Eglin Air Force Armament Museum

Loading and unloading a bike must be an acquired skill. I know we will get better with practice. This morning we had a complimentary breakfast on Days Inn and then we came back to our room to begin loading. After everything found a place in the numberous travel bags we purchased, we moved out to the bikes to begin to shove and tie down and try to close... Why did we take so much stuff? The guy that rolled in from Ohio on his Harley, had nothing! A clean bike except for the hard bags that came with the bike. If Ted and I had a live chicken to place on top, it would fit right in for our look. We didn't leave Days Inn until 10:40 a.m.

Once we left Perry, FL and headed west on Rt. 98 it was smooth sailing on beautiful roads. We continued on 98 to Wakulla and picked up 267 through the Apalachicola National Forest, and then onto Rt. 20 due west. Ted and I were often alone on the road with speed limits of 65 most of the time. Great little towns that reflected the true old Florida showed up occasionally where we would slow to 45, but in a blink of the eye the town was gone and we found ourselves back in the country. These were 2 lane roads, but with little to no traffic, it wasn't the problem that 2 lane roads normally hold. On Rt. 20, as we approached Niceville, we found ourselves riding along Choctawhatchee Bay with white caps and rough water showing the evidence of the wind that reared its ugly head as we rode out of the forest. Riding along the water was fantastic and beautiful though. We saw the bay bridge, but jumped onto 85 south. About 5 or 6 miles we came to the Eglin Air Force Armament Museum that is adjacent to the base. Ted and I spent around 2 and half hours looking at all the planes and exhibits. We met a fellow biker, Nanita, who had just bought an 82 wing and was looking forward to learning how to ride it. She teaches scuba on base and was a very interesting person. We have arrived at the Central Time Zone, but we are still on Eastern Standard Time. Ted and I decided to call it a day, about 6:30, headed to Crestview up 85 and found a Comfort Inn that is right off of I-10 (which we will be taking in the morning.) Dominoes Pizza was a delivery supper. The plan is to head out early tomorrow-- hopefully. Practice at packing is a necessity. It will be our third try! Today we logged 223.1 for a total of 419.7 mile trip total.