50 States


Blowing Rock, NC 2

Another iconic road to get us heading north .. The Appalachian Mountains make for some great driving and the iconic Blue Ridge Parkway I mentioned yesterday is another “All American Road” – the designation for the most scenic of the national scenic byways. These roads don’t allow commercial traffic so […]


Asheville, NC 2

West to the Smoky Mountains Leaving the South Carolina coast, we moved inland through the state back into North Carolina, into the far west of the state to the mountains for 3 nights in Asheville. On our way we stopped at the next National Park on our list, Congaree National […]


Charleston, SC

Tornado – “a type of dinghy, designed to be crewed by two people” ⛵📣🌪😂 Another day and another state – Welcome to South Carolina ! Number 44 on our list. What was supposed to be a straight-forward driving day developed a bit of excitement about halfway along, just before we […]


The Outer Banks, NC 1

North Carolina – state number 43 We next head for our first new state of this tour – State 43, North Carolina. This part of North Carolina is quite an amazing area of the country – it is literally a thin strip of land on the edge of the Atlantic […]


Williamsburg, VA

Taking in the Colonial past …. Our next stop is Williamsburg in Virginia where we have 2 nights at the Embassy Suites by Hilton. We left fairly early and made the short trip out to the eastern coast and the first section of our drive was along the Coastal Highway […]