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DeFuniak Springs FL to Sneads FL
May 25, 2015
80 Miles


Seminole Lake
A Sunday ride and rested after a day off yesterday made today a nice ride. Nothing really exciting to see today. We rode on Hwy 90 for the entire day. It was nice and quiet. The shoulder is wide and clean making for great riding. We got into Sneads around 2 and right behind us a couple that is biking on the same route as we are rode in behind us. We had a nice talk with them. They are from Missouri. They flew their bikes out to San Diego and started about 2 weeks before we did. They are riding unsupported, which means they are probably carrying about 30 lbs of gear each. This always reminds me how blessed I am to have Royce providing the support for our adventure. Going unsupported really changes the dynamics of the riding at every level. I think they have a lot more stories than we do in regards to bad weather riding.  At least we have the ability to pick up and come back the next day. We also can get in the car and find some food. They are carrying dehydrated food and only eat real food when they can walk to a restaurant. They are averaging 65 miles a day (which is really good) and taking a day off about every 4 days. We average about 80 miles a day and have taken a day off every 10 days. There are not any restaurants in Sneads. We drove to Chattahoochee 3 miles away to eat dinner. One very important thing we learned on our drive was that the time zone changes   near Chattahoochee. That was a valuable piece of information. We visited Seminole Lake and the Jim Woodruff Dam on our way back to the room. It was a nice finish to a peaceful day.

Jim Woodruff  Dam



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