Awake: 5:02am Temp…approx 48 sleep 5+17 overcast overnight @ Cartersville, Georgia.
I misread the clock & thought it was 6:00am; once Kathy was up, she stayed up & I was glad for that. Our continental breakfast was a sham though: about (7) of us waited patiently for the breakfast setup that was already (15) min late to begin with. The young lady was brewing hot coffee; then brought out the bread, muffins & uncovered the Rice Krispy’s & frosted cheerios &, after a long delay, the milk. Ok, so we ate but the milk was gone & we wanted more; we rang the bell & we called to no avail. She was in the back room but didn’t come out. Just as we gave up & began to leave, another customer opened the door which causes a loud bell to dong & that brought the girl out. Hmmm, in the future, we’ll try that.
We leave the Howard Johnson motel @ 6:50am. Kathy takes the 1st shift behind the wheel; this is the same girl who doesn’t like driving in the dark, or rain or multi-lanes with fast moving tractor-trailers. Well, this morning she had it all for a good hr or longer & drove like a pro; she can do it when she wants to.
After her (3 +) hrs & 170 miles, it was time for a fuel stop for the Suzuki, an early lunch break for us & a different driver. Kathy’s tuna salad, Triscuits, etc made up for that measly breakfast we had earlier. A few hrs later through Tennessee, we had rain, lots of rain; problem was….those trucks & the water spray they give off. Our wipers were working overtime the rest of this day.
With Kathy using the cell phone, she couldn’t find a suitable motel/hotel for the night around Huntington, West Virginia or Charleston so we kept on trucking northbound on I-79. So it’s deja vu for me as well; dark, rainy & those big trucks. Commercial services are sparse going north on I-79 through West Virginia but Kathy dug out a phone # for Microtel a mere (100 +) miles up the road. By the time we arrived in Gassaway, our Suzuki was thirsty, we were hungry & a little tired after 547 miles for the day. This Microtel was the cleanest & most organized we’ve ever experienced. Dinner was delivered: a small pizza & (2) salads from Giovannis’ just down the hill & it was surprising good.
Melissa called @ 9:40pm to give Kathy her list of desired items from Costco. She also reported that Laura, Kevin’s older sister had, though with complications, recently delivered her a baby by C-section; her third boy. Due to his low birth weight (4.5#) & prematurely, he & Laura remain in the hospital.
Lights our: 11:35pm
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