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in October we will have been married for 44 years and neither of us can remember ever taking a road trip that wasn't directly related to some specific objective .... we've talked it over and decided we want to take such a short road trip simply for the heck of it .... for us the logical direction to go is to the Caroling coast .... according we just booked a room to spend a couple of days at Carolina Beach, arriving on Sept 10th and leaving on the 12th .... after considerable looking we decided to go with a small motel the reminds me of the ones my family used back in the '50's, as opposed to one of the high rise franchise hotels .... with school back in session I was surprised at the number of motels/hotels throughout that area that are booked solid .... there are still many such motels down there, we chose to go with the Sea Witch Motel .... it is about a 130 miles down I-40 which should be cheap, fun drive in Maureen's Camaro .... now I have to get busy and find some good seafood restaurants ..

https://www.expedia.com/Wilmington-Hote ... ERSX.MIDSX

Enjoy your trip JEBar, this one is just for you and your babe...................

Do take a few pics, though

I most certainly hope to take a bunch of pictures .... who knows, I might even get up early enough to take some sunrise pictures like the ones I took a few years ago at Myrtle Beach

Enjoy. My parents just hit 67 yrs married on Sep 1st.

JEBar wrote:two words == ==> Hurricane Florence !!!

Be safe!

those two words are growing larger == ==> Hurricane Florence !!!

Tropical Storm Florence is reported to be intensifying over the Atlantic Ocean ..... it is increasingly likely to either landfall or strike a part of the U.S. East Coast as a formidably strong hurricane mid- to late next week.... the latest forecast calls for it to be still be well off shore when we are due to leave on Wednesday morning .... if conditions warrant, my wife's Camaro will most certainly head west on I-40 earlier than planned

believe it or not, we are going to pull out in a few minutes and head toward the coast .. .. over a month ago we decided to take a short trip to Carolina Beach (Wilmington) .... at that point there hadn't been a single hurricane type storm in the Atlantic this year .... we made reservations for Sept 10 - 12 to stay at a small old school, water front motel .... it is supposed to hit our coast on Thursday and move on inland .... the forecast from now through Wednesday is actually pretty good .... sure hope they are right .... we plan to be home around Noon on Wednesday and button things up .... we anticipate flooding in our area (not right were we live), trees down on power lines and roads .... the local weather guys say it could get pretty rough

JEBar wrote:believe it or not, we are going to pull out in a few minutes and head toward the coast .. .. over a month ago we decided to take a short trip to Carolina Beach (Wilmington) .... at that point there hadn't been a single hurricane type storm in the Atlantic this year .... we made reservations for Sept 10 - 12 to stay at a small old school, water front motel .... it is supposed to hit our coast on Thursday and move on inland .... the forecast from now through Wednesday is actually pretty good .... sure hope they are right .... we plan to be home around Noon on Wednesday and button things up .... we anticipate flooding in our area (not right were we live), trees down on power lines and roads .... the local weather guys say it could get pretty rough

Good luck, Jim. I know you will be careful. It is now a CAT 4 and growing stronger. It is expected to make landfall on Thursday just north of Wilmington and is currently 500 miles wide. There are indications that it will remain stationary there for a while before moving inland. Keep that Camaro fueled up!

JEBar wrote:believe it or not, we are going to pull out in a few minutes and head toward the coast ..

I don't think I would be doing that. Local authorities are requesting people start evacuating now. Could be a real traffic jam up mess getting out of there on Wednesday. Whatever you decide, stay safe.