Two weeks on the road. It seems so long ago that I left Grand Coulee…and Anita.
So it wasn’t long before I left the coast behind, but not before I went through the towns of Apalachicola and Carrabelle. Apalachicole is a beautiful little town which has a very storied past and Carrabelle is just a pretty, small town.
I turned inland. I wasn’t too far inland, but the lack of the coastline affected how I felt about the land…ah well. In spite of that I found a busy little place off the side of the road for a couple dozen oysters!
What really surprised me was about 20 miles outside of Ocala I started coming across really impressive cleared and manicured pastures. I was clearly coming into the land of horses. I’d read that Ocala was famous for raising horses and I see what they’re talking about. It rivaled anything I’d seen in the Vista, CA area or the areas I’ve been in Kentucky.
The town of Ocala definitely is very pro horse as well with dozens of stores catering to riding and all things associated with it.
I have reservations at a Red Roof Inn. Too bad the room wasn’t as nice as the other property. A leaky bathtub was the highlight. However this was offset by some of the best pizza I’ve ever had.
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