Today Dst: 119km (74 miles)
ODO(from New York City up to date): 4,110km (2568 mi)
AV speed: 23.8km/h
Daily expense: 9 USD ($6 for Chinese food, $2 for fried chicken and $1 for sweets)
Riding time: 06:50 start 1620 camp
Route: Destin => Pensacola city => Elberta (west 98 road)
Shower: N (the forth day)
Tent: Y
I had this "chicken tetrazzini" for dinner. It was given by James the guy I met yesterday. He told me this ready-to-eat pack has last for at least 3 years. Does it have expired date? I'm wondering...but it tastes ok...
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This is where I camped last night (my final place). Golf course.
James taught me one word "Rig". I am amazed by his rig.
I named this picture "west and east", I'm heading to west and he is going to the east. Hope we can meet each other either in Australia or Taiwan in near future.
I thought the road which I pointed on the map would be a nice place to ride... surprisingly, there is an air force base... so I have to turn back and rode for an extra 10km
This is the first Korean restaurant I saw on the road 。
This is the first time I fall down, just a fender-bender no harm done but embarrassing.
Because I was too excited seeing one Chinese restaurant in front of me just when I was starving.
Introducing Kong-Pao Chicken Rice and Spring roll
Menu in Chinese and English
Finally, I get in to downtown at 1pm.
It's me using my laptop to upload my blog at the public library.
I found it is very convenience to get "free resource" in the state. I like it a lot.
I waved Florida good-bye and acorss the border to Alabama. It's out of blue, I was hit by a can!! One driver threw a can from the window!!!! James was right, the people here are not nice.
I met a good guy in Alabama...
He stopped his car said hello to me asked if I need any help. He said he did the same thing 2 years ago - riding for 75 days. I said I am doing ok. He warned me that I should be very careful since those drivers on this road are not friendly at all. Well, I am not surprised.
He left for half an hour then he drove by again and gave me his maps including Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. He is such a nice man.
Fried chicken, my dessert
These ladies are the staff of Elberta city government. Same old thing, I showed them the video of testimonial by "chief of fire station at Georgetown, South Carolina". Then I got permission to camp. Yeah....
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Introducing Kim
Kim is from South Korean and now riding across the US. He started his bike trip from NY and now in New Orleans. He visited the fire station in Beaufot South Carolina and he heard about me. And in New Orleans he met my college friend. My friend gave him my contacts. I got Kim's mail saying would like to join my trip.
They didn't know each other in the first place. I'll find out how they met when I meet my college friend. How small the world it is and how amazing that my bike trip is spreading all over the world.
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