{"id":22055,"date":"2013-01-08T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T20:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=16717"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:43:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T08:43:54","slug":"georgia-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/georgia-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am parked at the Walmart in Newnan Georgia, the state where the trajectory my old life was taking suddenly look a wild detour! Tomorrow, I get to start adding new states to my map! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The morning was a bit rough. I couldn’t get online (note to self, reboot the phone next time this happens) and with the laptop being nearly dead, I decided to drive to a rest area about an hour and a half away for breakfast. So I took off without even having coffee.<\/p>\n

The GPS routed me at a diagonal through secondary roads back to I-85 just ahead of the rest area. This route was a little bit of work first thing in the morning, but nothing too difficult.<\/p>\n

I got back on the interstate and drove through Gaffney, which boasts a big peach for a water tower:<\/p>\n

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I cheered when I saw the sign announcing the rest area just after and went WTF???!!! that it was closed with no information about how far the next one was. I checked the DOT website last night and there was no mention of a closure!<\/p>\n

I drove. Short of stopping in a busy town and looking for a place to stop, this was the only option. I did want to get through Atlanta sooner than later, so I decided to just get some mileage under me.<\/p>\n

At Piedmont, I saw a sign for a Pilot Travel Centre, so I took a chance that there would be room to park. Nope, and I barely got out without having to unhook again. I am NEVER going to a Pilot again!!!<\/p>\n

I got out of there, stopped at a red light, and saw the most beautiful sight ahead of me: a crumbling shell of a building with an unblocked U-shaped driveway.<\/p>\n

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I managed to get online while the coffee was brewing, dealt with my most pressing matters, made a couple of calls (including that I could park here in Newnan), and got under way again.<\/p>\n

I passed a rest area at Anderson, shortly after Piedmont (figures), then the Georgia Welcome Center, but I wasn’t ready to stop. Little did I know, there would be no more obvious stops available to me.<\/p>\n

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I didn’t know that Tiger Direct has an actual physical store.<\/p><\/div>\n

Before long, Atlanta was upon me:<\/p>\n

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First glimpse of Atlanta.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’d done my research and knew that driving straight through in the middle lanes was the best course of action. The semis have to use the by-pass, so that means there are no vehicles bigger than an RV driving through downtown.<\/p>\n

Traffic was a little thick in spots, but Montreal traffic is never this easy. So I was really glad I didn’t get worked up over crossing Atlanta or lose any sleep over it!<\/p>\n

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Cruising through downtown Atlanta, the pace and traffic relaxed enough to enjoy the scenery.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s a bit early to be stopped for the day, but I am knackered! The lot is big and mostly empty, so I’m not taking up valuable parking space. I’ll take this time to clean up the rig a little (don’t ask me how, but my shredder flew across the office and the cats got into the shredded paper and there is now confetti EVERYWHERE), then I might go to Applebee’s for dinner (hey, I can’t remember the last time I went to Applebee’s, so I’m due!).<\/p>\n

I also need to figure out where I’m stopping tomorrow. I was thinking of a Walmart in Mobile, but I wouldn’t mind finding a place where I could park for a couple of nights so that I could take a road trip into Florida. I have only most technically been to Florida<\/a>, so I side trip to Pensacola might be in order.<\/p>\n

Then, New Orleans, probably for a week! I’ll be staying at an inexpensive RV park so that I will have the option to take off with the truck to explore the environs and possibly even overnight. I really need a break from my cats. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The power situation is good so far today. It’s been too cloudy to get a full charge, but the sun has come out and there are a few hours left, so I will be fine tonight. The batteries are at 94% right now and we’re supposed to stay above freezing tonight! YAAAAAY.<\/p>\n

My mood is much improved over yesterday. How could it not knowing that tomorrow I will finally see the Gulf of Mexico?<\/p>\n

I continue to be amused by the comments I get that my blog is not about travel when, even with a year’s hiatus in Lethbridge, I have covered this much ground in just over four years:<\/p>\n

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