Day 21 – June 29 – Baltimore, MD

We have finally made it to a local Starbucks in the inner harbor area of Baltimore before we head to Camden Yards for tonight’s Orioles game vs Cleveland. But what a long trip this was. We “slept” for about 3 ½ hours before I-95 beckoned for our trip up the Eastern seaboard at 5:30AM. Pat started driving as we crossed into Georgia shortly after leaving Jacksonville. We passed just west of Savannah Georgia and got into South Carolina. We passed very close to the NASCAR track in Darlington, home of the Bojangles’ Southern 500 raced each May. We stop for a quick lunch at a Bojangles’s Restaurant just outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina, but time was of the essence so we pretty much eat and run. We were pretty darn hungry and grabbed the 20 piece chicken and 10 biscuits that will more than carry us thru the trip to Baltimore. We got a half-gallon of Bojangles’ legendary Sweet Tea to go with it. It was very good and we plan to hit a Bojangles’ again when we return to Atlanta in a few days. The stop in Fayetteville represented the mid point between Jacksonville and Baltimore. When we got back into the car, I took over for the rest of the way to Baltimore. We drove into Virginia and skirted around Richmond on I-295. We get back onto I-95 toward Washington, DC and work the bypass roads to get thru town as it is nearly rush hour when we go thru there. We continue north and finally arrive in Baltimore around 6PM. When we got here and out of the air conditioned car, we realize how bloody hot it is. We still have a trip to Phoenix to get thru so we definately aren't thru with the hot weather. I’ve been to Baltimore many years ago and it is a beautiful city and one I wish I had more time to see. We have just enough time to check out the inner-harbor before heading to Camden Yards. But before we get there we stop at a Starbucks at the inner-harbor area to send this out. After tonight’s game we will replicate the get ahead plan from last night and head west to our next destination. There will be more to follow when we stop for the night.