We left NC early on a very dreary Monday morning. It was overcast and misting rain, but it was still quite warm. We didn't see the sun until we got down into South Carolina. We stopped for a break at "South of the Border", a really cheesy fake Mexican "resort" just across the NC line into SC. I remember this from when I was a kid when we traveled south on old US301 before I95 existed. You would (and still do) see these ridiculous billboards advertising the place for a couple hundred miles and when you go there it was a huge disappointment. We didn't know any better then and thought it really was like Mexico. It has grown tremendously as you can see by the list of attractions on the one sign in the picture, but it is still a disappointment. I have included a couple of photos of South of the Border for your enjoyment. You can see the cheesy Mexican sombrero on top of the tripod for about 10 miles down the road.
We stopped for lunch in Columbia, South Carolina at Lizard's Thicket (I'm not kidding). It advertised southern style cooking and it was very good. I have included above a picture of their sign out front and the menu on the wall of the place.
We arrived in Atlanta about 5:15pm after a pretty easy 7.5 hour drive. We were really excited to be able to go out for sushi. That is the first time we have had sushi since we left SoCal (over 4 weeks ago). We ate at Nickiemoto's which was introduced to me by one of the old Pyxis guys (Scott Bostick) while I was on business travel. They used to be in Buckhead, but have now moved down to mid-town on Piedmont Avenue. Great place, great service, good fish!
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