Arrived Portage, PA 6:55 p.m. 24 hours and 47 minutes in the van and 1,480 miles after we left my home in Texas Monday morning. Jane and Francie are now safely back home. All in all, a good trip.
Today, we left Winchester, KY about 8:45 a.m. after eating breakfast in the lobby of the Hampton Inn. We drove through eastern Kentucky and into West Virginia. We stopped in Charleston where I visited with some folks I used to work with at Verizon. I had not seen them for about three years. It was great to see them again.
We stopped in Frametown, WV for lunch. The restaurant was about a mile off the interstate and it was called Granny's Diner. It was right on the Elk River. We ate outside. The meal was wonderful. I had butterscotch meringue pie. My mother used to bake these pies and I probably had not had one in over 30 years. It was delicious.
We continued through West Virginia hitting off and on rain showers. We made one more stop in Morgantown, about 110 miles from Portage and then continued home. When we arrived it was 64 degrees. A far cry from the 90+ degree weather we were having in Texas.
While the trip had some challenges, it was well worth it. I think both Jane and Francie enjoyed the trip and especially the opportunity to get to Texas. After arriving at my in-laws, one of my nephews, a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law stopped by. We went to a local bar in Portage called Chuggy's. It was a lot of fun catching up with them. Although my nephew is now 21, he was on call for his job and could not drink. I gave him $5 to have a drink on me later this weekend. I've known him for 18+ years and it's hard to believe the little red-headed boy I met on my first trip to Portage to meet my future in-laws in now much taller than me and a wonderful young man.
If the flights go as scheduled tomorrow, I will leave Johnstown, PA tomorrow afternoon, connect through Dulles and be home tomorrow night.
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