Grateful

Winter storms delayed our departure by a day and so we found ourselves driving into the dawn on roads still icy and snow covered.

Our Town and Country Van pulled the Rpod without any difficulty (as long as I remembered to take the emergency brake off).

Grateful for winter tires and the mechanics who keep our Van and Rpod in excellent working order.

Our crossing into the USA was uneventful and took less than 15 minutes.

Grateful for the men and women of both sides of the boarder who keep us safe.

Remnants of the previous days storm followed us all day.  Deciding to delay our departure by one day was clearly the right decision.

Grateful for the men and women who operate the snowploughs within an hour of our departure we were traveling of road ploughed clean.

January is the month with the fewest hours of sunlight, and we drive only while the sun it up thus Pittsburgh PA was where we found a hotel for the night.  We know many of you stay in Walmart Parking lots or other boondocking spots and we opted for a stress-free night’s sleep in a hotel.

Grateful for the hotel staff who helped us connect to the internet and disconnect the very noisy refrigerator.

We were up with the sun and back on the road.  Our plan was to get on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and head east avoiding the mountains however muscle memory took over and we made the turn we have for the last 24 years.

Grateful for the many well-maintained rest areas and gas stations just off the highway.

The panoramic vistas through the mountains are breath taking and while not the route we intended we enjoyed God’s creation very much.

Our second night was spent at the Wytheville KOA and we had to admit that we sleep well in our Rpod.  We were off the road early enough to make supper and enjoy sometime reading before bed.

Grateful for our GPS and the men and women who maintain this system. 

It had been 22 years since we had stayed at this KOA and it was not where we thought is should be.  With the help of Google maps and the KOA address we were safely stopped for the night.

We arrived at Pirateland at 4:30 pm our set-up was quick and painless. 

Grateful for the men and women who maintain this beautiful camp ground.

We had stopped at Lowe’s prior to arriving and from their scrap pile picked up to pieces of wood for under the tires.

Since arriving we have enjoyed walking the beach, exercising in the pool, relaxing in the hot tub, catching up with friends and attending church at the Shephard by the Sea.

We can relax in our winter home only because of the support of our children who house sit, looking after our home.

Grateful for our neighbours, children and everyone else who protects our home while we are away.

Thank you for stopping by.

Grandma Snyder

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