“It’s 780 miles to Key West, we got a full tank of gas, no A/C, it’s July… and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.”

That’s how our little 30A road trip started on Instagram and Facebook. It was pretty spontaneous. Generally speaking, “Truman” — our ex-British Military Land Rover — prefers to lazily lounge out on 30A’s white sand beaches, but sometimes you just need a little adventure to spice things up. So, along with locals Mike and Angela Ragsdale, Truman steered south along the Gulf of Mexico, determined to explore some of both New and Old Florida, with quirky Key West as their ultimate goal.

Here are a few highlights from Truman’s recent road trip:

First Things First — Beer in Apalachicola: