Hello from a Howard Johnson motel outside Midway, Fl.   Today was a much better day of riding.  We left Monticello this morning and headed south through dairy country.  For those of you who have never ridden with me, you probably don't recognize my long developed past time of mooing at cattle I pass while bicycling.   There's no exact scoring system, but you get points for cattle lifting their heads to watch, additional bonus points for cattle returning calls, and very occasionally the supreme satisfaction of cattle actually following me.  That is precisely the pleasure I had this morning.   In Florida, the grazing cattle are often accompanied by cattle egrets which makes for a very pastoral scene.

We approached Tallahassee from the south, following roads that lead us to Woodville.  A few miles outside Woodville, we were again blessed with light rain that made for much cooler riding.  We ate lunch at a locally recommended seafood restaurant, The Seine Yard.   Great fresh seafood at reasonable prices and an especially friendly staff.

We continued riding in light rain from Woodville to Tallahassee along a Florida state bike path.  Rain finally stopped as we passed through Florida State student housing and out the western edge of town toward Midway.

Both Barb and I are in good spirits and health, happy for the family and friends who are supporting us, even from a far.