Chattahoochee

Leroy crossed the Apalachicola River, viewed the George Woodruff Dam, with Lake Seminole backed up behind it only to discover that I was back five miles as there was no motel in Chattahoochee. He called and I picked him up. We are staying in Sneads, Florida which is in the Central time zone, but the Eastern time zone is just five miles down the road from here.

Today was his 28th day of riding. Today was pedaling into an East wind again, overcast with a light rainfall, warm and very humid. Even without rainfall when Leroy takes his gloves off at

the end of the day, they look as though they have been in dishwater all day. The bicycle spends the night in the motel room with us so the handlebar cushioning grips can dry somewhat.

Today is the first day we have viewed kudzu, which is a lush growing vine that grows very fast and covers everything in sight slowly killing any other growing plants and trees. The farther we travel into Florida the more Spanish moss we see hanging from trees. It is very pretty, but it also eventually kills the tree it is attached to. Cotton harvest is in full swing along the roads we traveled today. We also observed peanuts being harvested. Boiled peanuts are sold at every stand, mini mart and community grocery store along the way, as well as yummy fresh roasted and salted.

Miles Traveled Today = 88

Total Miles T raveled = 2,411

Trivia = Visited more scarecrows in the decorations of all these small towns than I have in my entire life. Fall decorations here are neat; businesses compete; towns compete; counties compete.