Day 2, Tifton, Georgia to Birmingham, Alabama, a day with the birds.

We started the morning in Tifton, Georgia, the air was warm and the skies mostly sunny. We were looking forward to covering more county, and seeing more of the South. The trees continued to line the roads. Some are full of blossoms including the magnolias, and the huge oaks with Spanish Moss and pine trees are everywhere.

We love the small towns we drive through. The patriotism in these towns stands out. The houses all fly American flags, but one town really stood out. The flags lined the roads for miles. The little tow is called Sylvester, Georgia really stood out. I didn’t have a chance to take a picture, but it really made an impression on me

We continued to make our way to Auburn. We were all given Auburn stickers for our technical inspection completion. We were told by the director of the rally we all needed them on our windshield. There were a few competitors who thought that was a bad idea, but acquiesced. Jeff Stumb the race director is an alumni of Auburn. There are also two of our friends who are participating in the rally who graduated from Auburn, Mallory Henderson and her boyfriend and driver Jack.

After sharing a slice of pizza, Brad and I headed outside to walk around a little. As we were heading back to the car, we saw the Auburn Eagle, “Tiger”. We took our picture with Tiger, and then we were back on the road.

After lunch we continued North West toward Birmingham. The day warmed up as did the humidity. We were hearing buzz about a big storm coming our way, but fortunately it passed below us. We made our way across the hills through winding two lane roads with pine trees sky rocketing up on either side.

We crossed over Lake Martin, in Coosa County, Alabama. We watched boaters motoring around the lake. We could see big beautiful houses lining the lake’s edge. The lake has 750 miles of shoreline and goes through three counties. It is reminiscent of Lake of the Ozark’s.

We came into Birmingham late in the day. There was a football game being played in the stadium in downtown where we were finishing. We parked directly in front of the stadium and fireworks went off as they finished the National Anthem.

People were mulling around enjoying the cars and festivities from the football game. We came across a character who had a mischievous macaw parrot. The birds name is King Skittles. He sat on my shoulder, and immediately decided he wanted my earring. We had a little fun with the bird and his owner.

It was a long day, and we finished strong. It is only day two, and we have many more miles to cover. The adventure continues on, and Jane keeps us rolling.

Thank you McCollister’s for following along and supporting our hobby. Thank you Mustang Country for keeping Jane in tip top shape.

Last but not least Happy Birthday to our friends Calli Knowles and Kevin Campbell🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂