Tuesday, April 23, 2013
As I write this we have just arrived in Charleston South Carolina. We are now truly into the car trip part of the trip. Yesterday we drove from Virginia to Raleigh North Carolina. The weather has been very cool but dry. Good driving weather really. We had no reason to head for Raleigh, but just a good place to stop on the way south. We actually just checked into the hotel and stayed in for the night with a send out dinner. We are doing various Marriots all the way. I had originally thought we might like the band b route... Excepting the thought of lugging lots of luggage up flights of stairs and trying to find parking spots, especially in Charlottetown and Savannah seemed quite beyond me. So far it has been a very good decision. We had a great little place last night.. even included breakfast.
Our drive in broken into four to five hour days.. and we stop about every two hours for coffee and lunch.
The interstates and highways in the states are really in great shape. They are usually are divided . Each state seems to have slightly different speed laws and we are careful to obey.
I think if I lived here and was doing a lot of driving I would subscribe to satellite radio. We tend to try and find the local National Public Radio station.. but they do not last long and the static comes back.
So then we change the stations and run into lots and lots of gospel and religious stations. Today we stumbled across Fox.. that was an interesting outing. I tried to keep an open mind but Russ Limbugh, Glen Beck certainly keeps you awake in the car, as Peter says. It is hard to be in the states for any time and not pick up on the polarization going on here. I do not know what the answer would be. No one seems to have a middle postion on anything.. or ever say "on the other hand"
The good news is I feel postively Twiggy like around here. I cannot begin to describe the size of the helpings. We stopped for a coffee today at a place called the Huddle House. Have you even seen their menu? Absolutley everything is fried.. and then they add sausage and bacon plus biscuits and gravy as well. There was ONE salad on the menu and it came loaded with cheddar cheese. The customers looked the part to be sure.The other day we had a small soup and split a sandwich... and still could have fed four. We are trying to get a good walk in when we arrive at our destinations each day to compensate a bit. Now to wander and see the sites of this most beautful of cities. There will be a lot of walking here.
Our drive in broken into four to five hour days.. and we stop about every two hours for coffee and lunch.
The interstates and highways in the states are really in great shape. They are usually are divided . Each state seems to have slightly different speed laws and we are careful to obey.
I think if I lived here and was doing a lot of driving I would subscribe to satellite radio. We tend to try and find the local National Public Radio station.. but they do not last long and the static comes back.
So then we change the stations and run into lots and lots of gospel and religious stations. Today we stumbled across Fox.. that was an interesting outing. I tried to keep an open mind but Russ Limbugh, Glen Beck certainly keeps you awake in the car, as Peter says. It is hard to be in the states for any time and not pick up on the polarization going on here. I do not know what the answer would be. No one seems to have a middle postion on anything.. or ever say "on the other hand"
The good news is I feel postively Twiggy like around here. I cannot begin to describe the size of the helpings. We stopped for a coffee today at a place called the Huddle House. Have you even seen their menu? Absolutley everything is fried.. and then they add sausage and bacon plus biscuits and gravy as well. There was ONE salad on the menu and it came loaded with cheddar cheese. The customers looked the part to be sure.The other day we had a small soup and split a sandwich... and still could have fed four. We are trying to get a good walk in when we arrive at our destinations each day to compensate a bit. Now to wander and see the sites of this most beautful of cities. There will be a lot of walking here.
# posted by katie @ 2:44 PM 
