From Pedro to Market House -- The Carolinas

Spent the bigger part of the day driving across South Carolina.  

Just before crossing the North Carolina line, stopped at the long-time tourist trap known as "South of the Border."  I couldn't resist after all those funny billboards along I-95.  Found a geocache on the pedestrian bridge, then snapped this photo of Pedro.

I spent the evening in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a big military town with Fort Bragg nearby.  The old downtown area has some historic buildings, the most significant of which is the Market House.  Built in 1832-33, the structure's upper level was the town hall, while the bottom level served as an open-air market until 1906.  There was a skirmish around the building as Sherman's army moved through the area late in the Civil War.  Today, the Market House sits in the middle of a roundabout on the east end of old downtown, and it is still used as a meeting place.

The Journey Begins

I left home in Southeast Georgia this morning around 8 a.m.  My trip will take me to NYC over the next five days, then across the Lincoln Highway to San Francisco.  Once I got everything packed, I made sure my LH bumper sticker was in place, and I hit the road!  Wish me luck!!

Can't wait for Vacation !!!

I have cleared this blog in order to start over with my 2014 "vacation of a lifetime!"

I will be traveling the old Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco, seeing much of America in the process.  I have been wanting to take this trip since I saw a documentary on the LH on PBS several years ago.  Now I have the time and resources to make it happen.

I'll be starting out from South Georgia on May 31, and I will do some sightseeing on my way to New York.  I should be there in five or six days, ready to begin my coast-to-coast trek.  I'll be posting here every day, so I encourage my friends and acquaintances to follow all the way.  I should arrive back home sometime around July 5.

Thanks for following!
David