We left beautiful High Point, NC this morning with the intention of making time across SC and Georgia. South/central SC just is not our cup of tea and, truly, didn't seem very friendly. A previous trip took us to Charleston and that area is lovely, the rest that we have seen, not so much! Northern Georgia goes back to rolling hills and the warmth (both personalities and the weather) that one would expect. We buzzed through Atlanta, wishing we could stop as I would love for Rich to see the MLK memorial and the Ebenezer Baptist Church which I was lucky enough to visit a few years back. We'll get there one of these days.
We had lunch at a Five Guys - the hamburger place that gets so much buzz from the president. It's good - excellent fries! As we headed west, the thunderheads grew quite beautiful but, as yet, have not shed a drop of rain. We just got back from dinner and the temp is still well into the 70's. We have landed in Columbus, GA for the night and have been welcomed heartily. Folks seem to get a glimpse of the license plate and always want to chat. That's wonderful!
Columbus is a very yuppy area, just next door to Fort Benning. We will have about a 45 minute ride in the morning to get to Auburn, AL - our next destination on the whistlestop tour. Our only experience with AL was a fast fly thru last August while bumping along in a Penski truck full of Katie's belongings. I remember thinking that it was entirely different than I imagined! I'll let you know if that is confirmed tomorrow.
Tomorrow night we will be happily watching the Saints game in New Orleans!! Yipppeee! This weekend will be fun with Katie and meeting with a few of Rich's contacts down here. I'd like to go to Central St. Matt's on Sunday. This is an interesting church where Maine folks have stayed on mission trips. It is the result of a combination of two churches following Katrina - one mostly black, one mostly white. Central, in a low lying part of town, was badly damaged when the levies broke. It had been the sight of a large daycare program, a necessary service in their neighborhood. Upon receiving the insurance money for the damages to the church, the congregation voted, rather than try to renovate the sanctuary portion of the church, to put all money into the daycare program. That's walking the walk. St. Matt's, in the Garden District, was needing to grow their congregation and invited Central to join them. Now I'm sure there were issues and growing pains aplenty, but these folks have blended into a beautiful congregation and have set a great example for the rest of us. Long winded explanation but think about it.
So, thats the news for today. We continue to marvel at the sights we see and delight in the people we meet. It seems wonderful to spend time with Rich, listen to good music and talk like we seldom get to. And we actually continue to enjoy each other's company! That says something. But we are running out of fun car games to play. And Katie, someday I will kill you for teaching your dad to play Yellow Car!!! News from home is that the beasts are doing well and we again, are so grateful for our puppy/cat/house sitter, Cindy.
Enjoy the day tomorrow and live into your answers.
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