We just arrived in Columbia, SC.  Todays leg left from Perry, GA and ended in Columbia, SC. The PowerTour is definitely something that car buffs need to experience.  You get to see a ton of awesome cars and trucks, meet all sorts of people that are tied by their love of cars, and you get to see some of the best scenery in the US.

At 8:00am, Tom and I packed up the PT, grabbed a quick bite to eat, checked out of the hotel, and made our way over to the the fairgrounds for the kickoff of today's journey.  So we could get some good pictures and video, we found a spot off of the on-ramp where all of the cars were entering the highway.  Be sure to check out the pictures in the PowerTour Pictures section (my luggage arrived at 5:00am this morning). 

Todays weather was perfect for cruising with the top down.....sunny blue skies and upper 80's.  The PowerTour leg kicks off with the lead vehicle heading the pack.  After the lead vehicle blasts by, the rest of the cars begin to start rolling out.  Depending on when the cars leave, you run into groups of cars along the trip.  The tour isn't one long chain, but rather many groups of cars that are all heading to the destination.  Some cars are just cruising, while others are trying to make the destination in the shortest amount of time. At just about every gas station or restaurant, you are sure to see a group of cruisers pulled over. 

On the tour, you encounter a huge variety of vehicles - Corvettes, Mustangs, Trans Ams, Chevelles, Camaros, GTOs, Cudas, Novas, Challengers, Corvairs, pick-ups, street rods, etc.....Along the way, there are inevitably some break downs. Tom and I pulled over to help a gentleman from PA, with a convertible camaro that died in traffic. Tom, myself, and two gentlemen in a GTO convertible helped to get the Camaro pushed off the road and into a parking lot.  After the car was in the parking lot, several cruisers that had tow vehicles following offered to tow the Camaro. This is what you experience all day.....people that are willing to lend a hand and help others out. 

As we cruised through the different towns, people were all over the place watching the cruise go by.  At one traffic light, we pulled over in front a technical school where the teachers and students were outside enjoying the cruise.  The teacher instantly recognized Eastwood and thanked us for pulling over to say hi.

At 3:45pm, we finally pulled into our hotel parking lot.  Afer checking in, we were notified that a package had arrived for us. Here's Tom with our package.

Our Eastwood signs for our vehicle arrived (thanks Jack!!).  They look great on the PT Cruiser. Here I am next to our logo'd PT.

Next, we'll be heading out to the Colonial Center to check out the Cruise night. 

Tomorrow, we are off to VA.