ARRIVAL IN AUSTIN TX.

Well,I got to Austin about 5am Tuesday morning.  I went a little faster than I thought for a few reasons:
- the first being I was being chased by a nasty storm.

...so as I took shelter, I decided to rehydrate.

Therin lay the dilemma: should I be patriotic and go with the Irish Rose,or should I go ghetto and do the Mad Dog ?

Decisions, decisions.

Screw it, I`ll just have a coffee Mr.Pattell - cream, no sugar please......

The second reason was that my new GPS puked, so I decided to navigate the living hell that is Houston by night rather than fight the daytime traffic relying solely on my celestial navigation skills.

Anyway, back to Sunday at 4:30 am - all packed and ready to go.

And a stop in Ocala at the Don Garlits Museum,housing many of Don's record breaking dragsters from the `50`s up to the present.

Don Garlits.

As I was leaving I found Jesus.  I could`ve sworn that he rode a BMW but all things considered, we`re all travellers on the highway of life.

Can I get a hallelujah brother?.

Highway 98 to Appalatchicola.

 Wakulla River Bridge.

Magnolia,  the town that once was.

Highway 98 near Appalatchicola

Apalatchicola, Florida.

End of Stage 1 with Greg in Round Rock.