In 2023, the JKLMN bunch will be traveling to the Carolina’s for the Coca-Cola 600 race weekend, tour of multiple race shops, the NASCAR Hall of fame and other attractions around the Charlotte area. Then we will work our way to the coast, stopping at Congaree National Park, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Savannah Georgia before heading back home. It’s a Bucket list trip for John, as he is an avid NASCAR fan and has always wanted to see the North Charlotte/Mooresville area, which is considered to be the home base of most NASCAR teams.
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Heads Carolina Logistics
We had a great time on our trip to the Carolinas. Kira gets to blog about all of the “fun” stuff, I’ll wrap things up with all of the logistical stuff. This trip we drove a little over 2,700 miles. Which is about half of what some of our other trips have been in the…
Savannah
Days 12 & 13, June 3 & 4, 2023 We said goodbye to Charleston and drove approximately 2 hours to arrive in Savannah, GA around 11 am this morning. Savannah is a place that I have wanted to see since I was a teenager and I read the book Midnight in the Garden of Good…
Charleston
Days 10 & 11, June 1 & 2, 2023 Charleston is a charming city. Really, it is charming. You see old-south architecture, flowers blooming out of windowsills, plus the harbor waters all around. So far this has been my favorite stop on the trip. We arrived in Charleston at midday yesterday, giving us just enough…
Sunrises to Sunsets
Day 9, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Today was a day full of rest & relaxation. We never even left the campground today. I must say, that is a big advantage to staying at state parks, your “entertainment” is built in. Johnny & I started the day with a sunrise walk on the beach with Ona.…
Swamps & Beaches
Day 8, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Today was a travel day, after 5 nights parked at the Charlotte Motor Speedway campground we were finally moving on to the second part of our vacation. The next few days will be spent sightseeing our way down the South Carolina and Georgia coast as we visit Myrtle Beach,…
900 Miles of Racing!
Day 7, Monday, May 29, 2023, Happy Memorial Day! We finally got to watch the race we traveled so far to see, the Coca-Cola 600. PLUS, we got to watch the 300-mile Xfinity race. Yep, that is a total of 900 miles of racing. It went down in history as the most miles raced in…
Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!
Day 6, Sunday, May 28, 2023 Today was supposed to be race day BUT, the rain got in the way again. We knew from the minute we woke up today it was a possibility that the rain would delay the race to Monday but we were still holding out hope. I think we spent the…
History Meets Modern Day
Days 4 & 5, May 26 & 27, 2023 The last couple of days have been a mix of super busy and then super relaxing & then super anxious & then doing it all over again. I guess that’s what you get when you are at an event that is outside and therefore completely reliant…
We Geeked Out!
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Today was the day JB has been looking forward to the most. We got a behind-the-scenes tour of Richard Childress Racing (RCR) and it did not disappoint. For those unfamiliar with NASCAR history, Dale Earnhardt raced for RCR for most of his career and he won 6 of his 7 cup…
We’ve Arrived!
Travel Day & Arrival Day, May 24, 2023 We made it! We arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway around 3 pm this afternoon. Again, we were thankful for an easy, no-issues, travel day. We left our campground by 6:30 am, knowing that we’d be crossing time zones and would lose an hour fairly quickly. We started…
Heads Carolina….We’re on our way!
Travel Day 1, Tuesday, May 23, 2022 Drivers, start your engines! Well, ok, JB, start your engine! We are officially on the road for another JKLMN adventure (and this time we even brought our O). We are traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, then down the coast of South Carolina and into Georgia to visit Savannah.…