Day Three: Atlanta Trip

Atlanta, Georgia: Today marked our final day on our road trip which meant it was time to hit the road.  We had an eight hour drive ahead of us and had to have the rental car back by 8pm.  Like usual, we managed to cram a bunch of activity into a short trip and barely scratching the surface on what we would have liked to cover.

I had planned on hitting the airport for a little more photography followed by a trip downtown for some photography of the city, but weather just was not cooperating.  It was raining and the fog was so thick, you couldn't see anything.

So we decided to just hit the road and head towards home.  On the way, we made a stop at Robins Air Force Base to visit their Museum of Aviation.  What a hidden gem.  I was amazed at what they had on display there.  What I thought was just going to be a quick sidebar stop turned out being a gold mine for aviation.

We spent a good deal of time walking their exhibits but did not get to see them all.  The Century of Flight building was closed due to work in the building.  I was a little bummed out by this because this was home to the SR-71 Blackbird, a personal favorite of mine.  But I did get to see a bunch of aircraft that I have never seen before, making this a great addition to my aviation photography gallery.  I only wish the weather would have cooperated for better photos of the outside static displays.

I had to cut our tour short because we had to hit the road in order to make our deadline to return the rental car.  As were were heading back to I-75 we found gas for under $2.00.  I haven't seen gas under that for a long time.  There were gas stations with prices as low as $1.94.

But one thing I couldn't understand from our trip was the diversity of gas prices.  Here in Florida, prices are usually within a couple cents of each other.  But in Georgia, they were all over the board.  It was common to see 15-20 cents difference on the same corners.  I didn't get it.

My stop at the museum really put us behind schedule on the drive home.  But we managed to get home in time to get the rental back by the deadline.  Its funny how we drove over 1,500 miles and through one of the largest metro road systems on the east coast and it wasn't until we arrived home to Sarasota, Florida that we encounter a traffic gridlock.  They say Atlanta traffic is bad, they haven't seen the University Parkway interchange.  Maybe our traffic engineers need to take a trip to the ATL to see how traffic should flow.

All and all, it was another amazing trip.  We had more roadblocks than usual on this trip, but we managed to overcome them to make the most of our time in Atlanta.  Like always, there wasn't enough time to cover what I would have liked to cover, but I would love to go back again soon.  Probably when it gets a little warmer so the weather cooperates.

There is a ton of coverage from the trip to appear on the website in the coming days.  We took over 3,000 photos during the trip so it will take some time to sort through them and write the articles.  But be sure to check back often for updates or follow us on Facebook or Twitter to been informed when the updates are published.