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Day 3 SC to GA to FL

10:23AM arrived at Santee, SC charing station (attached picture shows information the car gives us when we have it plugged in including the current miles (98mi), how much mi/hr charge, kW and charge current we are getting, and the recommended minutes to charge (25 minutes) in order to continue onto the next charging station or the trip)

10:42AM charged with 171 miles. We are leaving Santee, SC charging station. 
Rating: 2/5
There are no shops around for us. There are apartments in the area with several hotels. It felt a little unsafe and it was somewhat confirmed by a scene of a woman by Holiday Inn acting upset. Turned out her car windows were seriously damaged. So... we quickly left for Savannah, GA. We will have 20% charge left when we arrive at 12:27PM. 

12:15PM
Priority - FOOD! We got distracted by southern BBQ so we ended up at Shane's Rib Shack first. Being foodadicts as we are, we ordered too much and were too full for seafood spread afterwards. The sad part was Shane's Rib Shack did not live up to the ratings we read online :-( The search for that famous southern BBQ flavored food was crushed. We will try again on our way back up :-)

12:33PM at charging  station at Savannah airport. 
Rating: 3/5 Have to drive in  the airport parking lot and then get ticket stamped inside the airport for free parking. Not convenient. However, the airport was beautifully landscaped, requiring FaceTime with grandma to show her the water fountain and flowers.

The husband talks to everyone he meets at the charging stations. We met an older couple who has a white Model X like us. Turns out the couple just left their home in Florida and is heading to their other home in Maine! We all laughed to hear that we were switching places. So far, we have met great people and have had excellent conversations. 

When one journey crosses another journey, one must full that crossed path with shared stories, laughter, and one learning moment. So far... successful! 

It is 2:40PM and we are heading to St. Augustine, Florida!!!! The little one is napping and so will the wife.

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