Georgia and Geoff on my mind........

Today we are destined to enter Georgia, the last State on our trip. But how to get there? A short diversion to the south of highway 84 adds just ten miles to the route but means entering an extra State -Florida. It is the mention of this that brings out Keith's secret. He's actually fed up with cycling! He therefore sticks to the highway leaving Chris to loop south through more peanut processing territory to cross two state lines within the same couple of hours. Shame we don't spend longer in Florida as the roads were smooth, flat and quiet.
First town in Georgia, where our routes rejoin each other, is a bit disappointing but our destination for the day is in a very smart, large town called Bainbridge. The same as the surname of a good friend  who died too soon a couple of years ago - Geoff. He was an imposing man and his namesake is the most imposing town on our trip. Fine southern houses and Spannish moss on trees lining the streets.
We will have a day off the bikes here before the final couple of hundred miles split over three days.

The weather looked ominous as we started but by afternoon it was sunny and warm. 

The first householders in Florida were out in the garden and took my photo session in their stride. 

Within a short distance it was into the last State of the trip. 

A fine sign for a fine town -Bainbridge, Ga

Bainbridge has many streets full of large old southern houses with trees dripping Spanish Moss