Well, today was a saner day. We started out at 7:15 after a good night's sleep and made our way south along I-95. Around noontime, we stopped at Colleton State Park in South Carolina - just 3 miles off the highway - for a lovely walk and a light lunch of crackers, nuts, and raw carrots that we had brought with us. We both felt that we had eaten too much yesterday and a light lunch was exactly what we needed. The walk around the park was lovely. We walked the cypress swamp nature trail until we reached an area that was flooded. Along the way, we saw live oaks, Loblolly pines, wax myrtle, magnolia, and tulip trees. Down by the river, there were many cypress trees, some dripping with Spanish moss, growing in the water. It was a lovely and relaxing stop.
We got back on the highway and did not stop until we got the the Florida Welcome Center, where we enjoyed our free cup of fresh orange juice. Outside was a dolphin statue, similar to our whale statues. This was was covered in musical symbols and named Satchmo. From there we cut over to Route 301 south. This is a lovely road that runs past many large horse farms, but it is a bit annoying as the speed drops from 65 to 55 to 45 to 35 every time you approach a small town. I think we will take another route when we return home at the end of February. We stopped for the night in Ocala and were happy to be able to walk to dinner - Cracker Barrel this time, but we do enjoy walking to dinner after being in the car all day. We figure the average age in the restaurant was 75 and that included the table of young people with a baby! Dinner was fine and we will watch a bit of TV before bed tonight. Only 581 miles today, but the temperature is a balmy 62 degrees!
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