We slept in until 11 am! Unfortunately that was UK time and we were awake at 06.00, had breakfast at 7am and were on the road by 8.15. Already well into the 20s with a clear blue sky it was going to get quite warm. We headed south west on the freeway which helped us cover the 300+ miles needed today but was fairly straight and bordered by high trees on both sides which made the drive uninteresting. We stopped for a leg stretch at a rest area and, unlike Europe, it was immaculately maintained with grass mowed, shady areas for picnics and very clean loos!
Our coffee stop was in Montgomery AL - only because there aren’t that many places of any size on the route! It turns out it is a place of great history housing the first Capitol building of Alabama and was the first seat of the confederate government (for 3 months before it moved to Richmond Virginia!). Anyway, we had a wander round the town, a tour of the Capitol building, had a coffee, viewed the Alabama river and had a generally pleasant hour and a half. The temperature was now up in the low 90s (I have to record in old money because that’s how it is done over here!). It didn't help that with all the roads, buildings and sidewalks and not much shade it was very hot.
We then set off but decided to stay off the freeway in an effort to make things more interesting. This worked to start with as we passed through pleasant farm land with nice houses (and a few trailer homes) but as we progressed, the nice houses became fewer and the trailers more numerous! We stopped at a grocery store at a fuel station to buy a sandwich (turkey, ham and cheese!) and a drink before moving on to find a spot to consume them. Obviously just down the road there were lots of better places but hey ...
While we were having lunch we noticed a group of 4 birds of prey circling around which Google later told us were bald eagles. Quite cool!
And so we progressed but with boredom setting in and average speed reducing, we decided to get back on the freeway to make better progress. Finally in Mobile AL we found our B&B after a couple of attempts. It was an original 1800s clapboard house. We were greeted by Steven (very camp) who proceeded to tell us the history of the house, the town, Mardi Gras (which was why they had a Christmas tree up in the lounge.

Andy was dying for a wee bit the stories and recommendations kept coming. And coming! However, to be fair, they were very good and ranged from a local Irish bar to a craft brewery and a seafood restaurant so we had a great evening.