We left our friends Ken and Marion early Friday morning heading for Frederick Maryland to see our niece Abby. the ride through West Virginia on 68 was beautiful. The countryside is gorgeous. And it finally sunk in with me what the Cumberland Gap is. It is huge and a real defined gap that 68 passes through.
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| Some beautiful West Virginia countryside along I-68 |
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| More West Virginia countryside |
We arrived at Flying Dog brewery in Frederick MD and got a tour from our niece Abby who does marketing for them. We also got a chance to sample many Flying Dog brews. I liked the Heiffie's the most.
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| Abby with her Aunt Elaine |
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| Abby in her office! |
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| Abby and Uncle Joe at the tasting bar |
After a nice visit and lunch in downtown Frederick, we stayed at my cousin's Vic and Vicky's house in Carlisle PA Friday night. Saturday was our last day on the road as we did the last leg of our trip from Carlisle PA to Worcester MA. I said to Elaine that after not thinking about home or work for three weeks, my brain slowly started to re-engage with those familiar thoughts.
We arrived safely home Saturday night at 7 PM, did a brief check of the house and headed out for Mexican food for dinner. We thought this was a suitable end to our cross country sampling of Mexican restaurants. The food was good, but I thought the salsa in Arizona was tastier. I had two Margaritas ands Elaine drove us home from the restaurant.
The next day our grandson Luke came to visit, bringing his Mom and Dad along also.
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| Elaine and Luke |
Some brief final notes:
This has been the first blog I have ever done. It was fun, but I had a hard time carving out computer time to write. All of the blogs except the last two were written riding shotgun while Elaine drove. I found it hard to use a mouse in a moving vehicle, so there is probably room for some kind of invention here.
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| Blogging while riding shotgun |
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| Elaine driving while I wax poetic |
Some stats:
Our trip was 6900 miles long. We consumed about 865 gallons of gas. And we were on the road for 22 days. We averaged 8 miles to the gallon.
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| I finally know my average miles per gallon! |
We really enjoyed this trip. A trip we have talked about taking for many years. I think the best part of the trip is being with someone you really love 24/7. That sounds corny, but normal tugs of everyday life only puts a couple together a few hours a day. This trip we were glued at the hip and we enjoyed it! (GPS arguments not withstanding)
One final note: When we first started planning the trip, we said we needed a theme for the trip. And the theme could not be related to RV repair! We tossed it around , even thought perhaps we would visit all the presidential libraries along the way. As it turned out, the theme naturally evolved into visiting with old friends. Once again the best laid plans happen when you play it by ear.
