We left Savannah (Pooler really) headed towards Columbia where Ben would conduct an inspection on Monday morning. The traffic was heavy on I-95 and the road not in the greatest of shape. We just rolled along stopping in the small town of St. George for lunch. We had past Walterboro because we were not hungry and there is not much else along this road..... A search on Trip Advisor said try Sugs as the #1 place to eat in St. George. Once you got off the interstate St. George was probably a nice little town. Sugs was definitely the place to be after church on Sunday! They were having a Sunday Buffet for $13 that included fried chicken, stewed turkey over rice, all kinds of veggies, mac and cheese, a big salad bar and several desserts. All cooked by a black man who kept refilling the buffet - particularly the fried chicken! The menu was limited due to the buffet but we just ate along with everyone else. The place was packed and more folks came in as others left. All good particularly the fried chicken.
Back on the road we turned north on I-26 which would take us all the way home. We reached our hotel in Columbia about 3 PM. The Choice Hotel where Ben stays when inspecting at Rico is a Sleep Inn. I had never stayed in a Sleep Inn before. It was OK but everything seemed small. Only 1 chair and minimal space to walk around the two queen size beds. Everything was clean and fine it would be very small if you were staying very long! We were not interested in a big meal so walked across the parking lot to a Shoney's and had a sandwich.
Monday morning Ben left early for the 2 mile drive to conduct his inspection - the last in a series of inspections at this company over the past 6 months. He was finished by 10 and was back to pick me up for the final drive home.
We continued home on I-26 with only a stop for gas and a brief stop in Asheville for lunch. Today as I finish load 6 of laundry and put away some of the camping gear I reflect on our first camping trip in almost 2 years. We did fine - only thing forgotten was coffee cups. I did lose the butane for the Thermacell - found them when we got home. The old time mosquito coils worked well so we did not need the more modern Thermacell. We did not have to buy any groceries while gone - except for the shrimp and fish at Gay Seafood. In fact when I purchased some drinks at the gas stop today I realized the only money I spent was for the toll road on Hilton Head! We of course charged several meals but otherwise this was a fairly cheap vacation!
Would we go again - of course but during a slightly less warm season. This fall seems to be unusual as we have been late Sept before and enjoyed much cooler temps.
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