{"id":16111,"date":"2026-06-08T09:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=16111"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:02:30","slug":"tn-12-hop-2-brooksville-fl-to-montclair-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/08\/tn-12-hop-2-brooksville-fl-to-montclair-va\/","title":{"rendered":"TN-12 Hop 2: Brooksville FL to Montclair VA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hop 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This was a LONG day of travel – over 14 hours door-to-door. 839 miles via US 19, FL 24, US 331, US 301, I-95 and VA 234 with a short detour near Savannah GA, several construction delays, fueling stops in FL and NC and a lunch break in SC. Total miles: 1042 Total hop miles: 1035. The extra 7 miles were the result of a trip to Walmart in Brooksville to get an iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The iron wasn’t for us – it was for our host, Deb. But Marlene used it to iron the curtains that she made for their living room and bedroom. Earning our keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I helped Deb hang some of those curtains but mostly I hung out with John watching Ink Master<\/em>. I learned what makes a good tattoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We played card both nights – hand, knee and foot. We hadn’t played since we visited them in TX last year. As usual, Marlene and Deb whipped John and me. Frustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip was grueling, as expected. We got off at 6:06am which was earlier than I expected. But the trip was slower than it should have been, as is usually the case on I-95. That road is ALWAYS under construction. And the final 10-minute deal before our destination – apparently for a “DUI checkpoint” (I wasn’t stopped) was just annoying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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