Being the gentlemen, our cousin treated us to breakfast (Becca and I made an attempt to pay the waitress, but she replied that she always takes money from the man first, I almost forgot we were in the south) and then we headed north. We contemplated making the drive straight home, but decided to visit our cousin Emily in Virginia. Not only was it halfway home, it was nice to see more family.
I suppose that driving along the eastern portion of the United States did not have quite the appeal as the early part of our trip. These were roads that we had been on before and offered the same landscape of where we grew up. With that said, we still enjoyed each other’s company and the drive seemed to go by quickly.
As we were approaching our destination, we wondered if the GPS was right. We were entering the land of nowhere and lost all cell phone coverage. We followed the directions onto a dirt road (the first in our trip) and soon arrived to Em’s place. It was very secluded, but cute and homey.
Earlier I mentioned to Em that I was craving wings, so she asked around and got the name of a place that supposedly had good wings. Getting there turned out to be more of a matter than expected. In the minutes that we were at her house, a storm came (it seems that we brought the rain with us once again). It didn’t last long, but the first two roads we drove down were blocked by fallen trees. Luckily a third route was passable. I kept wishing the storm wouldn’t come back and that we’d be able to return to the house.
Em managed to find the restaurant without a hitch and when we walked in, we found ourselves in a poor lit room with smoke seeping in from smoking section on the opposite side of the room. I figured the wings must be really good. Fortunately, Emily felt like it wasn’t the right place and sure enough, the restaurant had another nonsmoking section with a different entrance on the other side of the kitchen. This side was well lit with live music and a much better vibe. It didn’t even seem like the same restaurant. The wings were good too.
479.7 miles
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