Day 2.45: Nashville, TN to Atlanta, GA

We got up and worked out before having breakfast, during which Abe went back to the room and left Arielle sitting with another family, which she very much enjoyed. We hit the road to return to Atlanta almost a month after having last been there. We always make sure to watch our position on Apple Maps so that we know when we’re about to cross into a new state, but we weren’t ready for when we crossed into Georgia early and then crossed right back into Tennessee just moments later. The strangest part was that there a Tennessee Welcome Center on that stretch of the highway, but you would have had to already be in Tennessee to get there, which makes little sense.

We made it into Atlanta in the mid-afternoon, and our first stop was at Del Taco, which Abe had to get to by this very day since he got a free birthday shake which was about to expire. Our first time at this establishment was surprisingly rewarding, and the chocolate shake was delicious. We may be back if we’re ever in the mood for something good, and they seem to have some good vegetarian burrito options.

We drove about twenty more minutes to get to the home of Hillel, Sarah, and Jonah, where we spent a few minutes with the cute kid and then proceeded to put together our Purim costume. Dressing up as a pair of road (or Rhodes) trips didn’t go over as magnificently as we hoped, but we had fun along with our friends dressed as characters from Toy Story along with the rest of the synagogue staff. We ate a lot of hamantaschen as well as some quesadillas and listened to the megillah reading by Rabbi Heller, who was dressed as Buzz Lightyear.

It should come as no surprise that, upon returning to their house and putting Jonah to bed, we stayed up for a long time playing One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

Approximate number of miles covered: 259