Monday, May 9, 2011

On Our Way

Tonight we are in Charleston, but our trip started yesterday. We stopped midway last night in Wilson, North Carolina. On the way there we stopped in Petersburg, Virginia.

Important things to remember when you are traveling:

Mother's Day is not a good day to be on the road. Especially if you plan to stop and eat anywhere. Most especially if you plan to stop and eat somewhere, do not have reservations, and do not want to spend a long time waiting to get into a restaurant.

We did not have reservations. We thought we were smart because we had eaten up all of our perishables (= all of our good breakfast foods) before we left. We were not smart.

The good news? Americans love their mothers. Because, as far as I can judge, everyone was busy taking their mothers out to brunch and then again out to dinner on Mother's Day. We did finally manage to get something to eat.

Here are a few scenes from Petersburg. It was not very active. Everyone was out to lunch with Mom.


Granary used as a holding cell for Union prisoners




Train station on the Southside Railroad



Then today we stopped at ...





Things that are important at South of the Border:




Pedro




Fireworks and Bread




Spark plugs







Animals of all types




Pets even have their own toilets

7 comments:

  1. Pet toilets, what every place needs! I love places like this, they make ya laugh and smile!

    Enjoy Charleston, one of my most favorite places, as my dad lived in the vicinity for quite a few years before he died.

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  2. An interesting variety of photos - "fireworks and bread" :-) LOL Jo

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  3. Wish I was going to NGS with you. Hope you have a wonderful time and keep the entertaining photos coming!

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  4. Have a great time, I'm envious. Love Charleston, and always stopped at South of the Border. Will be thinking of you and can't wait to read your posts. Enjoy!

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  5. Have a great time, I'm envious. Love Charleston, and always stopped at South of the Border. Will be thinking of you and can't wait to read your posts. Enjoy!

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  6. Always enjoy road trips, will be going along for the ride. Enjoy.

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  7. The best thing about this post is the Pet Toilet picture!!

    Us Lady Cats require access to a Litter Box even on a 1 hours stroll, the guys can hold it, no problem (Nikita did for 7 hours, once!), but us gals...

    Stay safe, & enjoy your journey

    Elvira Mistress of Pussydom

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