Well, the road trip is over! In the 14 days since we left Ocean City, we have driven over 3600 miles, traveled through 12 states, gone weatherize from spring, to summer, and back to winter, had great times in Walt Disney World, New Orleans, and Bossier City, Louisiana with our twins and their significant others, spotted license plates from 36 states, 3 Canadian Provinces, the District of Columbia and the US Government, and stayed in 9 hotels. We left the Hilton Garden Inn this morning a little after 8AM, traveled into Maryland and then into Delaware. We left early because we both couldn’t sleep this morning, and since the Hilton Garden Inn didn’t supply a free breakfast, we got up, got dressed, and hit the road!

Thank God it was a Saturday, because as crowded as I-95 was this morning going around Washington, DC and Baltimore, I can’t even begin to imagine what we’d have gone through had it been a weekday! At about 10 AM, we stopped at the Maryland House rest area, looking to get something for breakfast. Turns out that Dunkin’ Donuts was the only place that had any kind of breakfast items on their menu, and the line was about 30 people long. Not looking to spend 30 minutes waiting to order a microwaved egg sandwich, we had Chicken Clubs and Cokes at Wendy’s…exactly like we did day one of this trip on the way south on 95!

We made a small detour on the way back to Ocean City, opting to stop at Total Wines in Claymont, Delaware to pick up a few bottles (or cases) of wine, including an interesting shaped bottle of Italian white and another of Chianti. Not only are the prices great, but there is no tax in Delaware, a definite win/win. We both agreed that this is the last time we will venture there on a Saturday, because between Total Wines and the Home Depot next door, it took us about 10 minutes to get out of the parking lot! Live and learn.

So then it was time for us to follow our friend Ginger Peach Scott, our GPS (Sorry for the typo in yesterday’s blog. Her first name is Ginger, not Georgia!), home to Ocean City! We briefly touched the great state of Pennsylvania and then it was into New Jersey and the Atlantic City Expressway. We got here about 2:10 this afternoon. The sky is clear, the sun is shining, and it’s 33 degrees…what is wrong with that picture!!

As I write this, Susie has already gotten 3 loads of laundry done, and we have done some of the necessary work in anticipation of a sleeper sofa we ordered being delivered next week, allowing us to turn our twin bedroom into a den. That entailed moving a bureau out of the back bedroom and putting it down in the garage in preparation for putting it on the curb; moving a dresser from the former “Lighthouse” room to the back bedroom (the Ocean City room); re-hooking up the TV in the back room, and packing up the lighthouse pictures and statues from the room. Tomorrow we will get the two twin beds down to the garage in preparation for disposal, and Susie will give the room a good cleaning. Then it will only be a matter of waiting for a call that the couch and coffee table we ordered are ready.

Now, as to this coming week. Wednesday is a dentist appointment and Nail Night, and Thursday at 10:30 AM we need to be in NYC to have our taxes done. Originally we talked about heading home early on Wednesday, but that was until Mother Nature got involved! In addition to the ridiculously cold temperatures the North East is experiencing for mid March, the predictions are also for a snowfall of anywhere from 12-24 inches for Monday night into Tuesday, continuing all day Tuesday! Monday looks like the only clear day for the next 3, so we’ve decided that we will have to head to Long Island Monday morning, if for no other reason than that we can make our tax preparation appointment. Trust me, if we didn’t have that appointment, we would hunker down right here at 854 Pennlyn Place, in Ocean City! The dentist and nails can wait!

So that’s a wrap on our road trip that started when we left Ocean City, NJ on the morning of Sunday, February 26th, and ended when we returned to Ocean City early this afternoon. It was a fun, but very busy trip, and it’s good to be home. We may re-visit the trip in coming days, but tonight we’re going to be lazy, have a dinner of leftovers (thanks for packing them up on Feb 25th Kenny), and perhaps catch up on some TV.

As good as road trips are, it’s always nice to be HOME! Next road trip…Raleigh, NC in April for our granddaughter’s 3rd birthday, and again for Easter…praying for spring weather!!!