February 12, 2016
Day 1
David’s alarm clock goes off at 5:00 a.m.  He wakes me at 5:30 a.m. No Snow!  We’re  leaving at 6:00 a.m.  I’ m just getting out of the shower and I hear him coming up the stairs, his feet do not sound happy.  I look out the window and it’s snowing.
If we’re going to go,  it has to be today.  The weather forecast for the week ahead doesn’t look good.  We wait the snow out and get on the road at  9:30 a.m.  The roads are fine,  but the wind is blowing 20 – 25 knots.  It wasn’t the best of drives,  but it wasn’t the worst.  Coming back from our 2011 cross country trip, in Old Bessie,  we drove through Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle during a wind storm.  I was changing my name to Dorothy.  Seriously, other than the Ruby Red Slippers I have no interest in being Dorothy.

     Our first treats of the day.  I 78 Exit 7,  Bloomsbury, NJ  Gas $1.59 a gallon  (62.5 gal $100) and Burger King for lunch.  Sorry McDonald’s,  I like BK fries better.
Here is my story of the day.  I’m in line at BK.  There is a lady in front of me and a big, gruff, tough, trucker guy behind me.  A young cashier takes the lady in front of me’s order and asks for her name.  At BK your not a number, your a person.  The lady says “Barbara” and steps to the side.  I give our order and she asks my name. I say Barbara, her face shows panic, she says  “If you’re both Barbara how will you know which order is yours?”  So I say “Why don’t you just put David on my order.”  Then I turn to the trucker and say “Unless your name is David.”  He answers “No, my name is Sue!”  That was funny. We all laughed.
The skies were threatening all day.   Going through Carlisle, PA  I learned about virga … when precipitation hangs below clouds, but doesn’t touch the ground.

At 5:05 p.m. We pulled into the Hagerstown, MD Motel 6 $47.99 plus tax $54.63, not bad.  No frills, clean, WARM and E T is Welcome!  We’ve traveled almost 400 miles (5 States CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD)

DAY 2
We don’t get on the road until 8:20 a.m.  It’s COLD 11 degrees. 

Even though WE are not sleeping in the RV we’re keeping the heat on and using propane.  We stop at one of our favorite Gas/Propane Stops in Winchester, VA (I 81 Exit 323). Top off Gas $159 gal (39.25 gal $62.77). Propane $3.00 gal we took 13 gal $41.00.  It’s now. 17 degrees.  Getting Warmer!

     The scenery is becoming pretty.   The rolling hills of Virginia are beautiful. 

We get our first glimpse of the Shenandoah Mountains. I’m trying to talk David into coming back in the fall and driving the entire 100 miles of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park.  Wish me luck!

There isn’t as much snow here as I expected, but it’s snowing in the mountains.

     Last Gas Stop for today.  Filler-up!  I 85 Exit 102 Flying J Blacksburg, S.C.  $1.39 per gallon!!  (63 gallons $1.36 3 cent per gal discount with Flying J card, $88.00). Words I NEVER thought I’d hear David say “I’m almost looking forward to getting gas!”
We are spending the night at the Springwood RV Park (aka Trailer Park) in Greenville, S.C.  ($31.50 full hook up).  Nothing special here except it’s only three miles off the highway.  E T is enjoying herself, there are lots of “stray kitty cats”.  I don’t think she’ll sleep all night

     We covered 498 miles today (4 states WV, VA, NC, SC).

Next stop Alabama.