Electronic tools such as iPhones are a real boon to travelers. We woke up to the grinding of coffee beans at seven this morning. I won’t pretend I jumped right up. I knew it would take at least ten minutes to brew that elixir that gets our days started. After a protracted period of time spent checking my eye lids for light leaks I got up and brought coffee back to Barbara and we started checking weather on the Weather Bug iPhone app.
Things looked iffy, with forecasted high winds and rain ahead of an approaching cold front. It was already blowing pretty strong but there was no rain yet in Gaffney. We could see on radar that we had a window for departure. After selecting a few alternate places to stop along our route just in case it was too uncomfortable, we set out. Barbara had the first leg and ended up driving in rain for the better part of two hours. The wind was getting stronger. I-26 southbound is protected reasonably well from southwest winds so it was not too bad. The new Bilstein shock absorbers we had installed while we were here made a terrific improvement in handling. The ride was much more stable than it was prior to the upgrade. We may have stopped short of our day’s destination with the original shocks.
Things looked iffy, with forecasted high winds and rain ahead of an approaching cold front. It was already blowing pretty strong but there was no rain yet in Gaffney. We could see on radar that we had a window for departure. After selecting a few alternate places to stop along our route just in case it was too uncomfortable, we set out. Barbara had the first leg and ended up driving in rain for the better part of two hours. The wind was getting stronger. I-26 southbound is protected reasonably well from southwest winds so it was not too bad. The new Bilstein shock absorbers we had installed while we were here made a terrific improvement in handling. The ride was much more stable than it was prior to the upgrade. We may have stopped short of our day’s destination with the original shocks.
This is what we were driving through today.
We are now tucked in under the red pin at the Hardeeville RV Park just short of Savannah.
We are spending the rest of the afternoon listening to the rain on the roof, and occasional thunder, while also listening to an appropriate CD titled “Jazz For A Rainy Afternoon”. It is a very relaxing way to wind down after driving in all that wind.
While the real traffic snarl will be on Sunday, we will still try to time our drive home tomorrow to miss any tie-ups around Daytona Beach since this is race weekend.
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