Escaping the confines of Atlanta at rush hour on a Friday can be compared to a scene in Cast Away, with Tom Hanks. He has his little craft built and loaded with supplies, eager to escape the island that held him captive. He begins to paddle and the waves beat him back. But he doesn't let up and eventually he breaks free. That's exactly what we went through last night when we decided to depart at 6:00 p.m. Every turn we made we were greeted with gridlock. But, after an hour of fighting traffic we made it to I-20 and broke from of Atlanta.
The weather could have been better...it rained. The goal was to make it to Meridian, MS and bed down for the evening. We made it to Meridian with no problems and decided to push on to Jackson. I guess this is where the fun really began.
I guess my standards are not as high as Rich's. I'm not sure what hotel he was looking for because we passed a lot of perfectly good options. With no luck in Jackson, we pushed on to Vicksburg and ended up in this beautiful Hampton Inn. We are on the secured 5th floor--in a suite with a computer, fabulous bed and beautiful amenities.
But, it is time for me to end this and prepare for Texas. Hopefully, my next post will be from New Mexico.
I'm posting pics to my flickr as we go. Click here!
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