Morning

Ok so I have some photos to share finally. Wish I had some videos but bandwidth here is limited so I can't post to youtube. I will probably just edit some tonight. Anyway having a great time.



I had to pull over because of the problems I was having with my boots. It was very hard to keep the accelerator pushed at 70mph. The Jeep being square pushes back at higher speeds and so my toes, heel and calf were hurting bad. I didn't know this was here. I just pulled out on this exit hoping there was somewhere safe to pull over. Wow what a neat thing. I don't know what exit this is. I was flying blind just following the GPS. Wish I'd written directions now since I totally missed Atlanta. Anyway I think this is a carpool because people leave their cars here in the middle of nowhere and get rides. That's what it seems like. So there was no one here despite there being cars.
EDIT: Found this on Google maps. Here's the info.
hwy 112 Ride Share parking.
Exit 82. Ashburn Fitzgerald
The dirt road is Peackock RD and looks around farm country. Maybe next time I can try that dirt road, come back to the 112 then get back on the interstate.



There as a bean farm and a dirt road I was tempted to explore. But I didn't because I had limited time and had to find my aunt's house. I only had to stop for gas twice which I think is great. Chris had the great idea to take out the back seat to get better gas mileage. It really helped. It was like 40 lbs and stopping twice I think is good for a jeep that has lousy gas. I also took out the trailer hitch which is like 3 pounds. Anyway this field was great because there were barn swallows. I did get photos of one on a wire but it was back lit so they didn't turn out well.



So I made it to this amazing house. I parked here under the patio. My room is right above the cars. They have a Dodge Ram and a Toyota Tundra. Two awesome trucks. Alan is in good company.



That's my room upstairs. I got the art room this time. Yes I will take pics. My aunt is a traditional artist. She does paintings on canvas and sculpture.



Here is the house. I'm always amazed by this and can't believe I'm here.

Today I plan to drive the gravel trails and go through the little creeks. It's like having your own private off road here. I want to make a very cool video. It's also a bit scary here because there are black bears and this time I don't have my gun so I stay close to the house when I'm outside. It will be fun. And tomorrow morning I leave for North Carolina.
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North Carolina Tomorrow

I didn't get a chance to upload photos or edit video today like I would have liked but it was a very nice day. Got up pretty early and walked around the property. Had some breakfast snacks. Then later in the day Aunt Lori had to go into town to buy food for the house for the week. So I went with her because I needed those driving shoes. Found a good one with awesome coors. Here's the one I got in Thunder Reef color.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0163GIS12/ref=twister_B01641844M
It has very good reviews on Amazon and it is pretty soft and should work great for the driving part of this. I also like the colors and designs. It looks like a computer/electronics or chemical formulas. Then we came home. I drove around filming my jeep. I filmed from the dashboard, I placed the camera on trees and on the ground to film the jeep going through the creeks and roads. That was very fun and cool. Then after that I decided to photograph around the property. I put the Gopro in the creeks and that will make for some relaxing videos. I love the sound of a babbling brook. I prefer that sound, it rushing over stones more than waterfalls which have more of a crashing sound. This video should show the difference between both sounds since there are small cascades on the property. Then my aunt wanted a rid in my jeep so we went to go look for black berries. We found some but only like six were ripe. All the rest are red so they're not ready yet.

I checked the tracing and the headlights arrived finally. I also got a decal that arrived today that is of a T-rex and it says "Your stick family was delicious"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/302329072764?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Chris sent me photos of both. I love the box for the headlights. It's nice to have a legit product not a cheap Chinese rip off that's illegal. I drove a bit in the dark today and the factory lights suck so I wish I had these. Too bad I don't have them on the trip. I look forward to having them installed.

I've got almost everything packed. There are those annoying things you can't pack until the next morning like contacts, tooth brush and the sleep clothes you're currently wearing. It's weird how packing always works out that way. So I got almost everything I can loaded up and will get up tomorrow and hope to leave by sunrise. It says Charlotte is only 4 hours but it might take me longer with gas, rest stops and photo stops. I'll finally get to visit South Carolina and there might be some places I pull over just for photography.

Good night everyone.
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