Today our trip would take us to Route I-95 North, a road we are very familiar with. We had an eight-hour drive ahead so we wanted to get out early, but ended up taking our time instead. It was tough saying goodbye to the kids; it was clear that James and Claire were going to be missed. We said our goodbyes to Joe, Shannon, and the boys, and made our way east to 95, passing farms, towns and rivers on the way. The area we passed through seemed very wet, with water lilies growing along the sides of the road, off and on for many miles. In some areas, there seemed to be hundreds of them. It was very pretty. Some of the towns we passed through though had seen better days. I guess the interstate highways passed them by, and the towns seem to have just died.
We were able to meet up with another niece, Hannah, for lunch. We were so glad that we were able to see her. We had a long, leisurely lunch with her and then headed to Fayetteville, NC, where we were spending the night. The drive was straight up I-95, so it was nothing we haven't seen before-rain, more rain, and a million signs for "South of the Border," and then of course, "South of the Border!" As we passed over the Marion/Santee lake area though, we were reminded of the fun vacations that we had with the kids when we stayed at Peter's parents' lake house there. We were all tired when we got to the hotel, and as this trip draws to a close, we are all looking forward to getting home.
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| Raining again |
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| South Carolina |
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| North Carolina |
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| South of the Border |
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