Day 54 – Goodbye Gulf Coast

Miles Completed: 44.9

Cumulative miles: 2853.3

Miles to St Augustine: 253

Today we rode from St George Island to Sopchoppy, FL. Today was our seventh and last day riding along the Gulf Coast. I loved all of the views I had of the Gulf during this time. It was spectacular. Near the end of today’s ride we headed north, away from the Gulf. We will now cut across northern Florida on our way to St Augustine.

Leaving St George Island, we had to ride back over the 5-mile bridge we took to get here, because that’s the only bridge to the island. That took us to Eastport where I took a quick coffee break with Togan, Mark, Pat, and Roy. There was only one small town along the way, Carrabelle. I stopped there with several others at a food truck. A grilled pimento cheese and bacon sandwich did the trick. Tammy was riding sweep and caught up with us. She went to the shop next door where they were squeezing fresh orange juice. She brought us each a cup and we all agreed it was great. It even tasted creamy to me.

We are camping at Sopchoppy city park and it’s very nice.