Richmond

Breakfast was just about what we expected, I had a bowl of Raisin Bran with what milk I could get out of a mostly frozen jug and Donna ate a biscuit with sausage gravy. Plus we each ate one of those half dollar sized powdered doughnuts that come in packs of 10 for fifty cents. We stopped a few miles down the road and bought some fruit at a grocery store.

Donna had the official North Carolina Travel book out and we were going to stop in a couple small towns to see some of the “points of interest” in them. Trouble was all we really had were descriptions of the sites, no directions. There was a covered bridge near Asheboro, one of only two remaining in NC, that we actually found some signs to, but gave up finding after traveling 10 miles on two-lane roads with nothing to show for it. Next site we couldn’t find was a antique carousel inn Burlington. It was located in a city park at the center of town, but we never saw a sign for downtown.

Side Note: Berries & Cream Dr. Pepper tastes a lot like cough syrup.

Traffic was amazing light until we got to Richmond when we needed it the least. A miscommunicated routing request sent the driver several miles out of the way causing a delay in getting into our hotel room.

We had a nice visit with Sally over DQ Blizzards and got the inside dish on Africa and the whole Pitt-Jolie birthing extravaganza. Tomorrow morning we will have breakfast with her and her “Tug Boat Captain” daughter Claire before visiting Donna’s Cousin Sue and family.