This song kept coming to mind as we traveled through beautiful country on our way to our final destination.
We left Maryland on June 17th and traveled all the way across Virginia and stopped in Kingsport, TN for the night. Day 2 we left Kingsport for Decatur, AL. It rained pretty much the entire drive! It cleared up in Decatur though and we got to visit with Patrick's brother Nick and our adorable 2 year old nephew Jack.
*Fun fact: Decatur, AL was named after Stephen Decatur. The same Stephen Decatur my high school in Berlin, MD is named after. If you don't know who he is, google :)*
Day 3 we got to sleep in a little bit. We visited with Jack and Nick some more, before heading out for Hattiesburg, MS. We had dinner form Cracker Barrel. I'm disappointed Salisbury finally gets around to having a Cracker Barrel and Buffalo Wild Wings after we leave. I know where we are eating when we come back to visit!
Day 4 started off hot and cloudy. Turned into hot and rainy. When it rains it pours! I mean this literally. It did not drizzle on this trip. It either wasn't raining or it was a downpour. It didn't rain for long periods of time though. It was nice when we got to Texas. We stopped at the visitor center which was very cool. There is a huge star in the front and in the back of the building there is a walkway and you can see the marsh and take pictures ( I took plenty, they are coming soon!) When it did start to rain, wowza! Could barely see the car in front of us. I saw lightning about half a mile away. The boys slept through the whole thing while Patrick thought it was funny when I jumped at the lightning and thunder. I have to be honest, I have never been scared before riding in a car in that type of weather. But there is always sunshine after the rain :)
As we did all that driving of the interstate highways, including Rt. 66 for a while, I spent most of the time looking out the window, enjoying the view and taking pictures. The scenery was spectacular. I think it's only in situations like these when you truly have the time to sit back and enjoy the view. We live in a beautiful country and I think in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we lose sight of that.
I've only seen a fraction of the land that makes this country so beautiful but I enjoyed and appreciated every moment of it. I suggest everyone at some point get out there and take a drive. Really take in the scenery of the land that makes up our country. And if you are one of those people that needs a destination, set a course for Texas :)
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