Day 36, Defuniak Springs FL to Pensacola FL

Not a bad day I say, not a bad day at all. It started off with a big risk by going off route and following Google instead of my maps. Some people I'd run into on the road said there was construction going into Pensacola and that the route was dangerous. I never actually found out what roads I should about entirely but I risked all and came in from the south. It turned out really great! Peaceful roads to start things off and then when I was confronted with traffic there was a wide shoulder. Just some beautiful riding along the beach also, full of serenity.

Things of now that happened today:
- had a pulled pork sandwich that was delicious. Moist and delicious I ate it up and didn't look back. Beans and slaw did the ticket also, delicious.
- collected some sand from the beach for my father. It was nice sand so I grabbed some and intended to give it to him probably by mail. It was weird when someone yelled at me saying I was stealing their sand but I just threw some sand in their eye and they left me alone.
- worked up a huge sweat today, really sweaty. Not sure in particular why today was so sweaty but it was and I had to live with it. I mostly lived with it by not doing anything but in fine with that.
- went to a "make your own burger" place that also does gourmet alcoholic milkshakes. If ordering two milkshakes two beers and a big burger is wrong then you need to reevaluate your priorities.... Also never talk to me again. Friendship over if that's how you feel.
- I'm staying at a church tonight for free and the church guy is really nice. He just did the trans America trail and it looked really cool. We talked Yellowstone for a bit which was cool. Also he is buying me breakfast tomorrow so that is just really nice, great time so far.
- Pensacola looks like an incredible cool town, very fun. I'm almost thinking I should stay another night because it looks so neat. I walked by an outdoor piano and give different pelican sculptures (Pappy). There are pelicans here like we had those bears and whales.
- I can make it to new Orleans for Halloween on Friday but since I didn't reserve anything I would have nowhere to stay. I'm not sure what to do anymore really because I want to push forward but definitely need to see new Orleans. I'll have to come up with something, some sort of a plan.
- did I mention the milkshakes? The only problem is that it is really only feasibly to order two at most.... I really wanted a third.
- the style pelican is named "stylican". Nice going art, you nailed it.
- MILKSHAKES!

Tomorrow I'm going to Dauphin island unless I stay here a day. I'll probably leave because I think the island had a campsite basically on the beach. Sweet sweet beach.

Trip stats
Hours riding: 6:21.11
Day miles: 92.01
Total miles west: 535.78
Average speed: 14.4
Max speed: 35.3
Sweat: loads