Stations. (motor cycle) Jungle each side of the road. Palm & Cypress trees and by noon saw some pines again Last M.P. station called Palm Hammocks. Ate our sandwiches by the roadside Breakfast & Sandwiches cost $2.40. Passed through three small villages after dinner Naples. Bonita Springs and Estero. then into Fort Myers this is where Edison & Ford stay. took picture of Royal Palm Hotel and also of the highway lined with Royal Palms. they are a different kind of palm than any place else the trunks are smooth & look as if they were wound with tape. and near the top they are grey & smooth. after leaving here it started to rain again by the time we got to Punta Gorda 25 miles north of Fort Myers it is raining hard so decided to stop It is only a small place on Charlotte Harbour - one very large hotel called Charlotte Harbour and one we stayed at called Charlotte Bay Hotel Rooms cost $6.00 here tip 25¢. had supper at Cafe $135 {he means $1.35}. Gas $105 {he means $1.05}. Total today $12.45. still raining hard. went to bed about 8 oclock. nice & quiet here for a change. Drove 184 miles today.

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