Today was another day to catch up on things and deal with errands. The highlight, believe it or not, was a haircut. My stylist was a recent Charlotte transplant from New Jersey. We spent an enjoyable half hour comparing notes about the strange ways of the South. McDonalds sells sweet ice tea to go in gallon jugs! After the errands, it was time to start the next part of my trip, by heading west. I had a long drive to Tennessee the next day, and doing some today made it easier. The highway for the most part passed through rolling hills. Along the way I had an experience that my guidebook author (a North Carolina native) described as the coming of Oz. For an hour plus, the scenery looks exac
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