Departure day saw fair but hot weather as we made out way up the Florida coast, through Jacksonville, and along the Georgia coast to Savannah. We made good time on one of our longer days and had a pleasant albeit warm night’s stay.
Music: The Tangent. Long-form Prog at its finest!
Day two had us drive through South Carolina – not as many miles today. The road south of Charlotte was rough but the Excellent Adventure road like a dream in heavy truck traffic until our stop in Lumberton, North Carolina. This campground was nice but not much shade for a hot-sticky day. They did have a nice trail along Back Swamp (part of the Lumber River system). Jake took a dip and cooled off!
Music: Peter Gabriel and related 80’s stuff picked out by the AI. Rumor has it Peter is ready to drop fresh tracks 20 years after his last studio album Up.
Day three started much cooler than the previous days, not even breaking 90F before our stop in southern Virginia – less than 200 miles today. The roads were better and a lot of truck traffic again. It dawned on me that 99% of the cars going in my direction pass me at my cruising speed of 60mph π! The campground, outside of Emporia, had a lot of residents that worked in the area. Very quiet and shady with lots of big trees.
Music: More 80’s stuff ending with Tears for Fears. Everybody really does want to rule the world.
So much for the first leg of our northbound journey. We’ll spend the next couple of days exploring the Shenandoah National Park area before continuing on to Maine.
