Day 19: Travel
Today was our 1st real long day on the road of this journey, as we traveled from our hotel in Southern New Jersey down to Jacksonville, FL. We were off by 6:29am, and Ben drove the 1st 6+ hours until we arrived in Raleigh, NC for lunch with his Aunt Lynn and sons Zack and Jacob. We had delicious grilled chicken sandwiches, and were back on the road after an hour or so. I then took over the wheel for the next 4+ hours before we stopped for dinner at Wendy's. Another couple hours down the road and we had made it to the Henderson's house in Jax.
All told, the drive from New York City took about 15 hrs. on the road. This was not the result of speeding, as we don't drive more than about 10 mph over the limit for any extended period. Simply, we do not make any stops during our drives, going from a full tank until it is close to empty or we see a gas price we cannot pass up.
The one noteworthy aspect of the drive today was going by the extravagent "Pedro's South of the Border," located just on the South Carolina side of the NC/SC border. This place had everything, from a small amusement park, to all kinds of eating areas, to what was advertised as the "World's #1 Miniature Golf Course." Something to take a closer look at on a future road trip for sure.
I wish we had some more exciting stories to tell today, but when you sit in a car from 6:30am until 9:30pm there isn't too much to talk about. We each slept for a couple of hours, and the rest of the time was spent listening to music on our still napkin-secured iPod player, and making phone calls to various friends to help pass the time.
Here are the statistical updates:
1-end of day odometer: 23,412
2-miles traveled today: 912
3-miles traveled total: 6,769
4-states traveled in today: New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
bonus stat: Jimmy Carter's boyhood home is located Plains, GA and has a dirt tennis court in the backyard.
*pictures of the last few days will be updated tomorrow night hopefully
All told, the drive from New York City took about 15 hrs. on the road. This was not the result of speeding, as we don't drive more than about 10 mph over the limit for any extended period. Simply, we do not make any stops during our drives, going from a full tank until it is close to empty or we see a gas price we cannot pass up.
The one noteworthy aspect of the drive today was going by the extravagent "Pedro's South of the Border," located just on the South Carolina side of the NC/SC border. This place had everything, from a small amusement park, to all kinds of eating areas, to what was advertised as the "World's #1 Miniature Golf Course." Something to take a closer look at on a future road trip for sure.
I wish we had some more exciting stories to tell today, but when you sit in a car from 6:30am until 9:30pm there isn't too much to talk about. We each slept for a couple of hours, and the rest of the time was spent listening to music on our still napkin-secured iPod player, and making phone calls to various friends to help pass the time.
Here are the statistical updates:
1-end of day odometer: 23,412
2-miles traveled today: 912
3-miles traveled total: 6,769
4-states traveled in today: New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
bonus stat: Jimmy Carter's boyhood home is located Plains, GA and has a dirt tennis court in the backyard.
*pictures of the last few days will be updated tomorrow night hopefully
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