I left Savannah today on my way to Jacksonville, FL. I stopped at the FL welcome center to make a little lunch and enjoy the beautiful weather. I got to Jacksonville around 5:30PM. There was still enough light to check out TIAA Bank Field, home of the Jaguars. Right around the corner was Toon Town […]
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I was told that I should check out Clary’s Cafe in Savannah. This is a great little breakfast/lunch spot. I had a really good Reuben sandwich. Next I was off to check out the squares. These are a bunch of little parks with monuments and other historical value to them. The bench that Forrest Gump […]
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For some reason when I set an alarm I sleep like crap so I turned it off and slept past the ferry time. It ended up being ok and saved me $35. First I went to see the Patriots Point Naval Museum where the aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, and the destroyer, USS Laffey, were parked. […]
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I took it easy the last two days and just hung out in the van. After spending money on all the good food I thought I should slow down a bit. Today I just went to a couple breweries. The first was Westbrook Brewing Company. This place has a huge building and a tiny taproom. […]
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The bad weather follows me again. There was a storm that went through yesterday that pretty much shut down all of NC and SC. I left Wilmington and drove to Southport, NC. I was told to check it out. It was a cute little town on the coast, but it was raining the entire day […]
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Today I explored Wilmington, NC. It’s a cute little city on the coast. I parked on the South side of downtown. There are really only two streets in the downtown area. I went to the riverwalk and made my way up to the Port City Marina at the North end. Here I found a few […]
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It seems like the bad weather is following me this trip. I was stuck outside of Charlotte, NC for the past few days. There was about five inches of snow that pretty much shut everything down. I didn’t want to deal with drivers that don’t understand snow so I hunkered down, watched movies and played […]
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I spent today checking out Knoxville. I really like this city. They had the 1982 World’s Fair here, they have a huge college football team, the river area is nice, and there are a few different sections of downtown with different feels to them. I parked at Calhoun’s again since it is on the South […]
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After the space center I took off toward Knoxville, TN and stopped for the night in Chattanooga, TN. Around noon I went downtown and walked up and down the city. The first sight was the Chattanooga Choo Choo. There was a hotel by this name at the site, the train, and a bunch of shops […]
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