And it’s a long way from Charleston to Dunn, NC. We got here after 7:30.

This morning, the one thing we knew is that we had to get on the road early. That’s why we got up, packed, had breakfast, and then sat around with our hosts until just before noon. Who knew that it would take that long to solve, first, the problems of Israel and, then, the problems of the rest of the world. But some things, I guess, are just tough.

We also didn’t know that we would spend a few hours in Georgetown SC, the third oldest city in South Carolina and home to both a large paper mill and steel plant. But you see none of that in the old commercial district and get no whiff of either when you have lunch at the very nice River Room. We did go to Morgan Park to see the water, but had no time for the Rice Museum, the Gullah Museum or the Maritime Museum.

Driving on, we hadn’t expected to spend time exploring interesting Pawly’s Island. But we did. Worthwhile, too.

Then we drove through hours of trees until we got to Fayettesville at about 6:30. We planned to spend the night there only because there we were. We couldn’t think of any other reason. But, guess what? No room at the inns.

Onward to Dunne (of all places) and the Hampton Inn. A nice dinner next door at the Sagebrush Steakhouse, a surprise for us. You get 10% off if you show your room ticket from the hotel. That’s probably not the only thing we forgot today.

Our restaurant servers have been good the entire trip. Tonight, we were served by Dejah (as in Deja Vu), who recommended her mother’s favorite wine – a 14 Hands Cabernet. Not so good, Mom.

Finally, a warning. There are no closets in our room at this Hampton Inn. So if you plan to stay here, remember to bring your own. This warning will not be repeated. So make a note.

We are 4 hours and 44 minutes from home. Straight shot. See the marsh grass in Morgan Park below.