MS
QTN Hop 2: Biloxi, MS, to Roebuck, SC
We had no particular reason to pick Roebuck, SC, for my work week other than it was on the shortest route between Biloxi and Alexandria. And it was in South Carolina, which added another state to our map. It is about 15 miles from Spartanburg which is larger and better known. We will likely get … Continue reading
Biloxi
Biloxi, MS is a small town (less than 45,000 residents) with a big profile. Whether it is Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues or its prominent place in headlines about Hurricane Katrina or the BP oil spill, everyone knows Biloxi. But I had never been there. Never been to Mississippi, in fact. It turns out that, geographically, … Continue reading
QTN Hop 1: Fort Myers, FL, to Biloxi, MS
The Quick Trip North (QTN) won’t be quite as quick at the Quick Trip South (QTS). We are doing it in 3 weeks instead of the 2 that got us to Florida last November. But we are taking a longer route – Florida to Massachusetts via Mississippi – and there will be some very long … Continue reading
Halfway
With our first night in Biloxi we added another state to our map, raising the total to 24. There are 48 contiguous states. You do the math.