Thurs - Up early and had last walk on beach - now heading home. Friday morning I stopped at Rainbow's End Quilt Shop in Dunedin and to pick up some material for a wedding gift and enjoy all the colours of the material. Crossed the 52, on to the 75 and onto Ocala to Maltby's home to meet Bernie and his buddies after a week of golf. Barbecue with everyone and then drove to a Holiday Inn just north of Jacksonville, Florida. Terrible killer tornados on Wed thru Al, Georgia, Miss and Lou. Looks OK for the next few days.
Fri - Up at 4:30 to watch "The Wedding" (Kate and William) while Bernie slept. It was a beautiful event and so glad to see something happy on TV. Left at 8:30 and travelled up the I95 to exit #86 to catch the 26 toward Columbia. Then the #77 thru SC, NC and into Virginia. Beautiful drive on the last half of the #77 thru the mountains. Only one slow down around exit #85. Stopped in Harrisonburg at a Holiday Inn Express on the 81. Repacked the car in the parking lot. What a sight. Did 1100 kms today.
Sat -Sunny day - 12 degrees. Beautiful drive up the 81 thru the valleys with the trees in bloom and grass very green. Only slowdown around Scranton (construction) just be before hitting the 84. Staring to notice diff in foliage thru Penn and NY. Continued up the 87 to the Mass turnpike. Less traffic and we miss Hartford. Picked up the I95 to Portsmouth where we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express. Another 1100 kms today. Averaging 100 kms an hour
Sun - Sunny day but have moved onto long pants. Non eventful drive up the I95 and crossed the border at 2:30. Spent night in Bath.
Mon - On the road to home. Stopped and had dinner with Derek and Katja in Moncton. Home by 8:30 to Greg and Sally and election results. Harper won a majority.
Great holiday and I don't have to go back to work. Made the holiday even more relaxing.
