You better wave when you pass through Charlotte!
Charlotte is nice…
Thank you, I leave tomorrow morning.
Google tells me there are some interesting places near Charlotte off the interstate. Not sure if you have heard of any of these:
Pirates Landing, in Elk
Pinky’s West Side Grill, in Charlotte
Pinkys! They can be incredibly busy though. I was going to suggest Midwood Barbecue. There are several locations.
Good to know!
I don’t mean to be a wet blanket, but the amount of time you could add to your trip traipsing in or around Charlotte might be a buzz kill. Southern traffic is not a lot of fun.
You are right. I will have to plan to go to Charlotte for my next weekend getaway
If DH is driving, your handy dandy google maps will show you options on your route.
There is a time for adventure and a time to just get fueled up.
When I am road tripping, per se, I have time for adventures. When I am trying to get where I need to be, I am all about eating at off times and not far from the expressway.
You may be able to do a little of both? Are you open to food trucks? Food trucks are far more common in the south than up north. A lot of gas stations will let them operate out of the corner of the lot.
And – of course – you need to stop at a Buc-ee’s.
There are two near Jacksonville and Daytona. The Jax one can be easy to miss on the southbound route for reasons I haven’t figured out. You can not miss the Daytona one.
I didn’t realize! I had told DH “we’d better eat well in Charlotte because there is no good place for dinner closer to Jacksonville”.
Happy to be wrong! Thank you
Sure! I’m even more excited now with so many possibilities
You’re from Pittsburgh? We’re from Pittsburgh! But we’re flying down Monday night (thank you, Southwest points).
OK - technically St. Augustine.
It really is easy to miss on the Southbound drive (I don’t know why) - so I’d use the address:
200 World Commerce Pkwy
Saint Augustine, Florida 32092
There was no fee at New River Gorge when we were there a few years ago. I had just turned 62 and wanted to buy a Senior Lifetime National Park pass, but they told me they don’t sell them there because they don’t collect money for admission. It is a great place to stop, and right off the exit.
this pass. It’s a great deal.
Perfect. Thank you
Cool.
I wouldn’t say I’m from Pittsburgh, because I moved here just last year. I live in the East part of town (Murrysville). We should to get all Western PA liners together sometime.
Looking forward to following along
Finished work, turned on out-of-office automatic email replies, and went to the salon to get my nails done.
When I got home…:
Me: “Julia, check out my nails”
DD12: “O. M. G”
Me: “ Do you want your nails like this too?
DD12: “Heck, no. I’m actually scared of the things you are able to do”
Me: ?
DD12: “Like you when you said ‘I want to get manicure with Minnie Mouse design’, I didn’t think you were actually going to do it.
Very cute!