A paved multi-use trail runs
along the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach, and, while nearby, in Lake Worth, it was a beautiful day to bike on it. At the beginning of the trail are high-rise
condos. These soon give way to private
homes. As we biked we admired the boats
on the water to our left 
and the high hedges blocking the mansions on the right. 
The landscaping along the trail was lovely
and while we couldn't see the gardens, we did see many gardeners working both
in front of and behind the hedges. 
After
the trail ended we biked through some
residential streets (with many more gardeners) to a tiny park with views down
and across the waterway and the opening to the Atlantic Ocean.Later, we took a drive down to Delray Beach to check out the area that we stayed in for several months back in '92 when Jim was working on a project in Boca Raton. But for the street names, we wouldn't have recognized the area. After several drive-bys, we picked out the condo building we had lived in -- back off the road, behind high hedges, facing the water. There had been a supermarket and small shopping center across the road from our building, and beyond that one didn't venture. That's all been replaced by busy shopping centers with a large supermarket plus chain stores and restaurants. The neighboring high-rise buildings along the water are still there, but the sides facing the road, once facing a quiet area, now face outdoor malls with lights and noise of stores and traffic. Several blocks away, the main street shopping area, where stores closed at dark and the windows had bars, is now blocks of upscale stores and restaurants where people aren't afraid to walk or park their cars. Progress! Twenty years has certainly made a difference here.
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