Hmmmm.......a rainy morning as I opened the curtains on our hotel window....looking down from the top floor....the 10th....where our room is located. Gray, wet parking lot/cars below....and the I-95 next to the hotel was really being splashed by the morning commuters. After packing and getting ready for the day.........we went down to the breakfast room, had some great pastries, and then loaded our luggage onto a cart, and took it out to the car, loading it into the car and having to put quite a bit inside the car as the trunk was really tight with the new table in a box.
And, by about 9:30am, we were off and heading south on I-95. Traffic was really not bad at all for a Monday morning.....and soon we were going around Wilmington, Delaware.....and then going around Baltimore, we head out across Maryland.
We went into W. Virginia for a few miles as the highway went through just a corner of the state, however......we went through Harper's Ferry. We got off the highway and went through the National Historic Park there......free with our senior lifetime pass......and then back on the highway we went. Soon we were in Virginia.....and by mid-afternoon we were in Harrisonburg and driving into the driveway of my only remaining uncle.
As he now is 92 and requires a "walker" to get around, we went inside and it was such a wonderful moment to see him again. He is sooooo alert, so sharp, and so.....just, "Uncle Norman".....like he always has been!!!! Neither one of us ever came to a period......just talking about our pasts, our lives, our families, our experiences. Over the years with his business, he has lived in India and in Venezuela President of the company....and he had lots to remember and discuss!!!!
Soon, his daughter, Gayle....my cousin, and her friend, Ge from the Netherlands came into the house.....and lots more hugs and kisses and laughter!!!! Sooooo good to be with them again....and, for the 1st Lady, it was the first time she had met Gayle. We just chatted and laughed drank some red wine, and laughed more and more.
We then went out to have dinner, as Uncle Norman had made reservations for all of us, including his lady friend, Susan. Soooo, it was a great dinner with so many topics of discussion and lots of humor from all of us!!! And......more wine for everyone!!!!
Returning to his home, we all sat and laughed and told stories from our family's past.....and before long it was going on 11pm.......so, the evening ended with good-bye embraces all around. Uncle Norman told us to just sneak out in the morning(Tue) as he normally slept until mid-morning..........
And, so we did!!! TODAY, we were out and on the way out of town by 8am......driving further south on I-81, turning westward on I-64 and going through, around, and over the cloud covered mountains of the beautiful state of West Virginia!!! A few coffee stops were definitely needed, or the "stops" were just long enough to replenish my coffee habits of each morning!
We just kept driving, stopping only briefly when needed, and this afternoon about 4pm, we arrived in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where we found a nice little hotel and checked into it. A small cafe next door was utilized by ourselves......and we are now just watching a bit of tv.
Tomorrow, we intend to visit the Makers Mark Bourbon distillery south of Bardstown, KY, before we get back on the Western Kentucky Parkway and continue the drive on to the sticknbrick....about 330 miles. I need a good bottle of bourbon....and I do believe this will be JUST the place to find what my habits require!!!!! Ummmmm........sounds sooo great already!!!
And.....soooo, as we relax this evening.........as always......
LIFE IS JUST REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!!.....And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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