We woke up at 6:45 am to a huge clap of thunder, looked at the weather and decided, since there was a 80% chance of rain for the whole trip, that we would leave the next day instead. Woke up again at 10:30 AM to no rain, just overcast skies. Looked at the radar again and saw that there was a 0% chance of rain, interesting how weather can change that quickly. We grabbed all our stuff and loaded up the car and headed out of town.
Alabama was much prettier than I imagined! Several lakes, creeks, and rivers. Also more mountain views than I expected. My favorite names of the small towns were Brilliant and Guin (apparently pronounced Gu-win).
After passing thru Birmingham, we were directed to take a few surface streets to a different highway. It was supposed to be I-22, I figured there would be plenty of signs for us to find it with. I turn at the right mileage point (wasn't using my GPS) and the only sign on the ramp or before the turn simply said "West." This was the kind of highway littered with Pentecostal churches and farm houses; picturesque, but who knows what's beneath the surface.
After several miles I noticed that the highway was called Al-78, not I-22. As I begin freaking out, I keep telling myself that it was the only option. It was about 40 miles before the signs called that road I-22 =)
It started raining and got dark earlier than we expected so we decided to stay in Memphis instead of Little Rock, which is another 120 miles away.
We shall begin the second leg of this trip bright and early in the morning =)
No pictures today, because we didn't stop anywhere worth remembering ;)
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