We drove our coach 257 miles, about 5 hours of driving, from Spanish Fort, Alabama to Carrabelle, Florida. Our last travel day of 2023. (Yes, the blog posts are a bit delayed; we do things faster than I can post about them!)

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

An interactive map, with potential stops marked:

Leaving the state park:

I-10:

Entering Florida:

“No stopping; photo opp in welcome center”:

We did stop at the Welcome Center rest stop for a quick break, though didn’t go into the Welcome Center:

Home of the Blue Angels:

Our coach at the rest stop on a traffic cam:

I had fun spotting our coach via other traffic cams too:

Bridge over Escambia Bay:

More traffic cams:

Another rest area stop, this time for lunch:

Sleepy Paladin enjoying the stacked dining chairs:

 

An interesting feature of the rest areas was a truck windshield washer:

We also appreciated signs that displayed the rest area truck parking availability (which was also available via the traffic website):

Speaking of, a couple more:

Then we exited I-10, for some highway travel:

Starting with a fuel stop:

While Jenn fueled up, I went in and got some Cokes (to help us stay alert) and snacks:

$284.62 for 77.787 gallons of diesel; we saved $22.17 off that with our discount card:

Paladin watching us from the dash:

Cotton field:

Blountstown mural:

The bridge where we entered Eastern Time Zone:

An uncomfortably narrow road:

A portion was also a little under water; not ideal:

Roadworks to alleviate the flooding; a tight squeeze:

Our destination for the end of the year:

A long drive, but then we were stationary for three weeks.