It was a good travel day, partly sunny and in the upper 60's. One note from the night before: apparently bowling is a major Friday night activity in this part of Pennsylvania. We braved torrential rains and drove 10 miles to the local alley the night before, and discovered that the place was PACKED. Rather than wait for a lane, we headed back to the hotel. It was a worthwhile drive, because we were entertained by several, apparently competing to be the largest, neon signs declaring that "Jesus saves." The largest was a neon cross and sign that must have been 20+ feet tall. I've never seen red neon and religion in the same place. We also came across a nice polished steel diner along the highway.
Back to Saturday -- we drove several hundred miles, eating a delicious lunch of Pennsylvania tomato and cheese sandwiches on Sandi's delicious breads with cucumber chunks on the side. Amey is an amazing dashboard cook, preparing the entire meal on a plastic plate with plastic dinnerware. It was extremely delicious. We enjoyed a beautiful sunset as we wound our way through Virginia's blue ridge mountains. Somehow Amey is still an omnivore, even after admiring the cuteness of several thousand beef cattle whom were grazing on the hillsides of Virginia.
Just after nightfall we wound our way through Winston-Salem, taking in the tobacco-funded skyline. Because North Carolina doesn't observe basic highway numbering, we ended up travelling east on I-40 "Business", which is labeled west. I turned around and went west on regular I-40, but then drove past our exit because the hotel directions stated to get of at exit 189. Apparently exit 189 is labeled exit 190 when travelling west, and labeled 189 when travelling east. Good times! After driving 15 miles past our exit to turn around for a second time, and meeting a nice man in charge of sweeping leaves out of the rest area all night, we finally found our hotel.
We settled in, made up a salad of Pennsylvania produce, and took some rest.
~Mike
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