Road Trip: Day 2

For today, we planned much less driving. We would leave more leisurely, stop in Alexandria to have lunch with Bob's Uncle and Aunt, and then drive just into North Carolina, giving us a little over three hours for day three, arriving at Meamaw and Grandpa's in the early afternoon.

Mid-morning we stopped at this cute little playground.

Had lunch with Chris and Ruth, and then all the kids took an great car nap late in the afternoon.

This ended up being very fortunate, as the two hotels in Roanoke Rapids with indoor pools had both closed their pools for health reasons. And when you are a kid on a road trip, the only reason you don't scream and cry all day is because you are looking forward to swimming in a pool when the driving is done.

So we got back in the car. And drove some more. To a hotel 35 minutes South. With a pool. Albeit a green pool, but a pool nonetheless. And the kids didn't know the difference.

The plus side, tomorrow we have a shorter drive. Which is fantastic, because there are zero fun places to stop in North Carolina.