KOA, Tallahassee, FL, to Birmingham South Campground, Birmingham, AL: Left this morning at 9:00 but we were soon back in the Central Time Zone, so we gained an hour. Stopped at a Flying J truck stop to fuel up and get something to eat. Continued on I10 which is such a pretty drive around the Tallahassee area—heavily forested rolling hills. Left I10 and took Rt. 231—a limited access four-lane highway—heading north through rural Alabama. Really pretty right now with red buds, dogwoods and azaleas in full bloom. But driving through the growing towns of Dothan and Troy was slow going. We switched north of Troy and Mike drove the rest of the way to Birmingham. We’re at a pretty nice commercial park just south of Birmingham. I was putting the slide out by the electrical box and I heard Mike yell. He apparently wasn’t paying any attention to how close the slide was to the electrical box and the slide hit it. He told me to bring the slide back in, which I did right away. But in all the commotion the cover to the electrical box closed on his finger and cut it pretty badly. It finally stopped bleeding, but I think he should have had some stitches. He’s fine but I’m pretty sick—don’t like the sight of blood. What a wimp. We leave tomorrow for Memphis.

The historic, old Capital building--Tallahassee

the new one is the high-rise behind the original