What We've Got

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Ah, the second leg.  As you see below, the second leg of my upcoming 1,300-mile journey will take me all the way through Georgia and South Carolina: 

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The route takes me farther away from the coast the longer I trek north, which appears to mean a couple of things.  First, I’ll have to say goodbye to the nice sea breezes.  Second, the towns I’ll be walking through will go from touristy to tiny. Finally – and this will be a big one, I’m sure, in the opinions of those who have offered to meet up with me at various points on the walk – there are fewer pet-friendly hotels lining the second leg.  There will be a couple of different stretches where I’ll have to go as many as eight days before I sleep with a roof over my head (and more to the point, with a shower at my disposal). But, well, shit, man. This walk ain’t supposed to be for the faint of heart.

Georgia 

• Billyville, GA to Deerwood, GA (24.6mi)
• Deerwood, GA to Darien, GA (20.6mi)
  • Zero Day: Super 8 Motel, Darien/I-95
• Darien, GA to South Newport, GA (19.2mi)
• South Newport, GA to Richmond Hill, GA (25.8mi)
  • Zero Day: Richmond Hill Travelodge
• Richmond Hill, GA to Port Wentworth, GA (19.7mi)
• Port Wentworth, GA to Springfield, GA (20.1mi)
  • Zero Day: Tent
• Springfield, GA to Scotia, SC (22.9mi)

Total Days: 10
Total Walking Days: 7
Total Miles: 152.9
Miles per Day: 21.8

South Carolina 

• Scotia, SC to Sycamore, SC (24.8mi)
  • Zero Day: Tent
• Sycamore, SC to Bamberg, SC (22.0mi)
• Bamberg, SC to Orangeburg, SC (18.4mi)
  • Zero Day: Comfort Inn and Suites
• Orangeburg, SC to Sandy Run, SC (23.3mi)
• Sandy Run, SC to Columbia, SC (22.1mi)
  • Zero Day: Super 8 Motel
• Columbia, SC to Ridgeway, SC (23.6mi)
• Ridgeway, SC to Great Falls, SC (19.0mi)
  • Zero Day: Tent
• Great Falls, SC to Arrowood Estates, SC (17.5mi)
• Arrowood Estates, SC to Monroe, NC (24.8mi)
  • Zero Day: Tent

Total Days: 14
Total Walking Days: 9
Total Miles: 195.5
Miles per Day: 21.7

You might notice that I’m passing near Savannah, but not actually going through it. This is disappointing, as I’ve always wanted to visit Savannah, but have never had the opportunity.  I’m not sure why that particular city has always intrigued me.  Maybe it’s because when I think of Savannah, I always picture row after row of antebellum houses, all of them haunted straight to hell.

The thing that jumps out at me when I look at the route in its entirety is that each of the three states I’ve plotted to this point has roughly the same miles-per-day average.  That was purely by accident – and I’m sure a mathematician would tell me it’s nothing magical – but it’s funny how the average distance between two habitable towns has been roughly the same so far.

Well that does it for me today, reader.  If you know anybody who might be willing to take in a stray walker in Sycamore, SC or Monroe, NC, please drop me a comment.  I’m betting I’ll be plenty ready to get in out of the tent by Day 8 of each of those stretches.  Guest Post Thursday again tomorrow, where Tom Williams re-brings the glory.  Stay tuned.

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