12km south of Trinidad is Playa Ancon, supposedly the most beautiful beach on the southern side of the island. I prefer my beaches w water that moves. A real surf if possible. Makes it much more entertaining IMHO. Allows me to ride the waves & also giggle when they knock others over. The devil in me. Ancon has no waves. Zero. Flat as can be. Much like other beaches I’ve seen in the protected Caribbean waters. But it really was beautiful & very tranquil. I rented a bike for the day to leisurely bike the 12km to & from Trinidad. A very picturesque ride. Time seemed to fly by & it was quite enjoyable. On the way there, that is. I realized why on the return ride as Trinidad is certainly at a higher elevation than sea level. So on the way there, I was riding down a very gradual hill the entire trip. Not so much on the way back. The few mojitos I enjoyed on the trip made for a not-so-enjoyable slow ride back so when a taxi, complete w a bike rack on the back (I’m clearly not the first moronic tourist to make the same mistake & later realization), honked & offered me a ride w maybe half of the trip remaining, I gladly took him up on his offer.