Day 31(8): Bainbridge, GA to Perry, FL (6/16/2026)

 For those who might be new to this blog, I am a preschool teacher riding my bicycle across America and blogging for young children as I go. The purpose of this ride is to raise money for Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, IN

If you'd like to donate to Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, which is the cause for which I've dedicated this ride, you can donate here (all donations go to Ryves Youth Center; I receive nothing): Ride Across America

For information about what Ryves Youth Center is and the different services they offer, click here: Ryves Youth Center - Catholic Charities Terre Haute - Terre Haute, IN 

I’m in a location without good internet connection tonight, so it probably won’t be until tomorrow until I can upload all the pictures and videos from today—this will have to serve as my daily post for now.

I got an early start today—around 2 o’clock in the morning, and I rode my bike down Georgia Highway 309, which was a small highway that was very quiet at that hour—not many other vehicles on it at all. I got to the Florida State Line (the place where you leave Georgia and go into Florida) and took my picture and Cherry Chicken’s picture there. Then I went around Tallahassee, which is the important city in Florida where they make all the laws. I took a nice bike trail for about 8-10 miles after I got past Tallahassee, then I ended up on highway 98 for the last part of my trip.  I got some pictures and videos of a river and an island on the river, including some fish swimming around. The waters were very shallow—that means you can see the bottom of the river because it’s not very deep.

I ended up riding in the rain the last 8 miles or so. It wasn’t storming, just raining, so I wasn’t too worried about it.

I finally made it to Rocky’s Campground here in Perry, Florida. I was able to get changed into some dry clothes, which helped me feel better (it’s no fun walking around in wet clothes when you don’t want to!) They have a nice store here at the campground. Justin, Crystal, and Cierra were working in the store and were very helpful with getting me set up with a spot at the campground and also making me a pizza that I bought from them that had pepperoni, mushrooms, and onions on it. Do you like pizza? What do you like on it?

Right now it’s storming outside so I’m waiting inside a building here for the storm to be over so that I can go back to my tent and sleep. I can’t wait to show you some of the pictures I took here, including some palm trees and other things. That’ll probably need to wait until

Day 30(7): Opp, AL to Bainbridge, GA

For those who might be new to this blog, I am a preschool teacher riding my bicycle across America and blogging for young children as I go. The purpose of this ride is to raise money for Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, IN

If you'd like to donate to Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, which is the cause for which I've dedicated this ride, you can donate here (all donations go to Ryves Youth Center; I receive nothing): Ride Across America

For information about what Ryves Youth Center is and the different services they offer, click here: Ryves Youth Center - Catholic Charities Terre Haute - Terre Haute, IN 

Today I was up for an early start (just before 2 o’clock in the morning!) There was a little rain but I didn’t get too wet. I went around the city called Enterprise, Alabama and then through Dothan, Alabama. There were a lot of cars on the road in Dothan so I found another way to go through it that got me away from most of the cars. After a while I crossed the Chattahoochee river into the state of Georgia. Cherry Chicken and I stopped at a gas station and I got a picture of her at the sign there. I got to my campground around 1pm and found a place to eat lunch. Then it started raining! I’m glad I missed the rain.

I probably won’t be making a recording of Jenny’s Journey from Georgia. I wasn’t even planning on coming through here originally, and I’ll be leaving tomorrow. It’s more important right now that I get plenty of rest.

Let me tell you about the pictures from today:

These pictures are of the Chattahoochee river and the bridge going over it. The Chattahoochee bridge separates the southern part of Alabama from the southern part of Georgia. Before I crossed it I was in Alabama; after I crossed it, I was in Georgia:

 

This is how many miles I had logged just before leaving this morning. It’s missed about 7 miles due to some problems but overall it’s pretty close:

These are my last pictures of Alabama before I left it into Georgia:

These are pictures of Cherry Chicken and I at the Georgia state line. What letters do you see? Which sign do you think is for the Chattahoochee river and which one do you think says Georgia State Line?

I took Cherry Chicken’s picture in front of a sign telling people about the chicken they’re serving at the gas station. Do you think she’s angry at me for doing that?

This was a tree at that gas station, in Georgia:

This was a funny road sign:

They had special vehicles out on the railroad today. They were dumping new white rock onto the ground around the tracks. Why do you think railroad tracks always have white rocks on/under them?

Water tower in Iron City, GA. Zoom in and see what letters you see.

Have a great day, everyone! I’m planning on riding into Florida tomorrow!

Reading Jenny’s Journey from Opp, AL

 What if Jenny needed help on her journey?

Day 29(6): Grove Hill to Opp, AL (6/14/2026)

For those who might be new to this blog, I am a preschool teacher riding my bicycle across America and blogging for young children as I go. The purpose of this ride is to raise money for Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, IN

If you'd like to donate to Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, which is the cause for which I've dedicated this ride, you can donate here (all donations go to Ryves Youth Center; I receive nothing): Ride Across America

For information about what Ryves Youth Center is and the different services they offer, click here: Ryves Youth Center - Catholic Charities Terre Haute - Terre Haute, IN

Yesterday evening the people who go to Sacred Heart Church in Grove Hill and a young lady named Kalia who runs a local store there helped me find a nice place to sleep there. I’d like to thank the police department of Grove Hill for helping me out as well as Ross, the mayor of Grove Hill, for coming to check on me to make sure I had everything I need. I really have met some nice people along the way.

I got an early start today and put on a lot of miles. I made it to Frank Jackson State Park near Opp, Alabama. Here are some things I saw on the way that I’d like to share with you.

This is what the road looked like on the way:

I haven’t seen a lot of cornfields here in Alabama—we have a lot more of them in Indiana. But I have seen a few. Here’s one I saw today:

Here’s an abandoned gas station. Abandoned means that nobody uses it anymore. Nobody works there, and you can’t get gas there because nobody comes to fill the big underground tanks. How does it make you feel to see a picture of an abandoned gas station? It makes me feel curious about the people who might have worked there and might have gotten gas there a long time ago. It makes me wonder what those people are doing now.

More views of the road, mostly on US Highway 84 I think:

This is a dirt road that I rode on not too far from the park. It’s made of dirt and has some rock on it so it can be bumpy in places.

Another dirt road:

More views from the highway (including a few more dirt roads)

Another cornfield:

Here are some pictures of signs that have numbers on them. See if you can read them.

This is what a county road sign looks like in Alabama. County roads are usually shorter than a lot of the other highways.

This is a mile marker. It tells you how far you’ve gone into a state. They’re usually green with white numbers  like this, although some highways in Indiana.have them as blue with white numbers.

This is an Interstate Highway sign. Interstates are often very long and can go through many states to take you a long way. This same highway actually goes through Lafayette, where some of you who used to be in my class live. Can you read this sign

The one that says 84 is a US Highway sign. US highways are not as wide as interstates, usually, but they are important for getting people between states. I’ve been following highway 84 for the past 5 days and will also be on it tomorrow.

This is an Alabama state highway sign. If you zoom in, the white part of the sign is shaped like Alabama is on a map.

Hera are some signs with words on them:

This sign was right before a river crossing. There are two words on it, one on top and one on the bottom. What sound does river start with? Which word do you think spells river?

This is not really a sign but is a mural that was painted on the side of a building for the city of Evergreen. Can you read any of the letters in the sign? The second letter (next to the E) was supposed to be a “V” but they changed it into a heart.

This is a sign right before you go into the city of Evergreen.

Have a great evening, everyone!