Up at 5:30 am today, probably because I went to bed at 9 last night reading the Tracy Kidder novel, Strength in What Remains. Did the last minute cleaning which included washing the sheets and towels, mopping the floors and packing the refrigerator stuff and food. I got going at 11:40. The weather was beautiful and I hated to leave. The trip was uneventful. It started getting dark crossing Lake Marion then it started raining pretty hard. It was good for cleaning the windshield but not good for travel. Half an hour down the road the sky turned blue and it was easy sailing once again. Traffic was light and I got home at 1:30. My only food was a Chipotle wrap when I got gas on I-4 at the the exit where the RVs are buried at an angle in mimicry of Cadillac ranch.
Monitored my gas range using the trip computer to make sure I could make it to exit 8 in SC. I had plenty of gas to spare when I stopped for a fillup. The sign said there was a Wendys but it seemed to be closed and empty. I continued down the little 2 lane road out to the beach. Traffic was bumper to bumper and lots of construction with a 45 MPH speed limit. It was dark so I couldn't find a dinner stop. I wanted some Wendy's chili. It's also cold, in the 50s which is a lot cooler than when I was on I-4 and it was 80. Made my way to the Comfort Inn. Check in was slow, the front desk clerk was a putz. He spent an inordinate amount of time showing the woman in front of me where the restaurants are on a map. I just wanted to check in and get to a room. Didn't care for the hotel with outdoor exposed hallways. It was cold. Went out after settling in and bought some chicken tenders and a cheesecake slice from a Bi Low grocery store a short distance from the hotel. It was 8 PM and they were clearing out the rotisserie case. Not what I wanted but it was convenient and I was hungry. Talked to Libbie from bed using the tablet on the WiFi. It worked well for me, she said there was an echo.