We drove our coach 187 miles, about three hours of driving, from Rutledge, Georgia to Columbia, South Carolina. The first of a series of new states for us.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

An interactive map:

I was a bit concerned about leaving our site, as it was kinda steep:

But we managed without too much difficulty:

We left the park via Knox Chapel Road, to avoid a bad railroad crossing in downtown Rutledge:

We still had to go over an unlevel railroad crossing, but this was the best of the three options:

Nice new road surface:

Joining I-20 East, with an Eisenhower Interstate System sign:

Roadworks:

Fun with zoom:

A Southern swooper; we’ve noticed that Southern drivers tend to swoop in front of us, way too close for safety. Give some space before moving over, people!

We parked at a Love’s truck stop and went to the adjacent Waffle House for lunch:

Paladin waiting on the dash for us to return:

Entering South Carolina:

Paladin asleep:

Fun with zoom:

Exit to route 1:

Sesquicentennial State Park:

Entrance station:

Splash pad:

Campground entrance:

Our site:

Paladin on the dash while getting leveled in the site: