EV Road Trip Day 7
We charged up last night at the Azalea Inn’s Tesla Destination Charger, picking up a free 32.19 kWh for our drive this morning to Lynchburg, VA. We said goodbye to Savannah and headed out on our three state drive to Lynchburg after a southern breakfast of biscuits and gravy (and two lemon scones for the road) courtesy of the Azalea Inn’s chef. I polished off my scone quickly, but Suzanne figured she would eat hers a bit later. When she did finally decide to eat it, she reached for it and found Grogu nibbling at it joyfully. Luckily, there was still some left.
Our first Supercharger stop was at Santee, SC, where we also placed a Tesla Cache, and then a second at the McLeansville, NC Supercharger. We arrived at the Craddock Terry Hotel, located in Lynchburg, Virginia’s historic district, at dinnertime.
The Craddock Terry Shoe Company was founded by John W. Craddock in 1888 and, “began a legacy in Lynchburg and grew into the 5th largest shoe company in the world. The original Southland Factory was situated in the empty lot adjacent to Waterstone Pizza on Jefferson Street. With rapidly increasing demands, the Southland Factory was unable to keep up with orders with just one factory. In 1905, the main building of the Craddock Terry Hotel was built as The Craddock Terry Southland Annex. Built on the edge of the James River, the shoe company factory immediately became the backbone of Lynchburg's commercial success. During the peak of their success, the factory produced over 100,000 pairs of shoes every day, including women's shoes, baby shoes, combat boots, and more. The other half of the Lynchburg hotel, the King building, is housed in the William King Jr. Tobacco Warehouse. The building was used for storing dried and drying tobacco by the Imperial Tobacco Company. Hal Craddock, the Great-grandson of John W. Craddock, was the chief architect and interior designer of the Craddock Terry Hotel. He worked with his business partner Lynn Cunningham for this project. It took nearly five years to restore both the buildings. In 2007, the original factory and the historic William King Building were fully converted into the Craddock Terry Hotel and Event Center. During the renovation great care was taken to retain the original industrial feel by using exposed wood beam ceilings, brick, stone exterior walls, and nine-foot-tall windows. Shoes are celebrated at the Craddock Terry Hotel with whimsical touches, including complimentary in-room continental breakfast served in an old-fashioned wooden shoeshine box, shoe-shaped signs to label each guestroom door, and shoeshine service available upon request. The hotel decor is accented with a unique collection of shoe memorabilia, which further supports the building's unique heritage.”
We enjoyed dinner and libations at the bar at Waterstone Pizza.
We arrived at our room to find a shoe shine box on our bed with a card that asks how many breakfasts will be needed. We filled out the card and placed it in the box and put the box in the hall in front of our door as directed. In the morning, we are told that a continental breakfast will be delivered in the box at our door between 6:00 and 7:00 AM.
For the Teslafi data, I have included the full drive and charge data so you can see what that looks like compared to the aggregate data.
