{"id":11353,"date":"2022-07-24T07:41:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T11:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=11353"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:21:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:21:43","slug":"tn8-hop-4-rocky-mount-nc-to-dumfries-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/24\/tn8-hop-4-rocky-mount-nc-to-dumfries-va\/","title":{"rendered":"TN8 Hop 4: Rocky Mount NC to Dumfries VA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hop-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hop-4-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11354\" width=\"363\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hop-4-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hop-4-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hop-4-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hop-4.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>TN8 Hop 4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>208 miles via US 64, I-95 and VA 234 with a diversion at the start to get the car washed and a brief lunch break. Cumulative car miles: 1134. There were no extra car miles as this was a simple overnight stop &#8211; we parked, we slept, we left. We had dinner in the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a trivial hop in terms of navigation as it was almost entirely on I-95 and I have traveled the route many times before. I did have to use the GPS to locate my destination &#8211; my stepson&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was rain-free but very hot, near 100 degrees. But the A\/C worked so no problem. We finished the audiobook &#8211; <em>The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale<\/em> &#8211; before we arrived at our destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy peasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our hotel for the night was the Holiday Inn in Rocky Mount. It was more than adequate and the dinner was very good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>208 miles via US 64, I-95 and VA 234 with a diversion at the start to get the car washed and a brief lunch break. Cumulative car miles: 1134. There were no extra car miles as this was a simple overnight stop &#8211; we parked, we slept, we left. 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