Driving Home - South on I-75

Home again, home again.....  jiggity jig

I'm in the parking lot of McDonald's in Alchua, Fl.  (sounds like a sneeze)  I left Signal Mtn yesterday morning about 10:15am.  Russell had 'late start to school because of the hurricane' going through with some wind and rain.  Tommy cooked a pancake breakfast and we had a going away party - FOR ME.

Unfortunately the traffic through Atlanta and then on down south was VERY heavy, so I arrived at Valdosta GA about 7pm.  I grabbed a bite at a Cracker Barrel there then spent the night @ Wendy Colson's house.  The entire neighborhood was without power due to a downed pine tree knocking out the lines down the block.  But we didnt need lights to sleep so it was not a problem at all.  Wendy has a gasoline generator so he cranked that up to make coffee in the morning then off I drove.

Here is a photo of Wendy and his dad.

Now I'm near Gainesville FL on I-75 south travelling in very heavy traffic.  I'm just hoping to get home before dark.  All along the drive I have seen Tree trimming and Electric bucket trucks.  Some were from as far away as Missouri.  I guess they are headed down to the keys to help fix things?

The only thing i saw more than bucket trucks were Hurricane Evacuees.  

UPDATE:  I arrived at the marina at 3:30pm to see a lovely floating boat.  BUT the dock does not have electric yet.  The marina and the Clubhouse both have power so i hope to get the power and AC back on tomorrow?  For now I'm upstairs in the clubhouse typing in the air-conditioning.

Safe travels to all my fellow Hurricane Evacuees.

-Peg Leg Hurricane Pirate Skip