Well, it was very sad to leave the beach and even sadder to leave my Aunt Barb & Wayne. We had such a good time with them!
We got on the road at 9 AM just as planned. Once again David was frustrated by the 55 mile per hour speed limit in the majority of NC. He was so happy when we crossed the border into South Carolina and the speed limit went up to 70. As soon as we crossed the state line there was a place called "Pedro's South of the Border" (I left the camera in the car so I can't download the pictures ... sorry). It was huge, had at least 2 gas stations, convenience stores, a couple souvenir stores, an RV park, a play ground, a hotel and the list goes on and on. Check it out if you are ever in that area.
We stopped for lunch at a place called Fatz in Lexington SC (just outside of Columbia). I had the best chicken dish I think I have ever eaten. It was a marinated and grilled chicken breast served on top of a slice of grilled watermelon, yes, I said watermelon. I know it sounds strange but it was fantastic. Our server was named Kyla and she was one of the best servers we have ever had. The manager came over and talked to us for a few minutes when she found out that we had never eaten at a Fatz before. We were impressed with this place from start to finish.
We hit some light rain near Talledaga Alabama, nothing bad. We were a little worried when we were getting into Atlanta at 4:45 and we had to drive all the way thru Atlanta. It went surprisingly well until we were almost all the way through the city. We ran into a couple of traffic slow downs but nothing major.
For dinner we stopped in Tuscaloosa Alabama, O'Charley's. This is a chain restaurant that we have seen several places on this trip and the parking lots were usually busy so we wanted to give it a try. We were not disappointed. We had another excellent meal and great service from, Brittney. If you are ever in an area where there is an O'Charley's I recommend it.
We crossed over into Mississippi before 9:30, making pretty decent time. Then the scariest moment of the trip happened. We were somewhere on I 20 in Mississippi with no other cars around and it was pitch dark. We were entering a construction area and the right lane was ending. All of the sudden the headlights, dash lights, everything went out. OMG was it dark. David was stomping on the brakes and we were both in a bit of a panic. He reached down and jiggled the switch for the headlights and they came back on. Apparently one the bumps (there were many) was just right to cause the lights to go out. I know they had to have been out for only a few seconds but it seemed like forever when we were going 70 MPH in the pitch dark! Thank you God for keeping us safe!!!
After that incident we decided we were done for the night so we pulled off in Jackson MS. We tried 2 hotels and they were both full. The third time was the charm and we were finally checked into a room around 11:15.
We will hit the road again in the morning and head to Midland for Anna's 2nd birthday party.
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