Road Trip: Charlotte, NC

2024 Road Trip Summary

The target of this vacation was, essentially, Mind Games (MG) in Charlotte, NC.
Since MG is now four days and not three, we have a little more free time and Linda isn't a total hotel widow for the entire MG.
The majority - or no less than half - of this trip is dedicated to MG, so there will NOT be too many pictures and not much to chronicle.

The weather was generally acceptable, with temps varying 50 degrees between different days' lows and highs. It was very warm - unseasonably so - at the beginning, and then becoming cooler. Much cooler. Snow flurries cooler.

Trip statistics:

• 9 days and 8 nights.
• 1,612 miles driven.
• Averaged 27.8 MPG for the entire trip.
• Walked at least 45,000 steps each.
• 993* pictures retained, and 4 videos. Keep in mind that some of the pictures taken from the car are taken 1) at speed, 2) with the camera focusing on something [more] nearby than expected - like the dashboard, and or 3) quickly before the sight passed by [usually at speed...].
• 18 meals eaten (NOT incuding some "dinner-snacks" [such as bread, cheese, and wine - not a full meal]).
• 1 exotic car spotted**: Rolls Royce.
• Generally, most drivers used their turn signals and were decent drivers.

Trip highlights:

• 0 new capital stamps - no new capitals visited this trip.
• 1 new National Park stamp.
• 2 additional cities / towns visited (not including any "hey, let's stop here" cities / towns).
• 0 new National Military Parks.
• 1 new National Historic Park.

* This was the final count of pictures from the memory card that was downloaded to the laptop. There were some images that were either blurry or missed the mark altogether. Also, I usually take two pictures with the cell phone because there is no "preview" wherein the camera has a 5 second preview so the shot can be confirmed before taking it again if necessary.
** I decided to start counting the Porsche 911 because the model sells for $150,000 and up, and is rarer than any other model they sell. The lesser Porsches don't count.

NOTE: The images are toned, hued and adjusted for the settings on MY monitor. Your experience may vary slightly. IF you are having difficulty seeing images and they seem "washed out", you may need to turn down the brightness on your monitor.

All pictures [should] have a hover-over pop-up. If you see the thumbnail, hover-over it, and a larger version of the image will appear in a window a little to the side. If you want to see an even BIGGER version of that image, you can either:
- left-click on it, look at it, and then click the browser back button
OR
- right-click on it, and select Open in new tab / window

This site doesn't have all the details, but a sufficient amount to give you enough of an idea about our trip.  And for us to remember the highlights when we read this chronicle next month, next year, or next decade.

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