Macon, GA to Birmingham, AL, The Long Way

After the guy finished with the waxing we dumped, filled the water and headed out. We found a route on Google Maps that bypassed Atlanta and entered it into the Garmin. It was a beautiful drive through the back roads of Georgia and into Alabama (the blue line on the map below). The weather was perfect, sunny and warm. We stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch and then pushed on, not realizing we had gone through a time change until the arrival time on the Garmin stopped agreeing with our watches.

Google Maps calls it a four hour drive but as usual, we take a bit longer, in this case, we were on the road for almost six hours. A long drive for us.

We are in a WalMart on I-20, just a little short of Birmingham. Norma is over getting her nails "done" and I am about to let the barber in the attached strip mall try to rescue the terrible haircut I got almost two months ago. It is finally to the point where the sides and back need cut. LindaLee, where are you when I need you?

Birmingham is where Dr. Martin Luther King penned his famous "Letter From The Birmingham Jail" when he was arrested and jailed for organizing a non-violent demonstration for equality. The letter defends his policy of non-violent resistance to racism. The Letter itself is a must read!

Thanks to people like Dr. King, Life Is Good!