One Day of Travel Down
@BelleStarr (61102)
United States
March 23, 2017 8:49pm CST
We are comfortably ensconced in our hotel in Bluffton, SC. We had a tasty dinner at the Oakatie Ale House and then came back and took an hour nap. Now I decided to get out my laptop and catch up with my friends on MyLot. We traveled 275 miles today.
I know our slower method of travel doesn't make sense to many other people but we have plenty of time and hubs does get uncomfortable being in the same position for too long. It works for us.
We are at a Candlewood Suites which has a full kitchen. They don't provide breakfast but I have eggs, bacon, and bread and butter so I think I will make egg sandwiches for breakfast.
I am going to read as much as I can tonight on MyLot before I turn in and then hopefully get a good nights sleep so we can repeat this process tomorrow.
For those who many wonder Bluffton is near Hilton Head and Beaufort.
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@jillybean1222 (6407)
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24 Mar 17
I've been to Hilton Head once, many years ago. On our way there, our car broke down right by a turkey farm.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
lol Well it is pretty built up in the area where we are right next to a huge 55 plus community.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Mar 17
Bluffton is a beautiful area! No sense in rushing if you don't have to.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
No, very true. I have always wanted to stop in Beaufort but we have only driven through. Tonight we are in Dunn, NC
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Mar 17
@BelleStarr Look on the bright side, you are warmer than you will be tomorrow.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
28 Mar 17
@Asylum lol I am now a few days colder burr, burr and burrr!! We have snow at the cottage
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Yes and I am cold already, lol Burrrr
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@celticeagle (166976)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Mar 17
I like some slow and enjoyable travel myself. I used to be the driver and about 300 miles is quite a ways. Nice to hear you are having an enjoyable time. That's what counts after all.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
It is what counts, we have lots of time these days and since I have many free hotels nights, it isn't costing us anything.
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@celticeagle (166976)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Mar 17
@BelleStarr .....That is nice. How do you get the free hotel nights?
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
28 Mar 17
@celticeagle The Marriott are from previous stays and the Holiday Inn are from getting their credit card, I got 80,000 points for signing up.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
25 Mar 17
I've never been to SC so none of those towns are familiar to me. Well, by now you should be several states closer to your home area. Probably a bit tuckered out too, I'm sure. Even with resting each day the driving can take it's toll.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
28 Mar 17
We are actually at our lake cottage in Pa. tonight so it feels like home, but there is snow on the ground burrr
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
30 Mar 17
@BelleStarr I didn't realize you owned property in Pa, that's where my husband is from but he didn't live near a lake but on a mountain side instead. A little po-dunk type of town.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
When we travel with someone else driving we can travel for longer periods, we did drive straight through to Quebec with our son Jason last summer and that is over 450 miles.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
28 Mar 17
@JudyEv I do like about 275 miles a day, that seems to work well for us. We have now traveled over 1100 miles. 180 more miles to home
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 17
@BelleStarr We have done long trips but I get a bit antsy sometimes.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
It is a very comfy bed I had a good night's sleep.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I realized I can't make the bacon, it's Friday lol. So I think I will just get bagels at Dunkin Donuts.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
We have plenty of time, the wedding we are attending is not until April 1
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@BelleStarr No need to rush, take your time and travel safely.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50257)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I hope that you continue to have a safe journey.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Thank you, I give that little prayer before we enter the car every day of travel.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Thanks, I think I am not going to cook since I realized it is Friday and we don't eat meat on Friday lol
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Mar 17
We always took three days driving home, unless we made mini vacations in Savannah or Charleston. Always nice to stop around 5:30, check in, eat out and have a drink, shower, and sleep. We either had breakfast at the hotel or stopped along the way. Lunch, too. It was fun while it lasted, but my husband hated the driving. Now that we can fly, I'll be home in 2+ hours!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
28 Mar 17
It is just so different up here with the airport situation, so inconvenient. I will have to arrange for a driver when we decide we have had enough of the driving.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
28 Mar 17
@BelleStarr Are you far from Bradley? You can also look into the autotrain. Drive to D.C. And take it from there. I'm sure things will work out when the time comes. We fly here from Whesterchester. Our so drops us off, does business in Greenwich and Norwalk, and the same before he picks us up. It's 45 minutes from our house, but traffic on the Merritt Parkway can be brutal during rush hour. We may need a limousine or Uber if he's very busy. Ugh!
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Mar 17
I like to have time when traveling, I hate to be rushed.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I do like a relaxed trip, if I see anything I really want to visit, I can stop along the way.
@TheDeepGuy (33)
• India
28 Mar 17
It's wonderful to not just fly around from a city to another. At times, it's life changing. These small trips are extremely memorable.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Yes it is very well stocked with everything we need to cook.
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