Friday January 30, 2009

We're back!!! We have decided to revive the blog as we are on our way to Florida for our month of volunteering with the National Park Service. We woke up this AM at 2, showered, put the last items in the car and were on the road at 2:30 AM. We did quite well - hit a small amount of traffic just before the George Washington bridge and some heavier traffic in Baltimore and the D.C. area - but altogether not bad. We stopped in Virginia for brunch and then just snacked in the car until we stopped for the night in Florence, South Carolina at 3:30 PM. We stopped a couple of times for gas, but otherwise just to change drivers. We drove 785 miles today - 13 hours in total. As soon as we checked into the motel, we went for a very long walk - we both were suffering from DB (dead butt)! The temp was 20 when we left the house and it is now 58 and sunny. There are palm trees on the grounds of our motel!! We think we have about 7 hours or so of driving tomorrow to get to Tallahassee. We will be anxious to settle in to our home-away-from-home.