October 19, 2023 Day 12 Laurel Mississippi to Miramar Beach Florida 250 miles
It’s another sunny day with only a gentle breeze. We traveled on some divided highway and some two lane roads. Most of the roads have tall trees on both sides. Occasionally we come to a section that has been clear cut. Then there are some that have short trees. And then tall evergreens with few branches, small trunks, and very little undergrowth. We don’t go through many towns even though this isn’t a freeway. We saw some small farms with cattle or cotton. We crossed several rivers and streams.
Logging trucks with logs are going both directions. None of the logs are very big around. Lots are much longer than the truck. Then there are lumber trucks. Some look like two by fours and some are long thin slats.
We saw three road signs for bear crossings. The countryside doesn’t look like bear country. The bear must not care. We didn’t see any bear. Maybe it is a night crossing sign.
We found a McDonald’s for lunch and a clean bathroom. At least three of their customers were fascinated with the car. Two of those were at least our age. We observed that most people don’t like to use the kiosk to order.
We came to a gathering of people, a crane, a pile of logs and a logging truck. Looks like a truck lost its load. The crane was loading the logs onto a logging truck. No way to know if it is the same truck that lost the load.
Today we started in Mississippi, crossed part of Alabama and ended in Florida on the Gulf Coast. Shortly after we entered Florida the cars going the opposite direction were bumper to bumper for well over a mile. Don’t know why so many were leaving. Vehicles going our direction were few. Well that is until we got close to the shore.
This is definitely a resort area. Huge hotels and condominiums line the beach. Also lots of restaurants and deep sea fishing shops. Where we could see the sand it is very white. Our hotel sits between the coast and the main highway. Hopefully that will mean it is quieter. The GPS took us to the wrong address again. Once again Google saved us. Both times the address was a highway number rather than a street name.
Connie wanted to eat seafood and have key lime pie. She found a small restaurant very close to the hotel that had both. Lots of the seafood restaurants have crab from Alaska, lobster from Maine and mussels from Prince Edward Island. Just seems wrong to eat those. We had a very tasty meal.
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