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April 7th – Fort Mill, South Carolina – 5,993 Miles

Apr 8th, 2018 by rallyadmin

Cold and overcast again. This is getting to be the standard in Pennsylvania. Moving by 7:00. Drab but at least there’s no traffic.

The rain starts in Virginia about halfway down I-81. The Saturday traffic just makes a miserable day worse. The drive is boring and there are the usual weekend drivers parked in the left lane. (What is the hold up with “Drive Right” traffic laws, anyway?)

I’m ready for this adventure to be over. I generally hate the drive home from these drives. There’s some point where my mind clicks and I go from “driving the adventure” to “driving the trek home.” The switch is probably caused by just being tired. But when it happens, I can’t get home soon enough. The sooner this ends, the better.

Down through Virginia. Then down I-77 through North Carolina. Across the border into South Carolina. Off the Interstate. Up the driveway. Shutdown the truck. Turn off the radios.

It’s been a long, fast trip. A total of 5,993 miles in 15 days. Of those 15 days, 3 of them were non-driving days waiting for the truck to be repaired in Happy Valley/Goose Bay. Doinfg the math, that works out to 500 miles per day, +/-, in 12 days. Not bad but not terribly fast. Probably just right.

Obi-wan

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