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We saw our first rain of the trip this morning when we woke up. All of us were looking forward to breakfast at The Old Chikahominy House in Williamsburg, and it can get crowded quickly on a Sunday morning, so by 7:30am we were on the road, driving east on I-64 through the light rain. By the time we got to Williamsburg an hour later, the rain had stopped and it was shaping up to be a decent day weather-wise. Adding to our delight, the restaurant was almost completely empty and we were seated immediately.

Stuffed with Virginia ham, grits, biscuits, and Miss Melinda’s pancakes, we drove over to Colonial Williamsburg and spent a little time walking around and doing a little shopping on DoG Street. Before leaving, we popped into the Cheese Shop and picked up some cheeses, bread ends, and the original house dressing for lunch in the car.

Like the last time last we came through these parts, we took the Jamestown Ferry over the James River to Surry and then continued on back roads until we hooked back up with I-95 south of Richmond.

By 2pm we were in North Carolina and at 4:30pm we crossed the border into South Carolina, still on I-95 (which we’ll be on tomorrow all the way to Jacksonville). We stopped for gas at South of the Border, which was packed with people buying enormous fireworks for tomorrow’s celebrations.

We pulled  into our hotel just north of Savannah around 7:4pm and checked in. We hadn’t had dinner yet so we found a Ruby Tuesday’s a few miles away and went there for the salad bar.

Tomorrow, vacation ends, but we’ll be back home!