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Daphne AL to Pensacola FL
May 21, 2015
89 miles


A city that likes bicyclists
What another stateline crossing? Yep. Hello Florida!! Our destination state. It was a wonderfully warm day. Riding through all the small communities below Daphne was great. I saw a small group of local riders out for a ride. This gave me greater hope of better roads for bicycle riding. All and all they were great roads. Magnolia Springs was a beautiful trendy town and had a great feeling about it. Royce had parked along the beach in a State Park. We had a great lunch and a beautiful ride along the beach. We were surprised that the beaches were not very busy. It is the Thursday before Memorial Day Weekend and we expected to see a lot more people. We had fun at the stateline. It felt strange and unreal to be standing in Florida. We took a brief moment to affirm with each other how amazing it is to make it to Florida from California by bicycle. Was this real? Is it really going to end soon? I actually felt sad knowing that this signaled our adventure would soon be over. I did not even want to think about it. We moved on and continued to enjoy our ride. Royce picked a good location to turn back. He must have looked at the map. As soon as he left me, I made a turn inland and would not see the beach again. Riding through Pensacola itself was uneventful. The city does have a nice waterfront area and a drive that goes along some bluffs that give a nice view of the coast. We had dinner with  Royce's nephew and his family. It was nice to have the opportunity to see family along the way.

In the destination state 

Beach Time

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