Continuing South to, South Carolina, Jacksonville, and HOME

And so Tuesday morning we were in the car and on the road to South Carolina, again, by 8:00 AM.  Nothing unusual on the trip and just the usual stop for breakfast  ( this time Waffle House)  and gas.   We stayed at the Quality Inn, in Fort Mill, SC.  Again, nothing real fancy...but clean and comfortable, easy off/on I-77S and a Cracker Barrel within walking distance!  I'm not a big fan of Cracker Barrel, but I have to admit that the Chicken Fried Chicken, potatoes, coleslaw and fried apples were absolutely delicious!  We took goodies back to the room!!!

Wake-up call set for morning, filled the coffee cups and thermos, checked out, and on the road at 8:05 AM,  We would be making our way south to Jacksonville, FL.  This was a day full of traffic backups... starting on I-26E about 24 miles from the I-95 exit that went on for about 25 minutes!  We stopped at Flying J in St. George, SC for gas and breakfast at Denny's.  Nicest waitress, Talina......so friendly and great service. Excellent!  Another traffic jam on I-95S, at 11:55 AM, and started moving and 12:29 PM! Finally made it to the FL/GA line at 2:16 PM

We stayed the night at the Quality Inn Airport in Jacksonville.  This is definitely a older hotel, that's had some renovation.  Again clean and comfortable.... but it was a long long walk to the front building in the morning for coffee.

Once again there were a whole lot of places for dinner that were not far away.

But we decided to get deliver from Sun Sun Garden.  We ordered a large Wonton Soup... Rich, the Chicken Lo Mein, and me the Sesame Chicken w/fried rice.   OMG!  This had to be the best Chinese Takeout we have ever had!   Big fans of Hibachi Grill's Buffett - but this was even better!

Thursday  was the final leg of the trip...... we were headed for home.  Just can get away from heavy traffic....   We went AROUND Jacksonville, instead of through the middle of the city..... but we still hit very heavy traffic on I-295.  It was however morning rush to get to work.   But I am always awed by the Dames Point Bridge, that crosses the St. John's River along I 295E,   And of course who ever travels through Orlando, almost 100% of the time will hit construction and heavy traffic.   This day was no different. 

Stopped at Mickey D's for a quick breakfast, for money at the bank in Sebring, the car wash......and finally at Publix to pick up enough food for dinner when we got home, and breakfast/lunch tomorrow, since the refrigerator was bare!

Finally home early afternoon.