A few days ago we undertook the biggest part of our road trip around the US Southern States, New Orleans to Chattanooga via 5 states. The straight road straight up the freeways would be 460 miles and about 6 hours but oh no. That was far too easy.
We had decided, well I had, that we should go via the coast road to Biloxi and Mobil and then head up on the US equivalent of our A roads. In hindsight it wasn’t the best of ideas. Imagine driving from London to Edinburgh but deciding you aren’t going to take the motorways … well it was a few miles longer than that :D.
We hit our first snag when the road was closed due to a bridge being out, we got hopelessly lost trying to find a way around it and in the end decided we would just follow the Sat nav but by this time we were too far along the journey to take the easier route.
The majority of the journey was dual carriageway that went straight for miles and miles ( and miles more). Deb took loads of photos but they are on the other camera so they will be uploaded as a photo dump in the next couple of days. Theres not a lot to really say about the journey other than it seemed to last a lifetime.
The Roads got prettier and more scenic the further north we got and we soon found ourselves driving through some lovely hills and forests. About 10 hours after we had left New Orleans we found ourselves driving into Chattanooga and our hotel for the next couple of nights, The Read House Hotel. We were pleasantly surprised to be given another room upgrade ( this time without any complaints) and the historic hotel was absolutely lovely.
Fortunately, just across the road was a 24 hour diner so we headed over there to get some food. The City Diner Cafe was everything you would expect of a classic American diner. Neon Lights, stainless steel, Red booths and a menu that was so extensive it took an age to read. The food was good and the waitress was sassy ( or stoned – not sure which). Despite how good the desserts looked we decided against having one and made our way back to the hotel for a well needed sleep.
