Ok, got my popcorn and am ready to read your trip report, both good and bad!
Last year we visited the keys, and being the nature lover I am, I wanted to drive back through part of the Everglades since I have never seen it. I was thinking tropical flora and fauna will be cool and entertaining. After about 30 minutes of seeing the same dull scenery I realized Everglades is not a place I would find enjoyable as a bicycle tourist. I found it to be tediously repetitious and lacking in variety--monotonous. Have you used Google Street View on that route through the Everglades yet?