Tuesday February 10, 2015
It was nice while it lasted – the weather that is. This morning’s temperature was 7 degrees, back on with the leggings, the socks, the merino wool jersey and the ShowersPass jacket. The average temperature for the ride was 7.8 degrees add to that a very stiff wind and it was not a fun ride.
The wind was coming from the north-west and we were heading west. It was a bit of a slog all morning but we knew we had a short ride ahead of us so just kept pedaling. I must admit I am finding it a bit of a chore to get up and cycle every day when there is not much to see. Even when we stop in a Town there isn’t much to see.
This part of Florida is not very scenic, lots of trees and swamp land. We think that this part of Florida must have been hit very badly with the recession as there are a tremendous number of houses and land for sale.
We arrived in Crestview at noon and quickly found the Crestview Inn. It is a small motel with clean rooms. We walked up to the grocery store to pick up some dinner – pasta tonight. Ralf spotted this great little truck in the gas station, the most exciting thing we have seen all day.
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Tomorrow we are heading for Milton, we could probably have made it to Pensacola but we have a warmshowers in Milton and it looks as though it is a nice Town.
That part of Florida has kinda always been that way. With the recession most of the people who lived out there had to move back to larger cities to find employment, and the occasional hurricane that comes through there keeps the landscape and swamps stirred up. Not much good use for that land. Maybe some filthy rich developer could do something with it. But with it being located in the middle of nowhere, I doubt there is much call for someone to use it for much. You will find lots of that until you get closer to larger cities. Be safe and enjoy. Hope the weather warms up for you. It is 21F with a windchill of 7F here in Dayton, and is snowing lightly. Now you can see why I don’t feel super sorry for you. Anyway, enjoy.
We are noticing that a lot of areas are still struggling through recession. That is why we enjoy riding our bikes – you see each country, as Ralf likes to say the good, bad and the ugly.
I have started marking you route on a big map I’ve got, really enjoying doing that and seeing where you have been, and heading for. Still love your blog, hope your both feeling better. Take care, love you both xx
I am trying to update the “actual route” page when I get a chance. Check out the update on our route in England and in Cuba.
Began to feel better, but the weather keeps changing so we are both feeling as if we are getting a cold again.