We drove a massive day to stay with friends in Gainesville taking approximately 13 hours. We picked up two riders off craiglist to contribute to gas, one went from NOLA to Tallahassee and the other joined us in Tallahassee till Gainesville. We also took a slight detour to drive by the Emerald Coast (in the Florida panhandle) and were rewarded with beautiful beaches but with a lot of development too. We stayed in the ‘Zen Hostel’ near campus, which ironically was anything but zen! Not a terrible experience in all but I wouldn’t go so far as to recommend it to others. Comfy room, door didn’t lock, weird staff, outdoor breezy shower and our beer went missing. I guess you get what you pay for! We caught up for a beer with our friend Alex that
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