Matt and I really enjoyed our lunch today. Pops bought a 37-pound watermelon for $5, cut it open with his pocketknife, and cut big pieces off for us. We ate it at this park pavilion that was in one of the towns we were passing through. In the park there was a Baptist preacher who was giving a sermon. He was really loud (I'm surprised he could keep up the volume for so long) and used big gestures, but there was only one person in the audience--she must have been his wife. I think she was video recording his sermon so perhaps they just did it in the park for a nice background.
Just outside of Tallahassee we passed the Letchworth-Love Mounds, and Matt went to go check them out while I rode ahead. Matt said he was really "digging" all of the archaeological discoveries and that he had "mounds of fun." For those who aren't familiar with mounds, they look like really big, oddly-shaped hills. Archaeologists can discover what the mound used to look like, how old it is, etc. This mound that we went by today was built about 1500 years ago by some Native Americans. Researchers believe it was used as some kind of temple or burial place.
ONE MORE day! Wow. I wish I could be there to cheer when your tires touch the Atlantic.
ReplyDeleteGood Job guys! :)
ReplyDeleteJust ride down the beach and straight into the ocean, soak in the cool water for as long as you like. So excited for you guys!
ReplyDeleteI have loved reading about your adventures and will miss your blog. Congratulations--you're so close! We love you. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat if the ocean comes to you. Does that still count? The hurricane warning says it will land in Jacksonville, FL.
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Really? It's going to land right where and when you're finishing?