Rain woke us up early this morning in NC, so we got up and hit the road by 5:30 AM--blowing off the free waffles, fruit and hot coffee at the hotel. I was looking forward to seeing the changes at the uber-tacky "South of the Border" mega-concession just over the border in South Carolina--having last been there about 40 years ago. It is now much more than a fireworks and hot dog stand--in fact they have huge billboard announcing a Pet Stop, with Pet Toilets. We stopped and sure enough they have a fenced in area so dogs can run free while attending to business. It has little mini-golf-like amusements and lots of cold water. Maggie agreed to pose briefly, but wasn't happy about it.
We pulled into Daytona Beach, the Comfort Suites right on the beach, around 5 this afternoon. Glad to get here. The driving was very tough in spots all through South Carolina and Georgia...downpours like you don't see up north, and very heavy traffic. So many big RV rigs and cars with New York license plates!
But we are in the home stretch now--a leisurely 5 hours or so down to Tavernier Key tomorrow. The sun came out as we pulled into the hotel and (unlike the last hotel) the slider/windows open so we can hear the surf. It's 77degrees. There are palm trees everywhere. We're definitely not in New Hampshire anymore!
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