The Miami Great E-Skate 2010

The 2010 Great EsSkate was almost a carbon copy of the 2009 Great EsSkate. Everyone had a wonderful and enjoyable time that will be fondly remembered. The weather was almost perfect for skating. It was a bit breezy again for the Sunday morning skate but the wind was at our backs on the return. Gene Cook did a fantastic job of coordinating everything for the 300 skaters and all the events. Thanks again for the great job done by Gene and his volunteers.

Friday afternoon a few of us did the Art Deco skate. It was very interesting and we learned a lot about the historic South Beach. The Friday evening skate was a little cool and most all added an extra layer of clothing but soon took it off as we skated. Dee reported the skate was a pleasant 10.7 miles. The skate was followed by a dinner party at the Royal Palm Hotel (where most of us stayed). The dinner was enjoyable and the socializing extraordinary. After dinner many of us joined Monika at Tequiola Chica’s to have a drink and help her celebrate her (not to be disclosed) birthday.

Saturday was a pleasant tee shirt day. A few clouds kept most of us from getting sun burnt. This skate had been redone again to make the route over the lowest possible bridges. As Dee reported this skate was 20.5 miles, one didn’t need any high bridge challenges. We skated 3 hours with rest stops. Most rest stops we were supplied with water, bananas and energy bars. It was a very pleasant and scenic skate. Following the skate we had a picnic at Lummus Park which was close to our hotel. Most of us met prior to heading out to dinner to have our group picture taken. I counted 30 people in the picture. We skipped the expensive drink at Delano’s Hotel and headed out to have Italian, Mexican, Thai and who know what dinners. We had free passes to get into the Mansion late nightclub but didn’t get any great reports about the activities there.

Quite a few of us made the Sunday morning skate. We headed North on Collins Ave for about 6 miles with the wind blowing against us from the NE. For some reason it didn’t seem that bad. Must have been the drafting associated with a large group or just the excitement of the day. Heading back was very enjoyable. Dee reported we did 15 miles. After the skate most headed for home. Another memorable Great EsSkate.

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