In Tampa we rented bikes from the ship and rode to a nearby mall. After doing some shopping, we went to get on our bikes and head back to the ship. To our shock, our bikes had been “booted” with a massive lock and a sign saying we were parked in an “unauthorized bike storage location”. I felt like I was in college all over again. Anyway, we had to call a #, a security guy picked us up and drove us to the security station to fill out the bike release paperwork. He explained that bike thefts were common and they locked them up “for our protection”. He then proceeded to give us a tour of the authorized bike parking locations & point out all 57 security cameras.
