Over my 48 years, I’ve done my fair share of travelling across these United States.  I thought it would be an interesting experiment go look back at those trips to each of the 31 states I have visited (62% isn’t bad, is it?) and see if, and when, I may be returning.  Working in alphabetical order, we continue today with the 8th state to be added to the Union: South Carolina.

State: South Carolina
Joined the Union: 1788
Visits: 1

I’ve made a single visit to the Palmetto State, during the ill-fated road trip to Disney World through Virginia back in 2016.

Around 300 miles into the 750-mile journey from Roanoke to Orlando, we decided to stop for the night at the Hampton Inn in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Once again, we got three hotel rooms and, since everyone was feeling relatively good and it was still pretty early, we decided to order in some dinner.  Our first attempt failed when the BBQ joint did not have a dinner-time vegetarian option, so we ordered Papa John’s, threw Pitch Perfect II on the television, and then decided to call it a night and retreat to our separate rooms.

The following morning, we enjoyed the free breakfast before heading out to try and finish up the remaining 450 miles to get to the Reach For The Stars conference on time.

Will I return?  Possibly, though there is nothing specific drawing me back to the state.