At least I thought I was. Jeez! Florida is big. And what makes it worse is that there’s nothing on I-10. I mean, I guess it’s good that ten misses the downtown traffic of the cities it by passes. If that is the reason for it. Whatever. I’m staying in Live Oak which the woman at the desk of the hotel says is called “Dead Oak” when I lamented about the amount of nothingness out here.

Looks like I’ve got about 3.5 hours to Winter Haven for the spring training game tomorrow night at 7. Susie, I guess I’ll call you when I get close to the point at which I have to decide if I’m going to Orlando or Winter Haven if it’s early enough to matter.

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A shot of the U.S.S. Alabama from I-10 with downtown Mobile in the side mirror.

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I did make it out to that disc golf this morning. I ended up being a fourth for 3 guys that were starting just as I got there. It’s a good thing, too. Like many disc golf courses, it’s a little difficult to follow. I did have a map, so I guess it wouldn’t have been that bad.

Compared to my home course, this one has long holes. That doesn’t jive too well with my wimpy throws. Luckily I was throwing so badly that the disc was landing on edge and rolling (usually in the correct direction). So, I was at least able to hang with their worst guy.

This course also EATS discs. Two were lost to the bayou in our group. It’s funny. When I first got there, I checked out the rec. center that was supposed to have disc golf supplies. They had some discs, and I purchased a putter. The weird part was that all the discs were 8 dollars. After playing a round, I figured it out. These must be discs that were found by the staff in the muck and deep woods. I was wondering why my disc looked pretty used
Oh yeah, I totally went ankle deep into the gunk on the first whole. My shoe is now….well… gross. I guess it’s just dirt now, but I just bought these shoes a couple months ago Oh well.

Once I was done playing I ate lunch and took off toward Florida. Here you see the first crossing.

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