Day 57

Well . . . our rest day is over and we are back on the road again heading to Greenville, FL, 65 miles down the road. We will pass under our  ‘200 miles left to Augustine’ mark and the end of the trip. Beautiful day but going to be hot. Would eventually reach 88 degrees!!!

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Here was a great natural arch . . .

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. . . cool and out of the sun!!!!

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A stop at Boyton store in Wascissa to fuel and water up . . .

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Economizing in Florida . . .

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Linda made a new friend with Boogie, an Australian Shepard. He was sort of apprehensive at first, but really warmed up to her . . .

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. . . and was obviously VERY sad when she left!!!!

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. . . the parking lot was full and I thought with a name like that there would be some loud singin’ and wild music . . . but things were as quiet as a church mouse!!!!

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We rolled into Monticello which, I think, had one of the best looking county courthouses we have seen on this trip. VERY handsome. . .

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and time for a break at the  . . . Electric City

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. . . bikes for rent . . .

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. . . and coffee to drink!!!! Fun place!

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Julie and Mark rolled in, having stayed in Tallahassee last night, too. They are taking a rest day in Monticello . . . but we will see them again down the road

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. . . like old home week, having not seen them since Dauphin Is, it was time to catch up . . .

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We rolled into the Grace Mansion  B&B, our home for the night in Greenville . . .

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. . . grand old porch with wide circular corners . . .

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. . . here was the girl’s room, in the main house . . .

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. . .while us boys tried to ‘make do’ in the cottage . . .

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. . . nice living room . . .

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. . . big kitchen . . .

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. . . and since I was first in today . . . my single room with a king (two doubles actually) !!!!!

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. . . plenty of time today to get in the pool!!!! Gina presents her best ‘Ethel Merman’ water ballet impersonation!!!!

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. . . Brenda, our Grace Mansion B&B owner/hostess, was too shy to have her photo taken but had just done her toe nails and agreed to have them photographed. They match her flip/flops . . .

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No restaurant in Greenville so we went shopping . . . OK, know what these are but will pass . . .

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. . . know what these are and will pass again . . .

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. . . don’t know what these are, so I bought some and we will find out what they taste like tonight!!!!