November 2, 2023 Day 26 Ormond Beach Florida to Bainbridge Georgia 269 miles
Still very windy this morning. Maybe not as bad as yesterday. The skies are less cloudy as well. Rob starts with his window open. Just can’t believe the temperature is this cold.
We saw one of the larger white birds walking in the barrow pit. It didn’t seem to concerned about the car. Much later we saw 5-6 vultures on the road eating a roadkill. They did fly off as we approached. They know how good the brakes are on the car.
Another large group of solar panels is hidden behind some of the taller trees. A lot of the road today is lined with tall trees and brush.
A very large manufactured housing factory is on each side of the road. We have seen lots of these in Florida. Who knows maybe they are preparing for the next hurricane. Looks like the factory is on one side and the finished units are on the other side.
Another area where trees are down and limbs are piled along the road. Looks like the same storm that hit Perry Florida must have hit this area as well. Some roofs were also covered with plastic. Sure glad we missed that storm.
Then came a large peanut processing plant. This one seemed larger than the ones we saw in Georgia. Two large trucks were going into the plant.
At last we are back in Georgia. The cotton fields are back. Florida doesn’t raise much cotton.
We passed along the edge of Thomasville where the Glidden tour had been. Felt like home. On the other side of town were two schools on opposite sides of the road and a short distance apart. When we came to the first school a police officer was directing traffic. Cars were lined up in the school’s drive and along the road. When we came to the second school we could really see why the officer was directing traffic. The school buses were coming out of the bus facility headed to the schools. We counted 23 of them. It was like a giant caterpillar.
In front of one of the churches was a giant white cross. Couldn’t get the camera out in time for a picture.
We got to Bainbridge and finally found the sign for our hotel. That sign and another one were very close together and there is a traffic light. We turned where we thought the entrance was but that seemed to be for the gas station. So we got back on the road to go 10 feet to the next entrance. Turns out we were right the first time. Back around that 10 feet and further down a drive. The hotel itself sits quite far back from the road. The signage is terrible. However, there should be less road noise.
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