Today was the day we all were not looking forward to – the trip back home. We had to be out of the condo by 10am, so we have to get up and get moving. We packed most of the stuff in the cars the night before, so all we really had to do was pick up a few bags and make sure we did not leave anything.
We ate breakfast at McDonald’s and it was packed. This was a sign of things to come. The main highway (Hwy 17) out of North Myrtle Beach was fairly crowded. We took a bypass (Hwy 22) and it was smooth sailing until it merged with another highway. This highway was the main highway to go to Myrtle Beach. As you can imagine, if you put all of the people trying to leave Myrtle Beach and combine them with the people trying to leave North Myrtle Beach, it gets pretty crowded. I should also mention that the highway was 4 lanes, with 2 going east and 2 going west.
At this point it was bumper to bumper. Hwy 22 had 2 lanes and as it ended, one took you east on the main highway and the other took you west. Almost everyone got in the right lane, which took you west on the main highway. West on the main highway took you to I-20 and I-95, so needless to say there were a lot of people trying to go that way. What really irritated me was that the signs clearly showed what lane to be in to go each direction, yet there were people who went all the way where the road split and tried to jump in line in front of everyone. I think this is one of the most annoying things ever. I wish I could run some of these people off the road and into a wall NASCAR style. What makes your time so much more valuable than mine that you get to skip sitting in line for a few minutes? I tried to not let anyone over in front of me. No, you cannot get over because you pull up next to me with your blinker on and wave at me. One car managed to get in, but it wasn’t because I wanted them too. They basically came in my lane and forced me to slow down, thus creating space for them to get into. Jerks.
Other than that, the trip home wasn’t too interesting, which I suppose is a good thing. We somehow managed to stop for gas at the same exit we did on the way here, which wasn’t planned. The GPS tried to take us a different route home than the one we came here, which was weird. We went I-20 here and it was trying to take us to I-95 to I-16, which was definitely going out of the way. This didn’t really mess us up, but it caused us to take a wrong turn before getting onto I-20. I had a feeling it wasn’t right, but I was thinking the way the GPS was trying to take us was going to merge back up with I-20 shortly after a few turns or something. I quickly realized that wasn’t true and got off I-95 as fast as I got onto it and was able to get back onto I-20. That’s what I get for relying on the GPS too much. In case it wasn't obvious, I was the lead car. Mike and Debra were in their car while the rest of us were riding in our car. It was a little weird to be the lead since I'm used to following them, but it turned out good.
We made it home safely and know have to unpack our suitcases and do some laundry. Is there anything worse than unpacking your suitcase after a vacation? Every piece of clothing is a reminder that you are back home and the fun is over. I think Christi and I left our clothes in the suitcase for like a month after we came back from our honeymoon trip. That was a fun trip.
That wraps up our trip. I hope you enjoyed the daily blog. Let me know what you think in the comments.
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