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Southeastern US Day 3: Back on Track

20 March 2023 • 277 km / 172 mi (map)

Fortunately, I was able to get back on track and resume the trip as planned today.

My sweet ride and I got a 70-km / 45-mile ride to Florence in the morning where, thankfully, the right tire was in stock and could be installed. (BTW, if you’re wondering how I scored a BMW as a rental, look no further than Turo, which you could think of as AirBNB but for cars. I grew tired of the milquetoast selection of vehicles and terrible customer service of the big-name rental companies cough Hertz cough, I’m looking at you.)

Manning, South Carolina

This trip is not a vacation for me. I am continuing to work, but more remotely than usual. (Thank you, Adobe, for allowing that!) Given that the flat had caused an intrusion on a day I had planned to work, I high-tailed it to my intended office / AirBNB location in Wilmington once the car was again road-ready. No photos along the way, but I did go for a brief photo walk after hours in the downtown historic district where I am staying.

A wooden riverwalk boardwalk with vintage-style lampposts stretches along the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina, under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. A tour boat is docked at left, the battleship USS North Carolina is visible in the distance across the water, and brick buildings, power lines, and a parking area line the riverfront to the right.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A three-story red brick warehouse with white painted lettering reading “J.W. Brooks Wholesale Grocer” on its side, seen from a wooden riverfront boardwalk under a deep blue sky with scattered clouds. A vintage-style lamppost, wooden railings, a river, and a leafy tree frame the scene in late afternoon light.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A wooden riverwalk boardwalk running alongside a tall red brick warehouse building with iron balconies, lined with vintage-style lampposts, beside a broad calm river under a blue sky with scattered clouds in late afternoon light.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A two-story cream and pale-gray painted brick corner building on an empty brick-paved street in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, with wrought-iron balconies, wooden double doors, and a blue recycling bin, under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds in late afternoon light.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
A downtown Wilmington sidewalk lined with old brick storefronts, including Cape Fear Spice Merchants with black awnings and shop windows reading “Spices, Teas, Gifts,” and a Kilwins sign farther down. Late-afternoon sun filters through bare and budding trees, casting long shadows on the pavement, with parked cars and a river visible in the distance.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A battleship silhouetted against a purple-to-orange twilight sky across a calm river, with its superstructure and masts rising above a low tree line dotted with industrial cranes, and lights reflecting on the rippled water in the foreground.
Battleship North Carolina at Sunset · Wilmington, North Carolina
Manning, South Carolina, to Wilmington, North Carolina · 277 km / 172 mi
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