We started the day with our 4th straight day of rain. Thus I questioned the motto of Florida being the Sunshine State. It was a drizzle, but the forecast called for light rain in the morning turning into more significant rains in the afternoon. The day was also forecasted to be cool, high of mid 60s.
So we put on full rain gear, which can be rather elaborate and if you have good equipment, works rather well. Rain jacket with ventilation, dry and allows for air to circulate, rain pants that fit over booties that cover your shoes which help keep the feet from being soaked, helmet cover to keep head drier but also really keeps heat in and outer gloves. The works, picture later.
We passed through Greenville, home of Ray Charles. Picture of water tower, yeah it's not much but it was raining.
One odd thing Gabe noticed, a freshly covered grave site in the Monticello town cemetery, still had the funeral home tent up, had a number of turkey vultures under the tent around the grave site. Odd. Of course the day before we passed a pasture with several horses and one pig. A cute pig . The horses didn't move, the pig ran with us as we rode by.
We actually found that the rain mostly stopped and by halfway through the ride we were out of the rain gear for the first time since Monday. It felt good.
We crossed the Suwannee River, flooding of course. Pictures. The scenery was beautiful. More live oaks with Spanish moss, fields and pastures, shaded lanes and a good number of wildflowers. Of course many places were under water, but it was a nice ride.
Gabe and myself had dinner tonight, fried chicken, beans and potato salad. Good eating. We are in a motel tonight and I actually have my own room.
We travel to Gainesville tomorrow.
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