It's the little things that all add up to a unique experience, and what makes our travel so interesting. Travel is so much more than the experience you get at your destination. As we drive along, questions come to mind. A sign might prompt a thought. A vista brings back a memory.
Today was a travel day: one where we are focused on moving toward our ultimate destination, with the understanding that it will be a few days before we get there. On the way to our stopping point for today, Forsyth, GA (which we really hadn't chosen until we were 2/3 of the way there), we passed through Florida's hills (yes, there are bona fide hills in FL) in Lake and Marion Counties. It's gorgeous country with horse farms, and green pastures, and very distinct from the tropical nature of south Florida, and the beaches that line the coasts. Beautiful.
On the road, we saw a shrink-wrapped boat being towed north. How do they do that? What is the process? A quick check with Google showed me that the boat is cleaned, and perimeter strapping is attached along with supports. Then large sheets of shrink vinyl is laid over the boat and heat is applied with a propane heat gun. Who knew?
Sign of the times: We found it interesting that in a couple of places electronic road signs that might usually say " Slow Down" or "Click it or Ticket" now advise "Wear a mask" and "Social distance".
As we passed through Irwin County, GA in south central Georgia, we saw signs for the 12,000+ acre Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site. How weird is it that there are state-sponsored monuments honoring traitors to this country? Weird.
We are always appreciative of the many truckers that move our country. What stupidity and foolishness they have to endure daily on the roads to get our stuff to us! We saw multiple instances of people cutting off semis.
It was curious to us that when we stepped out of the RV in Georgia, we both noted how much cooler it felt. It wasn't the temperature (it was 87, not so different from back home), but I noted that the humidity was 40%. The last time we had humidity that low was probably in April.
Heading toward Kentucky tomorrow.
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