On the road again....

July 17 – Since we’re not on a tight time schedule we didn’t set the clock.  I was up at 7:30 and did what I quietly could.  Bill hasn’t been sleeping so well with his foot and his shoulder.  We managed to leave at about 10.  We looked pretty similar to the Beverly Hillbillies as we were so packed to the top.  I could barely see out the rear window.  We had the joy of rain on and all between Daytona and Jacksonville and then again once we hit GA. It was looking like a replay of our trip south!  The plan was to stop at the GA Welcome Center but it was closed so we went to the first exit and went ahead and filled up with gas and pulled around beside their building and had our lunch from the cooler.  I would have preferred a rest area with some shade but the next one was too far down the road to wait for a bathroom.

It continued to rain on and off and there was a warning sign on I-95 near Savannah of a delay ahead so Bill routed us onto a series of small roads. It was a pleasant change from the interstate and it was a bit slower but much more enjoyable passing through the small towns and seeing nice fields of crops and no semis and people road raging!  While we drove Bill made our camping reservation for PA.  We decided Columbia, SC would be our overnight stop so he looked for a cat friendly motel.  He was really frustrated as most of the ones he read about had horrible reviews.  Anything from theft, to bedbugs, to hookers and roaches.  Nasty!  Once we reached the outskirts of Columbia we stopped for gas and Bill wanted me to give it a try.  Actually since I paid at the pump I didn’t really look around but once I did I told him I wasn’t comfortable spending any quality time at that gas station.  So we drove on to a McDonald’s at an exit from the interstate and we checked in with Kam for a friends and family stay at a Hilton.  Luckily I had my Hilton Honors number with me so she could do her thing and then I could do my thing.  They had 2 pet friendly hotels so we went with the Hampton Inn as it had a full breakfast included.  What a nice hotel.  I did have to get a cart to haul up the cooler, litter box, duffle bag, sleep machine, cat food, and more!  I really didn’t want to go anywhere to eat but the only delivery meal that either of us was interested in the phone number was no longer in service.  That’s just our luck!  So we drove across the street to Applebee’s.  I didn’t think I was very hungry but I was and we did one of the 2 For meals.  Bill had a nice steak and I had riblets.  We both had a salad, steamed broccoli and roasted potatoes.  Pretty darn good at the end of the day.

Bill watched some TV and read and I tried AGAIN to get our Red Sox tickets on Stub Hub with no luck.  I did order my tickets to Falling Waters and another Frank Lloyd Wright house, Kentuck Knob which is only about 15 minutes away form Falling Waters.  I went to bed with a smile on my face!