Day 9

Sunday morning we got up early enough to see the sunrise over Atlanta.

We checked out of our hotel and were on the road by 7am. The drive to our campground near Washington DC was supposed to take about 10 1/2 hours; however, due to trouble finding places to eat and lots of traffic, it took much longer.

On the road in North Carolina. We were stuck in traffic for at least an hour in the late afternoon and were getting really hungry. But after all the fast food we have eaten lately, we were craving something more wholesome. Michelle suggested baked potato and chili from Wendy's, so we kept our eyes peeled. However, as we inched along with no signs of Wendy's, we were about to give up hope when suddenly we saw one! With as crazy as we were from being in traffic for so long, we were overly excited.

Finally eating our baked potatoes and chili. With a frosty to top it off, it really hit the spot. We hit more traffic after dinner, but finally arrived in College Park, MD where our campground is. There was a big storm that had gone through earlier in the day and the power was out in a portion of the town so all the stoplights were out, which made for a hairy situation. While we were checking in, two firetrucks came into the campground to respond to a call about a lady suffering from heat related illness. We made it to our site and had to set up our tents by flashlight in the muggy darkness. The freeway ran just on the other side of the fence by the campsite, so we had to yell to hear eachother. Needless to say, it was a long day and we were thankful to finally get in our tents and go to bed.