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| Capt. David Martin |
We no sooner got back from Myrtle Beach on Thursday, that we got a phone call from our son David. He was successful at Special Forces selection and wondered if we could drive to Fort Bragg to pick him up. So off we went to Fayetteville and back. That was Friday. We had a nice visit with him on Saturday here at home in Monroe, NC. On Sunday, we drove him back to his house outside Savannah, Georgia. We spent the night at the Savannah Gateway, and then decided to "mosey" on down the coast a little ways, to maybe just be able to say we went to Florida. LOL Well, on the way down, Mike decided to look at the map. He knew how much I would love to go to Mississippi to visit our daughter at Keesler Air Force Base. In a moment's time, we made that decision, as Route 10 was coming right up. HAHAHA! Off we went...west! We drove through Florida's panhandle, through Alabama, and right to Biloxi, Mississippi! All places we had never been before! We had a great time, and a wonderful visit with Katie and Jonny. Biloxi was BEAUTIFUL! They have awesome beaches with gorgeous white sand! The next day we decided to go to Louisiana because we had never been there before either. We thought it would be funny to say we were going to New Orleans. Well...wish we had never gone. It was so depressing there. Couldn't get out of there fast enough! We drove up through Jackson, MS, and didn't like that either! Those people drive like lunatics! (LOL) And coming home through Atlanta at rush hour was the WORST idea in the whole world! I was literally shaking at the end of that day. We were never so glad to reach our hotel in Atlanta as we were that night! We loved all the Cracker Barrel restaurants on the trip, and we also loved our Hampton Inns. Would never stay anywhere else. One night on the trip, I tried to save money, and using a travel coupon that we had acquired at a rest stop, we decided to stay at a Days Inn at a place off Rt 10. Well.....hmmmm..... no comment. I couldn't even sit on the bed...we left. It was so dirty, loud banging from other renters, and smelled just awful. Drove another hour or so and found a Hampton Inn. Whew~!!!! Anyway...we are back home, and are so thankful. There truly is no place like home!! Praise God!
