| Our Correspondents: |
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| What They're Driving: |
Toyota Prius |
GMC Yukon |
Distance Traveled
So Far: |
723 miles |
701 miles |
| Gallons used: |
16.24 |
43.01 |
How much
spent on gas: |
$22.84 |
$60.21 |
| Best wildlife sighting: |
Osprey |
Sandhill Crane |
| Best SUV Bumper Stickers: |
Screwing the Next Seven Generations |
Who Needs Oxygen? |
| Best stretch of road: |
The road outta Cedar Key. |
State Route 40 through Ocala National Forest |
| Best food: |
Gordon Williamson’s vegeterian spaghetti. |
Kathy Cantwell’s ginger and dark chocolate cookies. |
| Most bizarre spectacle: |
A duck eating a frog during the press conference in Tallahassee (Darden swears she’s not making this up). |
Darden pulling a grapefruit out from under the front seat of the Prius and eating it. |
| Random song on radio, sung aloud to: |
Mungo Jerry’s "In the Summertime" |
"Florida Breeze" by famed Florida folkie, Dick Joslyn |
| Best quote: |
"It’s not me, it’s the truck." - Joe, after running 7 yellow lights with Darden following. |
"'Y’all' is a legitimate contraction." - point of discussion at the Volusia/Flagler meeting. |
| What they'll stop for on the trip home: |
Boiled Peanuts |
Tupelo Honey |
