Comfort Inn Richburg

We're in the final countdown and you know I have lists on top of lists to get everything packed by Saturday. We're heading out to Hilton Head on Saturday, and flying overnight to Dublin, then Edinburgh on Monday. The pets and the house are taken care of, so it ...

... cases, 8 at lunchtime 15 now at 7pm. A private school about maybe 50 miles away in Greenville had sent students to Mexico on a field trip and they have brought the virus back. Fortunately no one has been badly affected though some 51 people are in isolation. It seems that at various times in our travels we have outrun storms, been trapped by hurricanes _ Fay in August in FL and now we ...

I can't believe I leave on Tuesday! I haven't packed yet, and I am definitely not looking forward to it. I'm going to miss everyone incredibly, but I truly believe this journey is worth it and I will learn a lot about myself throughout this experience. It doesn't feel real or like I'm going to be leaving in such short time, but it is exciting. I can't wait to ...

... in the tornado alert when we all hung out in the tiny hallway until the storm passed. They brought my backpack to me! I had purchased an insulated backpack to carry fruit with me. It disappeared on my moving out day. The little boys had hid it from me in hopes that without my backpack, I would not leave. Sadly for them, the plan did not work and I got on the road anyway without my pack.

... She's trying to decide what to do with her life. She's in her early 20's, working until she decides what she wants to do. She would love to be in the music industry, but doesn't play any instruments, nor sing. But what she's really leaning towards is advertising. She's very creative but is also analytically minded. She was born in Indiana and grew up in Missouri. Ernie was there when I arrived, left, then came back later. Will comes in. He's 60...retired, after working with ...

... Sara (the other bartender) was sitting next to me and had just finished her shift. She tells me she broke the second wine glass earlier today as she was washing it. I remember a comment Dora made one of the other nights I was here about the quality of the wine glasses, or maybe I should say, lack of quality. On the other side of me is Darren...an acquaintance of Sara's. On the other side of Sara is Shannon. It's her birthday. Behind me at one of the tables is John and Sheila ...

... to be completed (it's only a 3 block walk). Estimated cost to repair....a lot more than I'd like...but less than it could be if I ever got stranded because the parts blew up. From there I go for my bike ride. The Town of Fort Mill has a population of about 8000 and is about a ½ hour drive from downtown Charlotte. It's mostly newer housing in the area where I am. The streets I end up on are new upscale houses with most of them backing onto a lake. I see one house that is for sale ...

... Sub and John's Place, a local watering hole. The campground is filled with Oak trees and acorns are constantly raining down. But the campground itself is void of other travelers. The temperature is in the mid sixties. Me decides to go for a short bike ride. He's decided to try and slowly get back into shape. Act One, Scene 2 Time-early evening. Me has decided to go to John's Place for some pizza for supper. John's Place-small, non ...

Seven and a half hours 'til my flight leaves and I'm writing a blog instead of packing... I'm a perpetual procrastinator, that's how I roll and it keeps me on my toes. Tomorrow, I mean, today; I'll have two layovers, one in ATL for four hours and the last one in JFK for 2 hours. That being said, I don't actually arrive in Dublin until Wednesday morning at 7:10 AM. Good times. I can't get this song out of my head, it's 'Why Don't You Find Out ...

I should have kept my original flight listing. Instead, thinking I was being smart, I listed for an earlier flight in hopes of getting into Charlotte early. All this did for me was give me extra reading and people-watching time in the Houston airport. I wasn't even sure I would get on the 5:34 flight but was lucky.