STS Hop 8
94 miles via mostly US 17.
The only thing difficult about this trip was ignoring the GPS when it told us to make a U-turn.
I don’t know what is going on with our (relatively) new Rand-McNally GPS, but on the last two hops it has insisted that we make a U-turn when none was needed. And the GPS was set to “avoid U-turns”. Makes no sense.
And there was a tight right turn about a mile short of The Campgound at James Island Park. We ran a tire over the curb, which seemed to be a better choice than colliding with the traffic waiting at the light. But the tires tolerated it well and we made it to our destination in just under 3 hours. That is an average of about 30 mph which is very slow for a trip with no stops. But US 17 has a lot of lights and about a dozen construction zones. About the only good thing about the route was that it was flat.
We will be in Charleston for 5 days. The weather promises to be good and James Island Park looks very interesting. Should be fun.