Today is the day we head back home as Spring Break 2013 winds down and comes to an end. The weather here is overcast and 49 degrees, but they are predicting rain here today. We have to make the trip 631 mile trip to Granville from North Myrtle Beach in one day. We packed up our luggage and as we were ready to leave the condo, Stephanie got sick. She unexpectedly vomited, but luckily was able to make it to the bathroom in time.
We didn’t have much choice, but to try to make her comfortable for the trip back and checked out of the resort at 9:00 am. We were on the road shortly thereafter and heading north. Within the first 50 miles she got sick 4 more times. We made sure she stayed hydrated and had to press on. Luckily she fell asleep and although nauseous for most of the rest of the trip, she was a real trooper and held in there. We assume she ate something last night that didn’t didn’t agree with her and she had a bad case of food poisoning.
There was an accident shortly after we got on I-77 and after sitting still for a long time, we were able to figure out we weren’t far from an exit and found an alternate route on some back roads. We followed a couple of other cars that drove on the shoulder to the exit, which was only a couple hundred yards by the time Nikki and I were able to come up with a game plan. After getting off the highway, we drove some twisty mountain roads for about 20 minutes before getting back on I-77 about 10 miles down the road and beyond the accident with traffic flowing heavy, but smooth. Stephanie was asleep for that part of the trip and it was probably a good thing even though it had already been a couple of hours since she last got sick.
The big climb in Virginia on I-77 just before traffic stopped
We stopped to grab a bite to eat at some fast food and fill up the car with gas. Stephanie stayed in the car while we went inside, so she wouldn’t have to smell the food while we ate.
The rest of the trip was uneventful and Stephanie seems to be much better now. The last hour, she was alert and chipping in on the conversation.
It was decided that overall this was a nice trip. Even though the weather was a lot cooler than expected and poor Stephanie has a miserable trip back, everyone said they would like to visit North Myrtle Beach again and the odds should now be in our favor to have some decent weather.