We Were There

Hi, everyone, Yippee, we’re finally on the road today. Our next stop is Fredericksburg, Virginia. We estimate it will take us about five or six hours to get there, taking our time, and we are expecting some bad weather around Washington, DC, this afternoon. We are headed to the Florida Keys. We were going to stop and visit some friends and relatives on the way down, but because it took so long to get going, we decided to go right there. We should be there on Monday. To bring you up to date on what was happening, we sold both our cars just before Christmas and bought a 2006 Ford Explorer 4x4 Eddie Bauer edition. It’s maroon with beige metallic trim. It’s really nice looking for an SUV and rides smooth. We drove it to Mike’s house in the Poconos for a wonderful Christmas season and spent New Year’s Eve with our good friends Wendy and Bob. Happy New Year, everyone. From then until Monday, we were waiting for the hitch for the car to be delivered, coming from Oregon (do you believe it?). Had it installed on Monday and the alternate breaks on Wednesday and here we are. Pete also submitted his retirement papers to the union last Wednesday. Although we were waiting for the parts, it seems that every day we were busy doing something. This is so cool. I’m typing while Pete’s driving. So read fast. We are doing 63 mph and should be coming up to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. I’m a little nervous about going around Baltimore and Washington. Hope we don’t miss any turns. We have to take the alternate route because the propane tank is not allowed in the tunnels. That’s OK with me! Wow! Look at this bridge. We are so high up, and it just started to snow. Got to go. PS: That five-hour trip took us eight and a half hours. A tractor trailer overturned on I-495 about five minutes ahead of us and took out five cars and spread them out across four lanes. Thank God we missed it. Had to take a detour and then got lost for a few minutes. But we’re OK. Love to all.