Day 48, Dauphin Island, AL to Pensacola, FL

Despite wanting to relax in the nice hotel room, we left by 7:00 am and had a Subway breakfast sandwich on the way up to the ferry. Low 40's with an east wind about 10 mph. Of course we are riding due east all day into the wind. 

The water tower saying "Welcome to Dauphin Island" is on the entrance road from the mainland bridge. 

The ferry "Fort Morgan" is waiting for the crew to board us. 

I was trying to imagine how they would load the ferry on a low tide since the apron is short and there is no moveable bridge as Washington State Ferries have. I checked my tide app and saw it is in fact a minus low tide! The tidal range today is about 1 foot, much different than a 9 to 12 foot minus tide range I am used to. 

Just before departure. 

Seven vehicle spaces on this trip. It will carry 18 vehicles according to the sign on shore. 

This ferry is a double ender. The other is a single ender with a back-in landing on the east side dock. 

None to see today. They may be waiting out the cold weather. 

We used this beautiful bike path through Gulf State Park between Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. 

After lunch at a good BBQ place we stopped at Infinity Cycles in Orange Beach. Jim got his second replacement rear tire and I got a new drive chain. I put my chain on right there, Jim replaced his tire at our warm showers stay in Pensacola. 

View from the first bridge on the route over Bayou St John. 

The last state on the route!

From the bridge over the entrance to Perdido Bay west of Pensacola. 

Our host showed me the chapel of the First United Methodist Church built in 1908. The pipe organ has 4000 pipes. 

This window is insured for a million dollars. 

Jeb's office (our host) in one of the administrative buildings. He rode the 4200 mile Trans America route last year. He convinced his church to host warm showers and we are grateful for the wonderful hospitality and for the facility to use!

64 miles today