Time to reflect on our driving from place to place. We have driven over 3000 miles since leaving Chicago and have less than 200 to go. I have noticed for the most part that on the east coast the lanes on the highways and freeways are narrower than those we are accustomed to in the west. Driving with a truck on one side and an suv on the other it seems that there are only inches to spare. Travel on the highways has been enjoyable. Often they are tree lined and sometimes form a canopy over the road. Wildlife signs are very misleading. Through much of Maine there were signs warning of moose; however, we never saw one on the road or anywhere within sight of the road. In North Carolina there were signs warning of red fox and bear but with the same effect--none were sighted. The only wildlife I saw (outside of the streets in the big cities) was various species of roadkill. I will say one thing for the highway engineers in the mid-atlantic and south--they are ambitious. If they decide to build a bridge it must be at least one mile long and usually several miles long. The Chesapeake Bay bridge and tunnels accounted for at least 10 miles. The number and length of the bridges around the outer banks and inland NC were all very long. I was surprised at how far inland the swamps went in North Carolina. I believe we were 30 miles inland and still encountering swamps. We went to Holden Beach in NC where Lesley spent many of her summers in the family beach house. And speaking of the devil, we will meet with her tomorrow. We have seen a lot of corn and soybeans along the way. Today we saw hundreds of acres of cotton. We are in Shallotte tonight and we just finished eating some delightful hushpuppies and a blacken filet of flounder. Alas, we did fail, however, in finding a brewpub.Tomorrow, on to Charleston.
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