– We knew when we got up that today would be a lot of time
on the road (for us.) We were headed to
Sulphur Springs, WV, which is about 350 miles away. We
made some pictures of the flowers by the hotel to remind us what beautiful
flowers can grow when the temperatures are between 75 – 82 degrees. No such luck in Alabama.
From Pennsylvania we entered Maryland and saw
a sign depicting the Mason-Dixon Line.
We discussed the fact that Maryland was a southern sympathizer state. It didn’t take long to drive through the little notch of Maryland into Virginia. At the welcome center we saw how some other people travel - glad it is not our way!
When we stopped for Starbucks we were across the highway from James Madison University.
That Starbucks was busier than any we have seen on the trip – mostly college kids. We were on Interstate 81 from Pennsylvania until we turned to go onto Interstate 64 into West Virginia.
Interstate 81 was crazy – I
don’t think we have seen that much traffic or that much construction since we
have been gone. As a matter of fact we
were stopped due to construction when we heard a loud BANG! The truck behind us had been hit from behind
by two other cars (a three car accident!)
Thank goodness the truck driver had on his brakes. We were not touched. Before we got to White Sulphur Springs, we
stopped by Greenbrier Resort to find out the entrance rules for the bunker tour
which we had tickets for the following day.
Arriving in White Sulphur Springs we stopped at two antique malls and
James found some knives to add to his collection. We were hungry and decided to eat at
Applebee’s. James remembered the BAMA game
and asked for seats near the TV. This
worked out really well until we realized we were in West Virginia and BAMA was
playing West Virginia. We ate quickly
and got to the hotel room so we could watch the game in peace. Thank goodness BAMA won! Good day.
I checked on the Auburn game
several times but it was delayed due to lightening. Hoped we were getting rain at home.
We discussed the fact that Maryland was a southern sympathizer state. It didn’t take long to drive through the little notch of Maryland into Virginia. At the welcome center we saw how some other people travel - glad it is not our way!
When we stopped for Starbucks we were across the highway from James Madison University.
That Starbucks was busier than any we have seen on the trip – mostly college kids. We were on Interstate 81 from Pennsylvania until we turned to go onto Interstate 64 into West Virginia.
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