Awake: 5:53am Temp 45 sleep 5+55 partly cloudy overnight near Staunton, VA.
We’ve been keeping a good eye on the next weather system ever since leaving Lenoir City, TN. This morning, while watching the news, they reported that a tornado touched down in the Knoxville area yesterday causing some severe damage. Our destination today forecasts: 80% chance of rain/snow with winds. I say to Kathy: “let’s do it.”
We leave the Walnut Hills RV Park @ 8:25am, continuing on I-81 northeast to State Road-37 to Winchester, VA, then US-522 to I-70 to Breezewood, PA & US-30 to Bedford, PA & I-99 to US-22 to Ebensburg, then old US-219 to State Road-553 to Nicktown, PA. Kathy makes a call from Ebensburg to our near neighbor, Chuck, & confirms that the lane is clear. We encountered some very dark clouds overhead while passing close to Altoona, with only a drizzle, then again when passing thru Ebensburg, also with only a drizzle. We arrive in our parking site in Nicktown @ 2:25pm with some form of light snow & drizzle. Smooth roads again today & (1) stop for info from the PA Visitor’s Center on I-70.
Today’s travel: 246 miles 5+05 time 43.1 gal used 5.7 mpg 48.4 avg speed.
It feels good to be back to my home town again & I do believe Kathy is kinda happy to be here as well, esp. since she’s closer to her grandsons & their family . We waste no time in getting our umbilical cords attached, our slides extended, etc.
Somehow we missed a call from Zack in Seattle. I am suspicious that it’s a tax return question; I return the call & leave a message.
I give Ray in WA a call on our landline; he’s doing ok & exercised twice already.
Dinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce, asparagus & whole grain bread with dipping oil (balsamic vinegar & olive oil).
We call & talk with Melissa & Kevin using both phones on our landline; how nice it is to have two phones.
We call Katrina & leave a message; she returns the call. She continues to be uncomfortable with her ex-roommate, Stef, and how to determine the amount of her security deposit to withhold for damages & cleaning.
Late evening, we watch even more of DVR movie: “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is.”
High travel temp=57 Lights out: 11:15pm
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