7.30.2011

Trip 2.28

So close and yet so far. I figure I've got at least five more days. Yet I am south. Real south. I'm further south than most of the Mexican-American border.

No rain at all today, just clear skies for these views.

On my last trip I wrote about roadkill. It surprised me then that the most frequent carcasses I saw were birds.

This trip, I kid you not: Snakes. And gators. I've noticed at least half a dozen small gators, but too late to turn around and get a photo. Besides looking out for dead gators, time to start looking out for live ones.











If I was here one week ago, I would have seen the landing of the last Space Shuttle. Stopping here made me more emotional than I expected. I felt like I grew up with the Shuttle. And now it's done.





(Grabbed this from the web for comparison sake.)


I had a flat yesterday as well, but I didn't take a picture because my iPhone overheated sitting in the direct sun. Today's flat was on the back. That's the end of the Slime-brand tubes I bought a couple of weeks ago. I always felt a bit unsure about the integrity of them. Both leaks were very small, so the tube's claim that it will self-seal up to an eighth of an inch was bull.


I got to talk to Nate and E today at lunchtime. They had just gotten back from a birthday party, so Nate told me all about the goodie bags. E was chilling, watching Bob the Builder, but Kristen got him on the phone to say hi. I won't be able to hug and kiss them enough to let them know how much I miss them.


While you wear a helmet for six or more hours a day, your hair only has certain directions it can grow. If only this looked cool, like a triple Mohawk... I need a cut.



Location:University Ln,Cocoa,United States

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