On the Road: I-95 South

Another drive down the east coast of the United States. This used to be a yearly thing for our family, all the way to Florida or Hilton Head, off the coast of South Carolina. This trip, just as far as Charleston to visit our daughter and son-in-law and do some sightseeing.

Making this drive was always like watching American history unroll to me. The names of battlefields, creeks, rivers (after which battles were named or that recalled to my mind other major historical events), towns resound with meaning.

Of course the pictures are less exciting: the Fort Mc Henry Tunnel in Baltimore, the top of the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, some road food, and a stop at Buck-ees-- something you have to experience to believe.

We made good time, didn't take many pictures, and were happy to finally be off I 95 and winding south and east to our destination, Charleston.Read more