After nearly 11 weeks on the road, we’re finally home! Thanks, New York, for welcoming us back with sleet and snow for our last couple hours of driving. Now to unpack!
Dodging raindrops in South Carolina’s Congaree National Park
I can’t believe that we have been on the road for more than 10 weeks and have driven almost 16,000 miles. It feels like a heartbeat and a lifetime all at once. Some things we did weeks ago feel like…
Charleston, South Carolina: old-timey streets, architecture, and warships
The first things we noticed upon crossing over the South Carolina border on our way to Charleston were the billboards. There are a lot of billboards for guns (religion too, but that’s been the case for the entire south). Assault rifles and bibles…
Stepping back in time at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Our tour of the south continued today with a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. We both really liked Savannah and were looking forward to checking out another classic southern city.
Savannah, Georgia: mossy trees, fishy pizza, and a million lights
Today we left the rain in Atlanta behind, trading it for sunny skies a few hours east, in Savannah. One of the final stops of our trip!
The Georgia Aquarium needs more fish
Hello! Tonight I am writing from Atlanta, Georgia. I’m happy to report that we did not get swept away in any one of the three tornadoes that touched down in the city today. We were safely inside the Georgia Aquarium,…
A Memphis Zoo review (spoiler: it was the best day ever!)
Hello from Memphis, Tennessee! This morning we woke up to chilly temps and foggy, raw weather in Hot Springs. After breakfast we hit the road for a relatively quick 2.5-hour drive to Memphis.
Hot Springs National Park: why is this a thing?
Yesterday we left San Antonio and put the American southwest behind us, heading northeast toward Memphis. We figured ~11 hours in the car would be too much for one day, so we needed a place to stop—preferably somewhere interesting that we could spend…
Happy Thanksgiving from San Antonio!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We spent our turkey day seeing the sights in San Antonio, Texas. It’s a pretty fun city, even on a major holiday. We didn’t actually consider that things might be closed on Thanksgiving until this morning. Our…
Taking in some culture on the drive to San Antonio
Here we are on day 63, nine weeks into the trip! The festivities for the day involved a drive from Alpine, Texas to San Antonio. Since it was a driving day, there is not a whole lot to report. Before leaving…