Day 25 – July 3 – Atlanta, GA

We were up and going shortly after 6AM after a short night. The plan of driving away from the city we were at and move down the road a few miles before stopping has shown to be a wise strategy. The mainissue is finding places big enough to have adequate lodging. We grabbed a quick bite as we headed south with me driving thru West Virginia, into the southwestern corner of Virginia, before we get into North Carolina. The drive took us to the Queen City of Charlotte where we got together with a good friend of mine, Jerry Skelly, who is joining us for the trip to Atlanta for tonight’s game. I’ve known Jerry for around 20 years when he was living out on the west coast. He is in North Carolina now where he works for Bojangles’ restaurant. After we
picked up Jerry we backtracked a bit to see Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord. We didn’t have time to take a tour or lay down a couple of laps as time was of the essence. However, we did have time to do a drive by at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte. We drove from Charlotte on I-85 heading southeast into South Carolina thru Spartanburg, into Georgia and right to Atlanta. Once in Atlanta I wanted to make sure I didn’t do my Pascual Perez impersonation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascual_P%C3%A9rez_(baseball). We found our way to a Bojangles’ near Turner Field to have dinner and send this post out. After the game tonight we are heading out toward St. Louis to celebrate our nation’s 236th birthday.