Day 101: Big Lagoon State Park, FL

Before leaving Dauphin Island we took a picture of the ferry we normally would have taken across the mouth of Mobile Bay, and another picture that gives a sense of what the wind was like (bear in mind it was nearly twice as strong last night).

The ferries remained out of commission for another day...

...due to high winds.

So we drove around the Bay, where Alea dropped me off at the eastern ferry terminal.  She drove off to find a bike store and get some bike supplies while I hammered out the miles with a brisk side wind or quartering tailwind, depending upon how the road meandered.  Since I was starting late (it was nearly noon), the plan was to hammer out the 40+ miles with only one pit stop, a little more than halfway along the route.  Needless to say, it was very flat (in fact portions of the roadway were still flooded from last night's rains, which were heavier on the east side of the Bay).  But there was a good shoulder and fairly smooth roads for most of the route, though I was constantly dodging trash cans for several miles, as today was the pickup day in that area.   The temperature was in the upper 50s when we left Dauphin Island, and it was around 65 degrees, overcast and breezy for my entire ride.  

We crossed into Florida (our 15th and final state for this trip!) this afternoon and are camped on the outskirts of Pensacola, at Big Lagoon State Park ($22.30, power, water and showers).  I saw a sign along the road advertising a Greek restaurant, so we'll be going to town to enjoy a bottle of Retsina and whatever looks most appealing on the menu.

We discovered a leak in our trailer while I was changing clothes to get ready to ride.  We've determined more-or-less where the water is getting in, and it is my recollection that there is information about solving this problem on the Unofficial Camp Inn Forum.  I suspect there is a drain for the channel for the hinged galley lid that has become clogged.  It's not supposed to rain tonight, so we should have time to figure that out tomorrow.