Tuesday,
February 6, 2024
Hampton
Inn
76 Hospitality Way
Weston, WV
Sunny,
41F to 48F
On
the road from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., another long day. I think TK would have driven all the way
home, but I suggested that we not do that. Tonight we are about four hours from
Erie, and we did drive straight through last year, but we are a year older. He will not let me drive his truck (it is BIG),
and we need to be safe.
TK
changed our usual route so we could stop at Buc-ees in Florence, South
Carolina. To a casual reader this may
seem excessive. That said, Buc-ees is like the Disney World of gas stations and
we are acting like little kids. Again,
there are 120 gas pumps, and we did need gas. We can attest to how delicious their freshly
made, warm cinnamon rolls are (with pecans on top)!!
[Note:
The St. Augustine Buc-ees has 120 gas pumps too, either the clerk misspoke, or
I misunderstood her—I had originally written that there were 240 gas pumps
there]
Because
of this stop, our route took us on some less traveled highways, but there was
less traffic, less drama, no Charlotte, and that made things easier. Eventually we returned to I-77 and then I-79
to get to Weston, West Virginia. Rest
stops along the way were very nice in all four states traveled today, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
That’s important.
From the Internet for Brother Bill: Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock
rising to a peak 2,421 feet above sea level, is one of the most distinctive
natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the
ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains.
We
had dinner at Gino’s Pizza and Spaghetti House near the hotel. Since all we ate
was the cinnamon roll that we shared at Buc-ees and a few Combos, we were very
hungry. Gino’s is very comparable to
Valerio’s or Maria’s in Erie. That was
our day on the road.
Tomorrow—Erie!
TK’s
Takes: A perfect day to drive, sunny and the
roads were dry.
Pilot Mountain is an enclave for Aliens away from home, did you notice any "Strange" people? Odd shaped bodies, talked funny, had a strange accent. Dressed weird, ate odd food groups, ?????
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