Insomnia Biking!

I didn't sleep last night, primarily due to not waking until 2pm. With David out at some camp or whatever, I haven't been doing as much biking lately, and so today I decided to change that. I did however have one long call before embarking, and thusly decided to follow her request of "take photos." Photos were indeed taken.

I started off leaving around 6:30. Adequate preparations are always in order, and coke bottles are, by far, the cheapest option available. That and, they really do hold a decent quantity, as this gallon-or-so would last me all of the 22 miles.
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I biked down 9th street, past Gateway Mall, then down whatever-the-avenue down to Weedon Island (If you're actually interested, google maps could probably show you the way). Over a small bridge en route, I stopped to take a couple photos of the sunrise, on my phone, of course.
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After that bridge, past the Weedon Island nature preserve and all, I passed by several cell towers. They really are common around here, but more importantly, in 2000 a helicopter crashed, killing all the crew, when the rotor became tangled in a support cable for a cell tower. Telecommunications really are expensive, I suppose.
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Moving on, I biked up Gandy beach, which was surprisingly empty. It was still quite cool and all, but the sun was rising, and as such, was square right in my eyes. I stopped at a few spots between the mangroves for short, leisurely breaks and to grab a couple photos.
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A few miles later, after passing the very large highway that is Gandy, I snapped a quick photo before going over the Friendship Trail Bridge.
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On the Tampa side, I spent a few minutes trying to decide if I was to continue on, or just turn around. In this time, I sat on some pilings and read some news from NPR on my phone, of course, feeling epic. It really was nice out, much cooler than it tends to be in the afternoon.
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And, of course, the vehical itself: [Link]

I would consider it to be a pretty productive day, and with that, got home around 9:30am and just slept until 7pm. I've hopes of traveling a bit father, given this 20 mile run has been seeming vastly easier than the first time I did it.

I appologize for all the links, but unfortunately resizing made it relatively difficult to see them in full detail with a standard "img src" approach.