Going Home

Day 10, March 3 Skidaway - Covington

We started the journey home with a lot of discussion about which route to take home.  Could we avoid Atlanta altogether? No. We decided to take I-16 out of Savannah and then go cross country to hit I-20 outside of Augusta. Our target was the Hampton Inn in Covington where we stayed Day 1. The plan more or less worked. We found a beautiful little state part on our route, Magnolia Springs just off US 25. We stopped there for a leisurely lunch break.  We travelled 246 miles over 6 1/2 hours.

The light blue-green in the center is the spring source.

Day 11, March 4 Home

We left Covington at 10 am, hoping we would go around Atlanta at an off-peak time.  The traffic, construction and congestion were harrowing anyway. It took us about 1 1/2 hours on I-20 to I-285 (east beltway) to I-75 to get out of the heavy traffic.  After a brief lunch and gas stop north of Chattanooga, we made it home at 3:40.  We travelled 244 miles today.

Trip Total : 11 Days, 1823 miles