Life of Luxury!

When I started my journey my gaol was to make it on $10 a day. Forget that scene! For the first time I am staying in a hotel, The Admiral Benbow in Chattahoochee, FL, just across the Georgia border. I had to wash my clothes and I thought , man, I should take a good shower and sleep in a bed while I'm at it. Ahhhh, so nice.........

I spent last night in Lamont, FL. I stopped at the local party store asking about a place to stay and ran into Fran Hunt, who writes for the local paper. She said she is going to do a story on my trip, so I guess I am going to be famous. (Autographs available on my return.) I ended up sleeping at the First Methodist Church there, which was nice, but still rustic. They left the door open so I could use the restroom, which was greatly appreciated.

As I entered Tallahassee this morning I ran into Gary and Carol again, this time on their tandem bike. Maybe I can talk Christa into the next trip. Maybe. I got a little misdirected in Tallahassee and ended up riding right through the middle of the Florida State University Campus. I almost felt like I fit in, except for the gray hair. It was cool.

This was the first day I encountered some pretty major hills. In Florida? Go figure. I never had to walk my bike up them but a couple of old ladies walking their poodles passed me as I was climbing. Don't worry - I beat them downhill.

A few people have mentioned that I should put a map on the blog, so occasionally I'll put in a map update. Here is the first. Thanks for checking in with me!