We left JEB Little Creek about 0930 this AM in light rain. We headed west to Emporia VA to take I-95 south bound. Because weather forecast was so adverse we opted not to take US 17 as originally planned.. It is a good road, but with heavy rain and winds forecast we figured I-95 would be a better alternative - distance and travel time were not forecast to be greatly different!
The rain continued increasing as we approached Emporia and as soon as we headed south the rain increased and was intermittently heavy and very heavy with a few, but very few breaks. We had decided we would stop by lunch at Parkers Bar-B-Q on 301, just south of Wilson NC. It was about 6 miles east of I-95 but right off I-795 so it was an easy and short detour. 40+years ago when we lived in Hampton and traveled back and fourth to SC and or FL. This section of I-95 was not completed so we were on US 301 and could not just pass by Parkers!!
The detour and anticipation were worth the wait! Oh, what a wonderful lunch we had and we got 2 pounds of the bar-b-q to take with us. There was a large truck parking lot on the south side of Parkers so parking the RV was not an issue! However, when we got to the door to leave the wind and rain were really coming down hard, very hard AND it was a long way to the RV!
After about 10 minutes we said "To Heck With It". The wind quickly blew BJ's umbrella inside out. I took off in a sprint and water was running rapidly and well over ankle deep across the parking lot! I wanted to get to the RV first so I could unlock the door by the time BJ got there! Nonetheless, we were both were pretty well drenched by the time we got in the RV. We changed clothes and hit the road, still heading SOUTH!
About 50 miles down the road the sun broke through and clouds started breaking up! It quit raining and things were looking up as we continued SOUTH! We arrived at the campground, which has a winery as part of it, after dark and got parked. We are looking forward to seeing BJ's siblings Thursday and Friday then we will move on SOUTH. May take US 17 this time. We are closer to it then I-95 and the weather is going to be a lot better then today!
About 50 miles down the road the sun broke through and clouds started breaking up! It quit raining and things were looking up as we continued SOUTH! We arrived at the campground, which has a winery as part of it, after dark and got parked. We are looking forward to seeing BJ's siblings Thursday and Friday then we will move on SOUTH. May take US 17 this time. We are closer to it then I-95 and the weather is going to be a lot better then today!
It was a long hard trip today but we are only a day's drive from Jacksonville FL and we are getting better and better by the day!
But, we do miss the girls!
Always at home, no matter where we are.
Always at home, no matter where we are.
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