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• Introduction • The Drive Down • Southern Tier Day #1 St. Augustine, FL to Hawthorne, FL • Southern Tier Day #2  Hawthorne, FL to Ichetucknee State Park • Southern Tier Day #3 Backtrack to Gainesville for wagon tires - Off Day for Blanka • Southern Tier Day #4 Ichetucknee State Park, FL to Lee, FL • Southern Tier Day #5 Lee, FL to Tallahassee, FL • Southern Tier Day #6 Tallahassee, FL to Marianna, FL • Southern Tier Day #7 Marianna, FL to DeFuniak Springs, FL • Southern Tier Day #8 DeFuniak Springs, FL to Milton, FL • Southern Tier Day #9 Milton, FL to Pensacola, FL • Southern Tier Day #10 Pensacola, FL to Gulf State Park, AL • Southern Tier Day #11 Gulf State Park, AL to Dauphin Island, AL • Southern Tier Day #12 Dauphin Island, AL to Ocean City, MS • The Drive Back • Other Tour Logs ⥢ prev   -home-   next ⥤
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