I'm always kind of excited when the map app suggests a different route for a familiar trip, so I was intrigued this morning as we headed down to Atlanta that the app was directing us to take I-95 instead of the usual I-85, as long as we were willing to risk flooding?! Even so, I was sure by the time we made it to Richmond, that old map would adjust and send us on our usual way, but the algorithm insisted that I-95 was best, and I obeyed.
And to be honest, the ETA was steady and comparable right until we and a massive storm system hit South Carolina at the same time. From there, although there were no floods, thank the Lord, our average speed was about 50 mph as we drove through torrential downpours, and the app did that maddening thing of adding time and more time to our estimated arrival. In the end, we were an hour longer than usual.
Despite all that, it was not a horrendous trip: the route was novel, the snacks were good, the company was excellent, and the destination?
Worth every minute on the road.
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