Two weeks later, we feel settled in here in Florida. Our trek from the North went well to the most part, at least with no dramatic weather events.
We left as planned, on Jan 1, when we figured everyone would still be hungover and in bed long enough for us to get through the busy northern chain of New York and New Jersey, with our luck possibly holding through Baltimore and D.C. We forgot, however, that the next day everyone would be out and about at the end of this three-day weekend, either enjoying a day off from work or coming home from it.
Thus, route 95 through South Carolina set us back hours – hours! Bumper to bumper for miles and miles, basically ¾’s of the state. The instant we crossed the border into Georgia it all melted away. The reason? In S.C., route 95 is only two lanes and in Georgia it’s three, sometimes four. I think there’s a lesson here for state road planners.
Knowing we’d never make to our hotel until 9:00, we pulled off and had some dinner and suddenly everything felt much better.
Nothing like a big plate of shrimp and grits with collard greens to tell you you’ve hit the South.
Stopping for dinner does make everything better. Which is something I wish my partner would remember. He hates to eat on the road and will go up to twenty four hours without food to avoid it.
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly are collard greens? like spinach or kale? I hate bumper to bumper traffic, which is why I don't drive and rarely travel.
ReplyDeleteThey're a member of the cabbage family, in the neighborhood of kale. And just as good for you as kale, but they do take some patience, requiring at least 45 minutes of simmering with that ham bone.
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