We set out from the Holiday Inn in Key Largo at about 6am and made our way to John Pennecamp Park for the start of Day 2. We had a strong tail wind so it was easy sailing. And since our route was north for the next 30 mi or so, the start would be nice. We had breakfast of sausage patty, pancake, bagel, hard boiled egg, and orange juice. We were going to start early ahead of the official start, but that didn't happen. We were supposed to be in the first group out, but that spot was full. We went out with the 2nd group. Keeping a pace of 20 or so was easy. We got about 10 mi and Eric flatted, so we stopped and fixed it. That was our only flat. We continued on up Card Sound road at a steady 20 and picked up quite a few riders. We hung together thanks to Jerry. The transition in Homestead got us a bit discombobulated, but we got back together eventually. Going up the Bus Route was nice as we had a good tail wind. We fell apart after the 35 mi rest, but eventually go together. At about 63 mi we hit a lille shower, but it stopped and we only had about 3 mi of wet road. At 70 mi Fran was in pain, but we stopped and regrouped. We all rode in together.