but really... it was not pinnacle beach weather for the first few days
so... we did a hike on everglade like terrain
we played 18 holes of putt putt
and we rented bikes
three beach cruisers and a trail-a-bike
Island Bike Shop hooked us up!
http://islandbikeshops.com/
out shop experience was 50-50... I was satisfied... but things could have been better
there are so many good things to say
they were generous enough to let us ride the four wheeled pedal machine before we took our bikes
they let the kids ride the three wheelers while I did the paper work
early in the shop experience I felt that there were two very different people to work with
a young guy and and a grumpy old guy
I avoided the grumpy old guy and sought out the young guy
in our days of interaction my wife and kids each had issue with the grumpy old guy
and well... I had issue with him as well
he was grumpy
other than that...
the experience was grand
the bikes were affordable and available
as said... the kids got to ride the trikes and the four wheeler
and yes... they were cool about the canopy incident
but... they could use some work on their service personality
ambivalence is better than abrasiveness
we will rent from them again