Travel Day - Dunn, NC

Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?
St Johns, FL
November 23, 2025

 Chris, Finn, and I headed out this morning under the cover of darkness to begin our journey to Maryland for Thanksgiving with an overnight in Dunn, NC, where we have been stopping for the past almost two years. It is a long day, but it sets up a much shorter second day to reach our destination. 

Along the way we have to make stops to get out of the truck and move around and handle bio issues, both human and canine. 

At one of the rest stops Finn and I were confronted with the sign in the image. I have never been confronted with a venomous snake sign! It was a bit creepy and I began scanning the grass looking for, of course, the most venomous snake I could think of--the coral snake. Suffice it that Finn and I did not remain in the vicinity very long. 

I would write of that being the highlight of the day, but no. 

The highlight of the day was the traffic, or rather the lack of significant delays--even in South Carolina. I did enjoy the sunrise in Florida over the low lying mist in the fields. I wish I could have taken an image, but I was driving. The red sky silhouetting the low lying trees clothed in the mist was inspiring.

But, we arrived in Dunn, NC, without incident setting up our short second day five-hour drive. 

More road tomorrow and a return to the cold weather. 

-- Bob Doan, Dunn, NC