Well, I'm at Crestview, FL. I am starting to get confused about what day I am working on. They all seem to be the same. The only difference is where I have been and I am loosing track of that sometimes. Fortunately I have a map on where I have been and some memory left on what occured. Today I did run through a number of popcorn showers. Between storms it was hot and muggy. I saw a combined heat index some place between 105 & 110. It definately reminded me of Vietnam and the reason that I never emigrated to the south. I don't like this type heat and do not deal well with it when I am in it. Fortunately I have a higher power that can do for me what I can't do for myself.
I will bring you up to date on yesterday. I got a late start from Key Largo. My old body just doesnot respond to the type of pressure I put on it yesterday. I put 477 miles on yesterday. I have done more than that many times but yesterday was heavy with extra traffic. That makes the difference. Defensive driving means max alert all the time. Max alert takes energy.
So, I didn't leave Key Largo until about 10 AM. I had a nice run north on Hwy 1 to Homestead. I was going to take the Toll Road up to The Tamiami Trail (Hwy 41). I missed the turn for the Toll Road and decided that Hwy 1 wouldn't be to bad and would have save me the toll charges. Bad decision. I really got messed up in traffic and spent a lot more time than planned getting to my road. Finally I was running on the trail, alone side the canal. Again there was not much to see because of the dike and growth along side the road. It was nice driving and traffic was not to heavy. I got past the everglades national park area and into Big Cyphrus National Park. The dike disappeared and I got to see the everglades. It was an interesting journey and I was able to snap some photos on the run. I haven't gotten them downloaded yet.
At the end of the trail I headed north to hook up with I 75. I was on the slab from here (Naples area) to my overnight at Ocala. Weather contiued to be hot. The air was humid. I cooled off on the bike but when I stopped for fuel, it was instant wet shirt. That made for quick cooling once I was rolling again. I ran until about 6:30 and then stopped at Ocala. I plan on taking 27 northwest tomorrow morning. I did try something new for supper. The resturant had Gator Tail on the menu, so I just had to try it. It was pretty good. It definately did not taste like chicken. Done for the day. I did 399 miles today. Milo
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