The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Florida on my mind....
-Ray Charles
OK, I know you're thinking something is wrong here....yes, the song IS actually GEORGIA. However, today we passed through Greenville, Florida which claims R.C. Robinson, "Ray Charles" as a native son. Ray was actually born in Albany, Georgia but his family moved when he was an infant, to Greenville, FL and that's where he grew up.
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| Memorial to Ray Charles in Greenville, FL |
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| Park in Greenville where the memorial stands |
We started out early this morning after a nice breakfast with Dan and Amy. Dan has a friend who roasts fantastic coffee beans and Amy and I discovered we are both Pumpkin Spice fanatics. Dan gave us great directions to get back on our way and onto Monticello then Madison. THANKS AGAIN DAN & AMY!!!!
We stopped in Monticello for a "second breakfast" about 10:30 a.m. at the Tupelo Cafe. It was very yummy (oooh, the spinach/tomato/feta quiche!!). Monticello was a cute little place with a nice town square...
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| Monticello, Florida |
The ride today was quite chilly -- maybe it got to 60 degrees today -- and it was overcast and damp all day. It rained too -- but luckily we didn't get into it as we were sitting in the Tupelo Cafe having our second breakfast when it must've come down as the road was wet when we left there.
We are still riding through a thickly forested area of Florida. With the gray skies today, I particularly noticed the massive oak trees, with ghostly gray/green shrouds of Spanish moss hanging from the limbs almost to the ground in some cases. Quite a beautiful and eerie site.
Tomorrow we are planning to go off the ACA route (because we had to get off route for a motel) and shake our tail feathers (another Ray Charles song!) to High Springs (probably a 72 mile day). Hopefully the Google Bike Map is good for us again as it was in Mississippi!!
Today's mileage: 62.08
Time: 4:34
Avg: 13.59 mph
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