Marianna, FL - Tue 4/10

We rode through beautiful Florida countryside and many small towns (such as Mossy Head and Ponce De Leon.)  I'm always amazed by the huge amounts of acreage surrounding houses.  Many modest homes have multi-acre front yards that are neatly mowed.  We passed a lot of land that appeared uninhabited.

At lunch time we stopped at a Texas barbecue restaurant.  It looked like a dump on the outside but was clean and crowded inside.  We shared a table with another couple and found out they own 300 acres.  I asked why.  He said, "I like to hunt."  Land is so cheap around here that even people who live in trailers or dilapidated shacks have large lots.

They told us that the next town we were going through, Westville, is the moonshine capital of Florida.  We didn't see any signs of that.  But we did see a sign declaring another town the worm fiddling capital of the world.

Miles: 88.7  Average: 13.2

Photos:
Typical Florida road for today.
Lake in the center of the town of DeFuniak Springs.
Home in DeFuniak Springs.
Barbecue restaurant.
Worm fiddling capital sign.
Dilapidated shack.
Courthouse in Chipley.

The truth from Ruth:  I have to admit that I got really homesick yesterday.  All of a sudden, I wanted to go home so bad.  Today I was back to my normal self and loving the ride.  I especially liked the beautiful lake in the middle of the town of DeFuniak Springs.  The photo doesn't do it justice.  I also loved the huge Washington County Courthouse.  It has big columns in the front that can't be seen very well in the photo.
The weather has been great and the riding fun today.  Florida is a beautiful state to ride through.