Today was another long day of driving/riding (6:59 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.) with unbelievable traffic jams through most of South Carolina. Every time we stopped at a rest area people were talking about how they had never seen so much traffic on the Interstate (95). I was extremely happy driving through Georgia...my turn at the wheel was a section with three or four lanes of traffic instead of two heading south. The traffic actually moved! Most of the speed limits today were 70 mph. This includes sizes of roads that would be 55 mph in Massachusetts.
Due to our late start, we ended up at a hotel in Park City instead of in Bushnell. At least we made it to Florida by sunset!!! Bushnell is two hours south of us. We will be stopping at the National Cemetery there to visit the resting place of Russ's parents. His dad served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served on the U.S.S. Augusta which transported President Harry Truman to the Potsdam conference. Dad would walk the deck with our President. Harry like him. He offered Dad a job on his personal yacht after the war, but Dad wanted to return to life with his wife and sons in Rhode Island. When Dad died, one of Harry's grandsons sent a condolence to the family.
Here are today's photos:
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| Sunrise in southern Virginia! |
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| Sign entering North Carolina |
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Sign entering South Carolina...too bad the traffic did not stay this light!
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Savannah River which separates South Carolina from Georgia
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Sign entering Georgia
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| Finally, the sign at Florida's Welcome Center |
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