Great Smoky Mountains

 Good morning,

The Great Smoky Mountains exit was another one hard to pass this time.  We have enjoyed our visits here so many times.

 All of this makes us want to take a couple of weeks and return to enjoy this area again.  Fall is always a lovely time here. 

Hmmmm....

Lois

Adding:  If you'd like to take a look, here are many images from our past visits to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Band Truck

 Good morning,

On our many road trips we've seen quite a few trucks moving entertainer's equipment from one venue to another.

Honestly, I have no idea who this person is so I did an Internet search.  This is what I found.

 Lois

Cherokee Exit

 Good morning,

We didn't stop this time, but we have enjoyed visiting Cherokee, North Carolina, many times in the past.

This time we had to get home in time for Catherine, who was home with the pups, to leave for a trip to Las Vegas.

I've written several posts of our visits to Cherokee, NC.  We've visited at different times of the year and have enjoyed many of the venues there.  If interested, here are the posts.

And, we are still going North!

Lois

South Carolina Construction

 Good morning,

Welcome to South Carolina.

 We've always enjoyed this lovely welcoming gateway to South Carolina.

 We are now into rolling hills and way too much road construction.

But, this is a State that keeps traffic moving even while road construction is happening.

The road construction didn't slow us down at all.  This was such an enjoyable trip.
 

Moving on!

Lois

More Accidents

 Good morning,

It was sad to see so many accidents on this road trip.

The weather was beautiful, but there were the "crazy drivers" out there who had to pass and swerve in front of other drivers.  There were so many that we were constantly saying, "There goes another one.  I hope we don't see that one in an accident up the road."  

Sadly, that's exactly what happened.

Stay safe!

Lois

Welcome to Georgia!

 Good morning,

We continued to have excellent weather as we made our way North.

The scenery changes almost magically as we cross the line from Florida to Georgia.  Trees are greener and we begin to see some rolling hills.

And we continue our journey....

:),

Lois

Heading Home

 Good morning,

We were actually happy to get on the road to go home after our lovely cruise aboard Mariner of the Seas.

 This is the familiar route we took for years when Kjell was working aboard Freedom of the Seas. 

Our goal the first day off the ship is to get out of Florida on our journey back to Ohio.  This time we were able to leave much earlier than when he was working and had to wait to leave the ship after a handover meeting with the Chief Engineer who would replace him while we were on vacation.

Traffic was light around Daytona Beach this time.  There have been times when we have passed here during race days. 

St. Petersburg!

Just a few more miles and we'll be out of  Florida on our way home.

Stay tuned!

Lois