New England #10

Well we shagged our way on the Interstate from Conn. to Chambersburg PA yesterday. Our plan was to attend our Sister in Law’s birthday party Saturday night in Blacksburg. Oops we were a week early. That will be the last time Vickie believes that I know anything about dates. Thank goodness we have Outlook on our computer at home to keep up with life. Hope I’m not a week early for my funeral. Since we were in the neighborhood we decided we’d just head on home. Yesterday was your normal Interstate day of dodging trucks and avoiding folks that can’t seem to keep a constant speed. I like to play a game of setting my cruise control, then seeing how many times a particularly bad speed varrier will pass me and vice versa. We had a crazy encounter with a physco truck driver that twice tried to kill himself and run over a couple cars. When he made an attempt to run over me, I boxed him in and made him drive 55 for a while, then went to light speed and all he could ever see after that were my taillights. He tried, but every time he started closing the distance, I politely danced out of his way. After a while he must have gotten tired or turned off. We ended up at a nice Country Inn and Suites in Chambersburg PA with a cool discount coupon. (for the record, this place passed the curved shower rod test, but lost style points for the old magnets in the shower curtain on the fiberglass tub trick) This is a relatively new motel chain, and I recommend them. All we have stayed in or seen so far are new and include an indoor pool. Had supper at a Fuddruckers nearby, they really do great burgers. Up early this morning and hit the pool. Usual Continental Breakfast fare. (I made my own waffeel with no assistance, Thank you very much) We will be on the road soon. I-81 is one of my least favorite, but does go down through the mountains, and is pretty scenic this time of year. Thanks for sharing this trip with us. Next we are off to Lake Powell in Arizona with 2 other couples for what we are calling our House Ship Trip in mid-late October. (actually it’s a houseboat, but Vickie calls it a ship cause it’s pretty big) Take care.

Cheers,

Wes