The Royal Poinciana trees are starting to bloom their brilliant red flowers and that’s our signal it is time to head north.
This year, we are taking a rather circuitous route to get back to North Carolina.
It all began when my husband and I decided there were still a number of places we wanted to see in the U.S. Towns that were too remote, sites visited in childhood, city stays dominated by business agendas . . . many, many roads not traveled.
Naturally, there is no pattern to our selections, it looks like a messy toddler marked up a map of the lower 48. So we decided we’d better start driving. While I have described to curious friends some of the spots we will visit, I realized there is one clear description – we are about to embark on a trip through Tornado Alley. If you watch the news, you will realize this is not the best time of year to be doing this.
First stop, Tampa.