MARCY'S FLIGHT NUN TRAVEL BLOG- ROAD TRIP!! HOW FAR CAN I GO IN DAY ONE?

                       Ruby Encore

Greetings!  I decided to take a road trip! 

 My leased vehicle is one and a half years old!  I don't even have 3,000 miles on it yet!  Since I need to get back to Michigan to deal with my storage unit, driving seemed the best way to go.  I can see a bit of the U.S.A. plus have a way to bring a few treasures back to Florida.

So!  Sunday sounds like a good day to drive, right?  No business traffic. I headed off at 10:30 a.m. toward my first stop- Marietta, Ga. The info on "maps" said it would be a 6 1/2 hour drive from Lady Lake, Florida.  

Of course, that was not taking into account stopping at every other "rest stop" to give my tail bone a break, stretch, and use the facilities!

Lady Lake isn't really near any expressway- so it takes a bit of meandering to get to one.  Once on I-75 heading north- I hit my first glitch, immediate stop and go. (I never did find out why)  About 30 minutes later I was at 70 miles/hr.  

Florida drivers are a bit scarier than Michigan drivers.  Both tend to go WAY beyond the speed limit, but in Florida they will zigzag cross three lanes 4 times to get 2 car lengths ahead! And we have a combo of those going 45mph and those going 85-90!  I stayed in the middle lane and just watched it all unfold!

Heading north bound I entered Georgia in time to see a horrific accident in the south bound lanes!  Multiple cars- a car hauler jackknifed, blocking all lanes- behind that a combo of cars, semi's. and campers all in different positions- some sideways across more than one lane.  I have no idea what happened, but there was more than one ambulance there!  That back up will last for a really long time!

After that it was fairly smooth sailing!  I saw some really pretty scenery.  Since this was a "strictly travel" day, I didn't do any exploring. 

Driving I-75 around Atlanta is a bit of a challenge. I've said it before, the city planners were drinking spiked Sassafras tea when they came up with this traffic flow plan!  Bless their hearts! What a sense of humor!

Six exits away from my destination all traffic came to a halt!  The lanes were closed due to construction- so it was going from 5 lanes down to 2.   Sigh!  By now I'm more than a bit road weary, but it was what it was. I finally arrived at Marietta's Drury Inn at 6:30 p.m.

That was 8 hours of road time- with 4 rest stops and one gas station. 

I think I'll forgo the "how far can I go" challenge! Tomorrow's drive is supposed to take about 4-5 hours. Will see how it goes.  But I'm heading to a place I really love- Beria, Kentucky!

So- hope to share some good pictures, if the weather permits!

Remember, Life Is An Adventure- Even When There's A Few Bumps In The Road!