We woke up very early this morning as we knew we had a lot of miles to cover. We sped up our usual routine and were in the truck and pulling out of the campground by 6:40am.
We had over 600 miles to cover so we knew the day would consist of NASCAR stops and mile after mile of highway driving. Joyous.
It was quite foggy and made navigating the exit ramps and reading the highway signs somewhat difficult...
...but we were lucky enough to catch a few minutes of the sunrise before we had to deal with the fog.
It did make for a few cool pictures though...
We crossed into Kentucky early morning....
..and into West Virginia by 11am.
Right after getting into WV, we rolled up on an SUV that was on fire.
It took a surprisingly short period of time for the fire fighters to put it out and get traffic moving again. Thank heavens. Knowing we had 6 more hours of driving ahead of us, we were not inclined to deal with traffic delays. Not that we could have done anything about it. We did have to slow down at various points to accommodate these monsters (when we were on stretches of road with only 2 lanes as opposed to the 3 in this pic), but they didn't take too long to get around.
Merlin was losing interest in being in the truck for that long, but he relegated himself to being bored and taking frequent naps. :)
It was depressing to see the Maryland Welcomes You sign. :(
I tried to look at the rolling countryside with a fresh eye and a new perspective. No, there aren't rugged alpine peaks or beautiful meadows or deep canyons, but if I look hard enough, I can find some redeeming qualities. Take this little barn for example. Cute, eh?
At the 79/68 split we became oh so familiar with the drive home and realized we had traveled for 4 straight months without being familiar with the roads or our surroundings. We like that a lot apparently. You just never know what's going to be around the next turn.
The late afternoon sky and the sunset was pretty cool even if it was in Maryland. ;)
We got home right around 6 o'clock and parked the trailer redneck style in the front yard. It will take several days to unpack and get everything cleaned up and put away.
We aren't happy to be back home. We really like this traveling lifestyle. The only 2 negative aspects to it have been no church and no income. (HA!)
This adventure was absolutely fantastic and I am so grateful for the opportunity to do it. Nothing will ever take away the memories we made on this trip. I will never regret spending the money or taking the time. It was truly a once in a lifetime trip...that I'm hoping we'll one day have the opportunity to do again.
Now it's time to make the biscuits... :)
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