Florida or bust!!

Well you can see my car in the picture. I had it all packed and ready to go the night before...or so I thought. I woke up about 2:30am on Wednesday ready to go. I got in the car got gas and headed on my way. About two hours later I had a "doh" moment. I looked behind me in the car and realized I did not have my suitcase I had packed the night before. Luckily I had put all of my triathlon racing gear in another bag and I had that. I just did not have any cloths to wear....nothing at all except what i had on. Worst of all my running and riding socks were in that suitcase. So I spent the next 12 hours planning and hoping they would have somewhere or someplace that will have the socks I need for the race. Not the best way to start off!

Well it took me 13 hours and 27 minutes of actual driving to get here. I was expecting to feel worse than I did after driving for so long. But I felt pretty good. Panama City is actually on central time so everything is 1 hour behind eastern time. So I gained an hour on the way down, but will lose that hour on the way back. The ride was actually pretty good. Not alot of traffic and almost all highway. I drove in 7 states, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. I did take a picture while driving thru Atlanta. I know it may be stupid to snap a picture at 60 mph but I thought the city skyline looked pretty cool.

When I got here I had to go to the store for some clothes to wear. I went to a Sports Authority (looking for socks). Next to the Sports Authority was this store. The picture didn't come out the best. If my daughter were here she would be all over that store as she loves her shoes.

Well I am here. Tomorrow morning I am meeting up with Neil and Nancy Cooper for a swim at the race sight. I will post more tomorrow.