Impressions From the Road
Posted: December 21st, 2008, 4:40 am
Traveling is always an adventure, to one degree or another. My trip to Florida this year was a two day test of my desire to be with family for the holidays. My original plan was to leave my apartment in Smyrna, TN. around 7:00 A.M. last Thursday morning. As it worked out, there was a dense fog advisory in effect Thursday, so I opted to delay my departure two hours. According to the NWS the fog would have burned off by then. At 9:00 A.M. I climbed into my car and hit the open road. However, the fog had not lifted or burned off. I drove in fog for almost three hours. Here is a look at the fog on Nickajack Lake at 11:00 A.M.
This was making me late reaching Atlanta. I try to time it so that I arrive at Atlanta between the morning rush hour and the lunch rush hour. When I reached Atlanta there had been a serious wreck on I75 and traffic was gridlocked. After working my way through Atlanta the road to Macon was uneventful. After staying overnight in Macon, I headed out again. The only thing that I can say about the second day of driving is, avoid Jacksonville. The roads in Duval County Florida (Jacksonville) are atrocious. There are quite a large number of construction projects on the interstate system, and even where there is no construction the road surface has been allowed to break up. It is like driving on a washboard.
But sitting here in my sisters house, I know that it was worth it all to be with family for the holidays.
Merry Christmas to all of my Jude 2 family, it is my wish that you cherish this time with your loved ones.
TW
This was making me late reaching Atlanta. I try to time it so that I arrive at Atlanta between the morning rush hour and the lunch rush hour. When I reached Atlanta there had been a serious wreck on I75 and traffic was gridlocked. After working my way through Atlanta the road to Macon was uneventful. After staying overnight in Macon, I headed out again. The only thing that I can say about the second day of driving is, avoid Jacksonville. The roads in Duval County Florida (Jacksonville) are atrocious. There are quite a large number of construction projects on the interstate system, and even where there is no construction the road surface has been allowed to break up. It is like driving on a washboard.
But sitting here in my sisters house, I know that it was worth it all to be with family for the holidays.
Merry Christmas to all of my Jude 2 family, it is my wish that you cherish this time with your loved ones.
TW
Spoken like a truly devoted sister. Blessings on your family and the Merriest of Christmases to you all!
