Thursday, March 10, 2022 Map and video of today’s route. I am so happy to be, finally, heading off on my first significant road trip since Australia in 2019. I was just about to leave on my spring trip in March 2020 when I suffered a stroke that landed me in the hospital for three … Continue reading Finally Back on the Road
A couple of years ago I learned a bit about the Confederate civil war prison camp at Andersonville, GA from an excellent National Geographic TV program called “Aerial America” and decided I had to go there one day. Well, that day turned out to be today as part of my drive from Tallahassee, FL to … Continue reading Two Great Civil War Sites
What a difference a few hours can make. Yesterday afternoon was very warm and it was still 75 F (24 C) when I returned to my hotel from dinner. When I got up this morning I looked out of the window and it was sunny but, as I strolled outside in shirt sleeves, I discovered … Continue reading Okefenokee
Friday, Nov 4 I have little to add to the title. Today was all driving and the map and video are here. The afternoon before I left I had the car serviced and, as a part of that, the computer was reset so the car’s current statistics are those for the trip: Total miles traveled: … Continue reading Home Safely
I did not post yesterday due to Internet connection issues at the hotel but, since both yesterday and today were mainly spent at the same location, it probably doesn’t matter much. Yesterday (Wednesday) I made a relatively early start and drove from Washington, Pennsylvania to Dayton, Ohio. This was an uneventful 235 mile drive west … Continue reading US Air Force Museum
Although I promised myself that I would get to the perimeter promptly I have not visited Atlanta in twenty years so, while in the area, I decided to spend a couple of nights here to visit some sights I’ve not seen. To be honest, there doesn’t seem to be a lot that’s new except for … Continue reading Great Smoky crossing #2 and on to Atlanta
Today I drove from Asheville, North Carolina to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Once again, this was almost all within National Parks land as the final 80 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway ends at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The drive was very pleasant with varying scenery that was all the more interesting … Continue reading Great Smoky Mountains (finally)