Day 13 Monday Oct 24 Crawfordville, FL to Lafayette, LA

My internal body clock woke me up again at 5.  We were packed, breakfasted, and rolling by 7:45.  The time we spent yesterday afternoon cleaning the car paid off when the sun rose over the water south east of us early in the morning.  The windows were clear enough to get a good photo. 

Not long after sunrise our odometer hit a milestone in the life of the Morgan Roadster.  It is a devilish car.

We took a scenic route this morning, along the Gulf coast of the panhandle of Florida.  Between Destin and Ft Walton Beach we saw these amazing sand dunes.  Looks almost like snow, but it is white sand. 

The rest of the day was up on Interstate 10 from Pensacola to Lafayette... driving across Alabama, Mississippi and much of Louisiana.  Traffic became deadlocked in Baton Rouge and we didn't get to our hotel until almost 6pm. A very long day and about 450 miles or so.  We drove a bit further than expected today because the rooms were very expensive in Baton Rouge.... must have been a game or some shindig going on I suppose.  But we are closer to San Antonio this way. 

Thanks to the Drury Inn policy of including a happy hour "kickback" with hot dogs, chicken fingers, salad, pasta and a choice of beverages.  What a nice time saver not having to go out for dinner somewhere. 

Despite being in the little car for 11 hours today (time change gave us an extra hour), it is still fun to drive, though it is starting to show its age after the pounding we are giving it on this trip.  Sustained speeds of 75mph on rough concrete is shaking its bones (and ours too) pretty well.