Christmas driving.
Friday, December 25, 2009, 06:00 PM
We got up at the usual time and had breakfast. All the restaurants are closed today so we need to bring any food with us. Hit the road by 6:50 AM. The roads were surprisingly dry. I-40 was crowded but once we got on I-95 it was light. We didn't hit rain until Florence. I stopped at Florence and topped off for 2.35. The rain then got heavier and pretty bad as we headed South. I was expecting us to leave the rain at Savannah and we did. The sun actually came out before it began raining again. OPur next gas stop was in St MAry at GA exit 3 where I got gas for 2.45. Not a great deal but Libbie had to pee. We continued on our way in the rain. We saw a few SUV turnovers with the only traffic slowdown in Orlando near the downtown area. We saw a truck with a flat tire and a little further there was another turnover on the exit ramp. When we got off the highway on Clark Rd we stopped at a 7-11 and picked up some Chardonnay to toast the sunset which was going on. We were finally south of the storm. Arrived at the condo at around 6 PM as the sun was setting. Mark next door seemed to have several family members renting the unit on the other side of them and they were preparing a Christmas ham dinner. In the evening I set up the scooba and had it wash the kitchen floor. It did the job but I expected it to be cleaner. Dinner was frozen chicken gargonzola dinner from Trader Joes and organic veggies, all of which we brought in the ice chest in the car. |
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