March 22: Orange Beach, AL to Crestview, Florida

We arrived in Florida today!  Anyway you look at it, this was a landmark event.  It’s our last state on the way to the Atlantic. 

Front row: Steve Parker, Jerry Bakke, Carol Nies, Emily Rucker, Stu Shakman, Leslie Edmondson; Second Row: Andy Anderson, Clare Bena, Katrina Conland, Charlotte Patterson, Kathleen Schindler, Marcella Bicknell, Jane Shakman, Ruth Durst, Patty Menz; Third Row: Alan Church, Rob Wesson, Mark Berenson, Deb Held, Pat Van Deman, Rachel Diamond, Matt Levin, Geni Parker, Julia Brown, Polly Lestikow, Mark Lestikow; Last Row: Rich Crocker, David Durst, Bob Wagstaff, Gary Angerhofer, Alan Feiger, Nate Dick, Ron Barton, Bill Stone, and Chris Matthews.

It was a 86 mile day with a blazing tailwind on flat roads --  a great entry into Florida.  From the chilly high-rise lined beaches of Orange Beach, Alabama:

Into Florida:

Yahoo!