We clocked in just before 8 p.m. Later, I’ll let you know how the recovery went.

For those of you who thought we must have put 3000 miles on the car – nah. Only 2994.6. And that includes over 500 miles today, an exception to our general 5 hours or 300 mile rule. But it’s the last day, and you don’t want to stay in another hotel if you are only 2 or 3 hours from home.

So we started in Spartanburg SC and drove on I-85, bypassed Charlotte, turned on to I-77 and then I-81 and finally I-66.

We did make two major stops. First in Statesville NC for coffee. It’s a exurb of Charlotte, a town with an appealing central area and many beautiful homes. It is no Selma.

We were also surprised to see that there is an old synagogue in Statesville. And I mean old. From the 1890s. One of the oldest synagogues in the country still in operation and the oldest religious institution in Statesville.

Our second stop was in Wythesville VA. We had lunch at The Old Log Cabin, a labyrinthine restaurant in a building whose core was built in the 1780s and whose newest portion was completed in the late 19th century.

Finally, we did see cows, horses, sheep and even a farmer as we drove across the country.

Now back to our regularly scheduled activities.