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Our Beautiful Breeze cruise (with pics) - 8/15/15
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<blockquote data-quote="Jamman" data-source="post: 1678515" data-attributes="member: 201"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000">We like leaving at 9pm and driving through the night, as there is hardly any traffic, and we avoid the rush hours while driving through Baltimore and Washington. The trip was uneventful until we reached Virginia, specifically the stretch of I-95 between Richmond and Petersburg. Normally, I take the I-295 bypass to avoid this stretch, but for some reason, probably because traffic was light, I didn’t.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000">This particular stretch of I-95 is hilly and curvy, and tonight there was a light rain falling, so the roads were slick. I had backed my speed down from my normal 80 mph or so to about 60, because of the conditions. I was in the left lane preparing to move over to the center lane, when in my rear view mirror I saw a car behind me in the center lane approaching at a higher rate of speed. I paid that no mind until I heard the screeching of tires. I looked to my right, out of the passenger side window, and saw the car next to me passing us going sideways! Not wanting to slam on the brakes, I sped up to try to get out of the way. Suddenly, the car shot to the right, across the right lane, and hit the guardrail….hard. I slowed down, and seeing that several cars were pulling over to help, we continued on. Later, when we were in Florida, I checked online, and discovered that particular single car accident was considered minor, and there were no serious injuries. We have to thank our guardian angel for keeping us out of harm’s way, and watching over the occupants of that car. If that car had shot over to the left instead of the right, it could have gotten really ugly, especially at that speed.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000">Needless to say, the three of us were quite shaken by that experience, but I’m happy to report that the rest of the trip down was uneventful.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000">After sixteen hours, we arrived at the Sonesta Suites hotel on International Drive in Orlando. This was to be our home base for the next two nights. Our suite wasn’t ready yet, so Patti and Ryan went shopping for a few items, and I hung out in the lobby with my laptop. We then decided to have a late lunch/early dinner, at the Brick House Tavern next door…..</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"><img src="http://www.cruise-addicts.com/photopost/data/838/medium/DSC07941.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000">I think Ryan and I look pretty good after 16+ hours in a car…..</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"><img src="http://www.cruise-addicts.com/photopost/data/838/medium/DSC07937.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #660000">To be continued…..</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jamman, post: 1678515, member: 201"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#660000]We like leaving at 9pm and driving through the night, as there is hardly any traffic, and we avoid the rush hours while driving through Baltimore and Washington. The trip was uneventful until we reached Virginia, specifically the stretch of I-95 between Richmond and Petersburg. Normally, I take the I-295 bypass to avoid this stretch, but for some reason, probably because traffic was light, I didn’t. This particular stretch of I-95 is hilly and curvy, and tonight there was a light rain falling, so the roads were slick. I had backed my speed down from my normal 80 mph or so to about 60, because of the conditions. I was in the left lane preparing to move over to the center lane, when in my rear view mirror I saw a car behind me in the center lane approaching at a higher rate of speed. I paid that no mind until I heard the screeching of tires. I looked to my right, out of the passenger side window, and saw the car next to me passing us going sideways! Not wanting to slam on the brakes, I sped up to try to get out of the way. Suddenly, the car shot to the right, across the right lane, and hit the guardrail….hard. I slowed down, and seeing that several cars were pulling over to help, we continued on. Later, when we were in Florida, I checked online, and discovered that particular single car accident was considered minor, and there were no serious injuries. We have to thank our guardian angel for keeping us out of harm’s way, and watching over the occupants of that car. If that car had shot over to the left instead of the right, it could have gotten really ugly, especially at that speed. Needless to say, the three of us were quite shaken by that experience, but I’m happy to report that the rest of the trip down was uneventful. After sixteen hours, we arrived at the Sonesta Suites hotel on International Drive in Orlando. This was to be our home base for the next two nights. Our suite wasn’t ready yet, so Patti and Ryan went shopping for a few items, and I hung out in the lobby with my laptop. We then decided to have a late lunch/early dinner, at the Brick House Tavern next door….. [IMG]http://www.cruise-addicts.com/photopost/data/838/medium/DSC07941.JPG[/IMG] I think Ryan and I look pretty good after 16+ hours in a car….. [IMG]http://www.cruise-addicts.com/photopost/data/838/medium/DSC07937.JPG[/IMG] To be continued…..[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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