DAYS 45, 46 AND 47

Two states since I last blogged!  We spent two nights in Dauphin Island, Alabama and then cycled into Florida today.
Our rest day was at Beach Club condominiums on Dauphin Island.
They are right on the beach and a highlight of the tour.   The beach is beautiful and the island very pretty.  We rode bikes around and ate good seafood.
Today we rode 58 miles from Dauphin Island to Pensacola, Florida.  We are finally in Florida!  The trip is nearing the end.  We took a 45 minute ferry ride off of the island. The ferry goes past the largest the oil rig in the US.  It is hard to gauge the scale of the rigs out in the ocean. 

The rest of the ride was along the coast.  We saw mostly beach houses and in Florida, hi-rises along the beach.  This is not my favorite part of the country.  We did stop at a good seafood restaurant and ate very good shrimp.  The riding is good as we had a bike lane for most of the day.  Bike lanes in Alabama and MIssissippi were pretty much nonexistent.

Judi, Cher and I entering Alabama

 A red flounder and a drum fish

 Pelican off the pier waiting for fish bits

 Our condominiums (mine was at right on 2nd floor)

 Beach in front of Condos on Dauphin Island

 Our whole group ready to board the ferry to mainland Alabama

 Oil Rig-the largest in the US

Finally, entering Florida!