Georgia Rest Area No. 105, I-95. Brunswick, GA 31525

To my surprise I've had one of the most relaxing and peaceful days of my trip here several yards from the zooming current of I-95 in Brunswick, GA. 

I pulled over 'cause I had only 3 hours of sleep the night before and took a two hour nap rather than die behind the wheel. When I got up, the air smelled SO GOOD, it was intoxicating. I think I'm realizing I'm an air junkie after the horrible smoke out at Cumberland Island campground, beautiful scene but no air fresh sweet smelling air!! 

So I hung out overnight and woke up to a foggy stew of sea air, grass, flowers and trees. Roses in bloom and some Christmas-y looking berries on a tree right here at Rest Area 105. 

Speaking of stew, and stew history, this was also at the rest stop.

It was in the high 70's yesterday so I broke out the flip flops.

The highway isn't a problem! It's a bit like a never ending song of wind and whine.

The biggest challenge of this challenge of not paying money to sleep is "Where do I sleep? how do I sleep? will someone be mad at me that I'm asleep?". I realized that this was the tyranny and anxiety over the past few days.

After several nights of waking up at 2 or 3 am, and not being able to get back to sleep, I decided, screw it, I'm getting up and driving. 

That's when I discovered that this might be the opportunity to loose the idea of one long sleep in favor of several short ones grabbed here and there. Nobody minds "napping". Usually. Especially during the day just about anywhere.

So this gives me so much more flexibility to explore, to stay, to go, to leave late or arrive early and not be tied to the notion of having to be horizontal for 8 hours straight.

What is also great about rest stops is that you're there to rest, you are invited to rest, and that if you look like your car is stuffed to the gills, you must be an intrepid traveler, not a homeless person. So I stayed overnight despite signs of "No Overnight Parking". OK. Hard to enforce. What is actually "overnight" in a rest stop? 

Discuss.

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