Americans might have less days off than the Dutch, but around Thanksgiving, the country is locked down. Thanksgiving is Thursdays, and most people get the Friday off too, and take the Wednesday, and while they're at it, they just might start to travel on Tuesday.
And starting to travel on Tuesday actually makes sense, as Wednesday is the single busiest travel day of the USA; Everybody wants to be with friends or family on Thursday. Not having the luxury of having the USA holidays, I only took the Thursday and Friday off, with plans to go visit my sister in Texas, a good 800 Miles/1300Km, or almost a 12 hour drive, without stops, one way.
Leaving Wednesday afternoon, I mainly caught some delays crossing Atlanta, but nothing out of the ordinary compared with some traffic jams in the Netherlands. And thereafter, the drive there, and back again, was an interesting experience. Basically one Interstate only, for hour after hour, and it still didn't get boring.
Yet next time, I just might book a flight....
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