Friday, January 30, 2026
Hampton Inn Cincinnati-Kings Island/I-71/Ohio
16F, sunny, snowed along the way
We started the day at 29F and the temperature
kept dropping as we drove along the way.
Mike told us that we needed to catch up to Erie weather, gradually! This
was another long day and we did not know what to expect traffic or weather-wise. Since we were north of Atlanta, the morning traffic
was not that bad.
I had mentioned to TK, “No heroics.” That
meant no long haul driving and driving through blizzards. We followed Route 140
for some time and that was a nice leisurely drive without much traffic. The
mountains are scenic, with goats, horses, beef cattle, milk cows (mostly
Holsteins), Baptist churches, and red dirt.
I love the name of some of their roads, like Gum Springs Road and Iron
Mountain Road.
Back on I-75, we left Georgia and 14 lane
highway segment behind and entered Tennessee, and the roads were still dry
until just south of Kentucky. Snow was
falling, but visibility was good, and other drivers seemed to know what they
were doing.
We made the obligatory stops at Buc-ees in
both Tennessee and Kentucky. Their
restrooms are amazing—this is information readers need to know.
We finally made it to Ohio, and I feared TK was going to drive all the way through with 5 more hours to go, but fortunately he wanted to stop too. We are east of Cincinnati so we will have a good start tomorrow and will arrive home tomorrow in daylight. We never ate today except a piece of sour dough toast that Melissa made. That is not good for either one of us.
The nearby Texas Roadhouse had an hour wait
(by that time it was 5:30 p.m.), so we went to Waffle House, next door to the
hotel. That worked out just fine. Now it
is time to rest. TK, the expert driver, got us this far! And again, we turned a 6.5 hour drive into a 9 hour drive.
TK’s Takes:
There are Buc-ee’s everywhere. I-75 is busier than I-95, our usual
route.
Imagine having to write Stinking Creek Road as your return address, or having labels made with the same! Nice bathrooms are always appreciated. I wish I could spend more time at Buc-ees, but we're always in a hurry. Looking forward to your return!
ReplyDeleteThat is funny, I did not think about that!
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